I have a shoebox of patches my grandmother's mother made. Looks like shirting fabric and other odds and ends. There are spots - could be rust or blood. One year for Christmas I picked out the nicest blocks - 9 patch they were - and put 5 patch blocks with 4 muslin blocks, and some sashing, and made pillow tops. I knotted the layers instead of quilting them before I put the pillow form in them. I made 3 - one for my Mother, that I now have - and her 2 sisters. They were so surprised to receive them at Christmas - they all teared up! But you do wonder when you open such a box - what were they planning? Who was the quilt for? Why didn't she finish it? If the pieces could talk!!!