Originally Posted by
Muv
So many great quilts since I last looked in, really inspiring, and great to see another member from England - Hello Victoriaplum!!
Here's my latest offering, another miniature quilt, pieced on my 1913 Serata treadle, and the writing, applique and binding done on my 1927 Singer 99K hand machine. I made it for the January doll quilt swap, which had the theme "Show me where you are from." I couldn't resist turning it into a quiz, so if you go to the thread Doll Quilt Quiz in the pictures section you can see if you can crack the riddle!
Wolverhampton England motto is "out of darkness cometh light". The button is for Button Gwinnett; English born and lived in Wolverhampton with wife before moving America. He became an American political leader and representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress. He was the second of the signatories ( the first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.
Your button on the left symbolizes Button Gwinnett's signature on the left of the Declaration of Independence.
The smoke stacks of Wolverhampton during the Industrial Revolution are in your quilt. And on the right is the quill (quill pen) that Gwinnett would have used for his signature.
You once lived in Wolverhampton area.