Originally Posted by
Fastpedal
Lovely. Glad you were able to complete the quilt. I went back and looked again at the quilt tops you were given. Amazing the amount of work put into each one of them. Unfortunate that no one in the grandmother and morther's family is interested in trying to complete (or have completed) the tops. We are in a throw-away generation. I live with my granddaughter and grandson and I keep point out the items (furniture and jewelry) that came from their ancesters and how fortunate to have things from past generations. Not sure if they appreciate it now but hopefully they will in years to come. I know I didn't appreciate it when I was younger. Wish I had asked more questions about family heritage when my parents and grandparents wer still living.
I could have written this too. My DH and I talk about our biggest regret was not asking our grandparents and beyond, more questions about their jobs, life growing up, what they knew about the ancestors before them etc. We do have lots of birth/death dates, but few "stories". My DH is writing everything down, including his/our autobiography to be bound for each kid. At least two of our three kids, and the third's wife are interested in family heritage, so hope my quilts and my DH's woodworking doesn't end up at the curb.
You did a fabulous thing, rescuing and passing those treasured tops to those you know would appreciate them and the work someone put into them. So few things are truly handmade anymore.