it is a great experience, Omak, but the best part is my oldest grandson (he's 12 now) has traveled with me since he was 6, and enjoys visiting with his cousins. They do their thing and my sister and I...especially the one who quilts...do our thing!

Also ROFLOL! That catalog certainly had many uses!

LOL, and then some! From newspaper quilts to catalogs to lack of TP...and speaking of outhouses...one of my sisters has a brand-new 'necessary' a nice walk from their family cabin. Catalogs? Probably...they ARE biodegradable!

LOL ... i'll bet the paper we are using now that is recycled is not as biodegradable as the original product ... we are just multi-faceted conversationalists! 8)

Your quilt is beautiful. I love the way you put the blocks together. My mother used newspaper to sew her string quilt blocks on. I use thin muslin or other thin fabric as a base for my string quilts, but 70 years ago when Mother was making her string quilts, any fabric, even worn out sheets was precious.

Your quilt is beautiful. I love the way you put the blocks together. My mother used newspaper to sew her string quilt blocks on. I use thin muslin or other thin fabric as a base for my string quilts, but 70 years ago when Mother was making her string quilts, any fabric, even worn out sheets was precious.

and tell us, amma, how do you know this? LOL! :lol: :lol:

How true, Omak!

An "inlaw" gave me a quilt top several months ago that she bought at a garage sale "just because it was different". We have speculated on why the newspaper was on the backside (insulation was one of the guesses); so it is good to finally have the real answer.....thanks the for original post and thanks to my BFF for bringing this post to my attention!!!

You might check at your local newspaper office. My Mother went on a certain day of the week and got the end of run roles of paper. Her first ones were free, but they got wise and started charging a minimal fee.....still cheap.