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#143
The Bootheel of Missouri is all cotton. When my son was about 5 he wanted to know what that stuff was along the side of the road so stopped and got him a boll. He messed with that for hours and we had a wonderful discussion about everything that was made from cotton. He couldn't believe his jeans were made from what he had in his hands.
#147
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Originally Posted by Phannie1
I love seeing the cotton fields in Arkansas and southern Missouri. My Mom and her family was cotton pickers when she was a kid. She told many stories around time in the cotton fields. My favorite one is when she was eight, she found some bricks at the end of a row. When you get paid by the pound, she knew if her bag was heavier she would get paid more. Those old men knew how heavy a bag should be and picked up on something amiss. Found the bricks and nicknamed her "the Brick Picker"
#148
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When I lived in Yuba City there was a guy who had a small row of cotton plants along his yard..every year he would put a hand written sign up that said "Cotton Pickers Wanted" I am sure he did it just as a joke...his DIL was the president of our quilt guild so maybe she had something to do with it..crafty_linda_b
#149
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Memories abound seeing these pictures. Vacations with grandparents and a stop at a gin for tiny bales of cotton. Thanks for the memories....
Viewing your quilt block, what a beautiful block or quilt. Are you shareing the pattern????
Viewing your quilt block, what a beautiful block or quilt. Are you shareing the pattern????
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