My Great Uncle Donald and Aunt Helen lived on a farm in Ohio. My sister Karen and I loved to go there. The county pound was on their property and we would go play with the dogs and beg my Dad to take one home every time. I remember my Dad letting my sister drive. She was about 12. IT was a place you could do things that you normally didn’t get to do at home. We would spend hours walking on their white fence to see how far we could get without falling off. Some of my fondest memories as a child.
Well, Uncle Donald was one of nine children. He was the only boy. As Aunt Helen told me when she gave me this quilt. He didn’t have a choice. All the sisters were quilting, so if he wanted something to do, he had to join in. It is funny I have quilts form my grandmother and it wasn’t until I got Uncle Donald’s quilt that I realized how much they all meant. I now had visions of my grandmother, her sisters and Uncle Donald all sitting around quilting. I am not sure that is how it happened, but I like to think about it that way.
Uncle Donald made a beautiful quilt. I will always treasure it. I miss him, Aunt Helen and Monnie (my grandmother).
Happy Sewing
Happy Quilting
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What a treasure!
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This is such a beautiful quilt and a beautiful story! Thanks for sharing!
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Hi Lori. How lucky are you to own such a beautiful treasure. I hope my descendants will cherish my quilts in the future.
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This is a great memory and a really neat quilt! Thanks for sharing!
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A wonderful old quilt,and keepsake!
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It looks wonderful and I can see it as a great leader-ender project today. =) Thank you for sharing this lovely old quilt.
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What a lovely scrappy pattern, how lucky that you have it and the story to share thank you Lori.
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That’s a beautiful story and a wonderful quilt. Thank you for sharing your sweet memories with us.
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Great quilt with an even better story!!! I sure hope that you can find a way to attach the story to the quilt (like an additional label) so future generations will know about Uncle Donald! This would make a great leader/ender quilt and I love the way he added the “sashing” between the four patches of each block – adds so much to the quilt! Susan from DesertSky Quilting posted about this quilt so I just had to come and take a peek!
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Thank you. Great idea about the label!
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Me too- I’ve just popped over from Susan’s blog to visit. It’s a great quilt and I love the family story. Thanks for sharing this family treasure with us all.
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Thank you for sharing, it is a beautiful quilt…wonderful memories for you.
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what a lovely story and great quilt too, childhood memories are so precious, found you via Dezertsuz
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Nice story. Quilts ARE special…especially when you know the history of them. Then they are even MORE special. Gotta love a man that’s not scared to pick up a needle and thread too!
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Thank you.
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What a sweet keepsake.
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Wonderful story and it reinforces how amazing this quilt world is. I love the quilt, too!
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Every time you mention Uncle Donald’s quilt, a smile comes to my face and I am flooded with happy memories. Thank you.
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A really lovely story of family and a wonderful quilt by your Uncle Donald.
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Thank you!
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What a sweet memory and story. I grew up in Ohio and still live in Ohio. My parents names are Don and Helen and my name is Karen. What a coincidence. But my mother was the quilter.
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What a sweet memory and story. I grew up in Ohio and still live in Ohio. My parents names are Don and Helen and my name is Karen. What a coincidence. But my mom was the quilter.
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I live in ohio also. I grew up in Brunswick (near Cleveland) and live in North Lewisburg (near Columbus) What part do you live in? Uncle donald and Helen were in Washington Courthouse.
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This is wonderful! Go Uncle Donald!
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Thank you….
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Oh, wow! A true treasure!
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Thanks!
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That’s a beautiful quilt and a lovely story. Wouldn’t we all love such a tribute one day?
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What a beautiful memory.
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Thanks!
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Thank you.
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