Have you ever made a quilt? I have. it's one of the most therapeutic and calming things I've ever done. and I had a huge sense of accomplishment when I finished .
Both of my grandmothers made quilts, my mama did, and my aunt jeannie did. I lo ved to open that big box at christmastime knowing it was a quilt that one of the m had made. I was so flattered that after all the time and energy they had spent on that quilt, they had selected me to receive it. even as a young girl, I knew a quilt was a gift I would cherish always.
Back when I was living at home, I remember during the winter months mama would set up her sewing machine in the living room over by the window. at night when w e'd all be in there watching tv after supper, mama would be over at her sewing m achine, making another quilt from the scraps left over
From a dress or blouse she had made for one of us earlier.
Then, when she had sewn all the squares sewn together, she'd lay the batting on the living room floor, lay the quilted piece on top of that, and then start tac king it down. when that was completed, she'd sew the border around it. then it w as finished. all that remained was for mama to decide who would be the proud rec ipient of her precious handiwork which represented so many hours of love.
I feel very blessed to have received one of mama's quilts. I sleep under it eve ry night I'm home. it doesn't match the fancy comforter we bought in los angelos , but it feels better than anything you can imagine. just because I know my mama made it just for me.
When daddy's mother died in 1950, one year before my sister alice was born, mam a got the trunk that held all of the quilts, china, crystal, silverware, and kni ckknacks that grandma had collected during her lifetime. mama discovered that gr andma's trunk also included a few quilt pieces that she had started but had neve r finished. my sister susie eventually wound up with those quilt pieces and we a ll figured she would finish them out and keep them for herself.
But as only susie would do, she cut the makings of the quilt into four squares, had them quilted, put a picture of grandma mcentire and a descripion of the qui lt ogether, and had them framed for alice's, my brother pake's, and my christmas present.
That's how thoughtful susie is. she could have kept the quilt for herself, but, instead, she shared with her brother and sisters something so special, which ha d belonged to a woman none of us had ever met. that's part of susie's charm.
That's also the charm of a quilt. like a mother, it wraps it's arms around you- sosoft, yet so sturdy, and so comforting. in my grandma's time the sewing of a q uilt would bring friends and neighbors together, and in quilting circles today t hat lovely tradition continues. now we live in a time when so many women do not even have a sewing machine in their home and when country quilts hang in the fan ciest boutiques and galleries selling as "decorative art." that would sure give my grandma and her circle a good laugh and more than a few shakes of t he head.
Can you just imagine the visiting, the stories, and the fellowship that have go ne on during the making of all the wonderful quilts through the years? and can y ou imagine all the children who have been tucked in securely underneath them in their beds night after night? and us adults too?
That's what you call "comfort from a country quilt." I hope this book is as comforting to you as my mama's quilt has always been to me. like a quilt, this book is made up of small pieces of material-some of my favorite stories, m emorable experiences, and more than a few opinions-written, rather than sewn, fr om the stuff of my life. I have stitched these pieces together with my sincere h ope that you will find the "quilt" of a book friendly, warm, and enjoy able, something you can turn to for comfort and entertainment and for sharing wi th friends and family.
So grab your favorite quilt, wra up, get comfortable, and enjoy.
From me to you.
Love,
Reba
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