It's how my grandmother, great-aunts and great-grandmother did it. They all lived in Virginia and their heritage was native American. I have a vague memory of reading about it being an Amish technique but even though I live relatively close to Lancaster County, PA, I don't know if that is true or not.
Very cute. I like the primitive stitching a lot. I've been to Lancaster, PA---it's a beautiful area! My daughter lived in Ephrata for the year her husband was stationed in Iraq and I visited her there. We saw several covered bridges and tasted some yummy apple butter and homemade cheeses. Do you love it there?
I live closer to Philadelphia and also spend time on a lake in the Poconos but am close enough that sometimes I am able to buy the apple butter and wonderful cheeses from farmers' markets and roadside stands. I thnk I would love it if I lived there.
You've seen a couple of these before and two of them are still under construction but sometimes I like to look at them grouped together.
This technique of wrapping the reverse fabric to form a frame on the front -- where does it come from?
ReplyDeleteIt's how my grandmother, great-aunts and great-grandmother did it. They all lived in Virginia and their heritage was native American. I have a vague memory of reading about it being an Amish technique but even though I live relatively close to Lancaster County, PA, I don't know if that is true or not.
ReplyDeletethat's a very nice group to look at!
ReplyDeleteOh those are so sweet!
ReplyDeletei like these. postcards? or postquards as the 'cold feet quilter' calls them.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Postquards, I like that! Yes, most of these are that size.
ReplyDeleteVery cute. I like the primitive stitching a lot. I've been to Lancaster, PA---it's a beautiful area! My daughter lived in Ephrata for the year her husband was stationed in Iraq and I visited her there. We saw several covered bridges and tasted some yummy apple butter and homemade cheeses. Do you love it there?
ReplyDeleteI live closer to Philadelphia and also spend time on a lake in the Poconos but am close enough that sometimes I am able to buy the apple butter and wonderful cheeses from farmers' markets and roadside stands. I thnk I would love it if I lived there.
ReplyDeletePurty!! I like looking at them too!
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