The last two days, I've been looking over and putting photos into piles for my two brothers, myself, and a few family members that keep in contact with the family. Now I'm really getting a lot done, but I've only chipped away at the boxes.
In the process, I found this photo, I just had to share! Quilters are quilters and appreciate finding another family member that quilts!
This is a photo of Wilda Matheson Simpson, who is my grandmother's cousin. This family was very close, as my grandmother kept in contact with most all of her cousins. WHAT A FIND!!
The back of the photo reads: Wilda and her first quilt Made in Oct. 1977
Wilda passed away in June of 2000. My grandmother passed away in 1987.
I remember being in High School when they were collecting blocks from family members to put into a quilt. My mother made one which she embroidered with the different places were lived. I remember mom working on the Japanese "post" (can't remember the name), a beer stein from Germany and a couple other things. Wilda was presented that quilt on one of her special Birthday's. I've often wondered where that quilt is and how it turned out. In my research, I found that at least one of her son's has passed on as well.
This is a piece of history that needs to be saved. I so enjoy finding out this "stuff" about my family. And trust me, even if "no, no" happened in the family, it still fascinates me they did it! :-)
So, while I'm going through photos (hoping to find more), I'm also getting a few stitches in on the Hawaiian quilt.
Till tomorrow, Happy Quilting!
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