Plantation Quilts

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LazyB, this is another of my ggrandmother's, called the 'railroad quilt' by my grandmother. I think it's a variation of New York Beauty or Mountain Road. In wonderful condition.
 

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RobertP:

Beautiful quilts. I have mine stored in a place that stores women's fur coats. They are in beautiful condition. I have had a couple of her other quilts but they were used by her family who lived in an uninsulated dog-trot house with cedar shakes for shingles. They are still in use by my children but not in the best of shape.
 
My sister has one mom and grama made in the 1930's and I believe one grama and g-grama made in the 1910's. They were crazy quilts . Since clothing was made from feed sacks and flower sacks, the remnants were sewn into quilts. They were not worried about designs and such, just the ability to make a quilt to stay warm with. They were still pretty though. Some of our older ladies at church get together every Wednesday morning to quilt and gab so it is not a lost art yet, but I fear it is a dieing one. Thanks for the pictures! They are really pretty and you are fortunate to have them!
 

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