I love this ad of women of my mama's era quilting a double wedding ring quilt. Coca Cola did its homework. The quilters are actually quilting in the right position: one hand stitching on top of the quilt, one hand guiding the needle under the quilt. I hate when advertisers or tv shows try to show needlecrafts in progress and don't know what their doing. Who could forget the Northern quilted tissue commercials of a few years back that showed three cartoon quilters quilting with knitting needles?
The very first memory I have of quilts is a double wedding ring. Made by my mama, that quilt covered my bed, kept me warm, and also served as a surface for paper doll play. I could pick out fabric from various pieces of clothing that my sister and I wore, also made by Mama. You see, quilters didn't buy fabric for quilts in those days. They used leftovers from clothes they made for their families. But the quilts were just as special as the ones we make today from specially bought "quilting fabric."
Mama's Double Wedding Ring
I inherited a double wedding ring quilt that Mama made (photo above), but not that one I remember from childhood. She made the one I have years after my sisters and I had left home.
I have another double wedding ring quilt, a really old one, that I found at a yard sale and paid a whopping $10 for. It's in excellent condition too. I felt a bit guilty for buying it so cheaply, but that guilt didn't stop me from buying it.
My $10 yard sale Double Wedding Ring treasure
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On 09/27/2013, Linde Enneking said ...
Both your quilts are beautiful. Don't feel bad about paying. So little for the one you bought. I always feel bad when I see a quilt being used to sit on at a football game, or to cover furniture when someone is moving. Obviously the folks who do this have no appreciation of the work that went o to creating that quilt. You should feel proud to have rescued a quilt from a similar fate.
On 09/28/2013, Barbara Anne said ...
I love both of your double wedding ring quilts and I hope you enjoy each one! Cheers for your timely rescue of the pastel quilt, too. You surely saved it from a traumatic fate. The one your Mama made is priceless and you are so fortunate to have it!
Noone in my family was a quilter that I know of but there were two quilts found in Grandma's basement after she and my aunt had died. I have no clue who make those or when but one did have paint droplets on it (sigh!).
Hugs!
On 09/28/2013, Sheryl Colle said ...
I have a quilt my mom made, and I can see all the fabrics in it that she used from our dresses she sewed. She used to make all our dresses.
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