My Drepression Era Quilt

I have this quilt that I purchased

 at a yard sale maybe ten years ago.  

I was filled with that old batting they called ca-pox 

(I have no idea if this spelling is correct, probably not)  

but it is the kind that bunches up 

into thick and thin clumps through out the quilt.  

To me this is the sign of a very old quilt

 and there is a coziness to the unevenness

 and the heaviness of being 

warmed by one of these old quilts.  

Mine is around 4 foot square 

and ever since the day I bought it, 

it has been my favorite quilt to throw over me 

while watching the TV in the evening.  

Even in the summer, because my husband likes the A/C 

turned cooler than I do :) 

Well, this old quilt was starting to get holes worn 

in the top and there were places that were pulling apart.  

I've probably washed it at least 50 times 

and who knows how many washing's 

it had before I came along. 

The back was in great shape . . . 

must be very good quality fabric.  

Well, I decided to give it a face-lift.

  

So, from my scrap pile I dug out small pieces of fabric,

trim, embroidery project that I never finished,
and small paper piecing projects that I never used.
  

 
Then I started breaking all the rules . . . 

if you are a person with strict quilting rules, 

you may want to stop here. 

Girls just want to have fun, 

and fun it what I had making this quilt.

I also must say that it drove me a little bit crazy 

fitting all these little scraps together,
and sewing through the thick and thin batting.

Maybe that is where the name 

Crazy Quilt 

came from.

This is my first recycle project of the year.

Reviving this old quilt 

and using up many of my smallest scraps 

made me think of the women of 

The Great Depression 

and the way they continued to make a cozy home 

by using what they had.  

I dedicate this up-cycled quilt to all of them. 

This is my version of a

"Depression Era Quilt".

I've named it the 
"Use what you have and be grateful 
that you have it quilt"

Here is a quote from Online Quilter

Depression Era Quilting

Some of the brightest and most cheerful quilts came from 

one of the darkest periods in our history, the Great Depression.  

 The decade from 1929 until the start of World War II 

was a time of prolific quilting in America, 

in spite of difficult times.  

In fact, when the Depression was at its worst in 1933, 

twenty million people attended the "Century of Progress" 

exhibition in Chicago and one of the most popular exhibits 

was the national quilt contest 

sponsored by the Sears, Roebuck and Company department store. 

Here's a link if you are interested

 in reading the whole article. 

http://www.onlinequilter.com/QuiltHeritage/QuiltStories/DepressionEraQuilting/tabid/355/Default.aspx

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Well, that's my post for today

and I'm sticking to it, LOL 

Have a Great Day!

&

Keep Smiling.

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)