A Piece of My Mind: January 2014

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Old Money

I'm using the holidays as an excuse for not writing. Actually, I'm just procrastinating! Right before Christmas I stayed home and cat sat! I took care of the cat while the rest of the family did some visiting. That was a good time to work on my quilt.

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About Me

I’m a quilter. I piece left over fabric scraps together in patterns to form beautiful, pleasing designs. That also describes how I remember my life.

My parents came to Oklahoma from Texas by covered wagon. My family consisted of six brothers and three sisters, me being the youngest. We lived around Banty, Reynolds Chapel and Bokchito Oklahoma during my formative years.

I met and married my husband, Harold, at the age of nineteen. He taught school, and after his retirement, worked our cattle ranch. I made quilts, took care of the home and raised four children. He lost his life to cancer in 2005.

I was disorientated at first and used quilting as a way to meditate. At some point I realized I had way more quilts than I could ever use or give to my children. I needed to sell quilts. Each quilt has love for my family, my life memories, and my dreams for the future stitched inside. It also has many hours of painstaking cutting and stitching. They are well constructed, warm and pleasing to view.