I display this wall hanging every summer, but I’d forgotten about what I’d recorded on the back of it. What a fun discovery this year!
“By Joy Neal Kidney – Summer 1994 – Age 50! 50th Anniversary of D-Day.
“25th Anniversary of the first men on the moon & of Guy leaving for Vietnam.
“Summer that Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into Jupiter in 21 chunks.”
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Hand-stitched wall hanging, 26″x30″. Stars quilted in the border. Hmm, collecting history tidbits thirty years ago.
Beautiful!
Thanks, Dennis!
She was quite a fantastic seamstress.
Well, I was at one time!
With your heritage, I believe you’re capable of anything.
Beautiful, Joy! ❤️
Thanks, Vicki! It’s fun to have it out every summer, but I just happened to look at the back of it. What fun!
Oh! That’s fantastic. Little messages and reminders. I love that you were surprised when you looked at the back! 🥰
WOW! That is a beautiful quilt, made even better with history on the back!
Thanks, Liz. It sure was fun noticing that back this year!
You’re welcome, Joy!
That was some year of recollections! Cute wall-hanging, too.
Thank you, Eilene!
You made a lovely patriotic quilt with pertinent notes on the back-just like your Grandma Leora liked to do. 🙂
Thank you, Nancy. Grandma Leora mostly crocheted, but her mother did some quilting. Here’s a fun story about what happened to her abandoned quilt top: https://joynealkidney.com/2020/03/23/lauras-periwinkle-quilt/
I very much enjoyed your great grandmother’s story. She was quite an amazing woman. The quilt doesn’t show the age of some of it’s parts. Good job! 🙂
The story makes it such a treasure!
Love it!
Thanks, Andrew!
So nice, Joy! For your work to coincide with those historical events is fantastic.
Thank you, Tim!