My First Quilt: Dresden Plate

joynealkidney

2 years ago

The iron bed is from the attic of the farmhouse my husband grew up in. Wedding photos of Clabe and Leora Wilson are in oval frames on the corner. Grandma Neal crocheted the doily under the ginger jar lamp. I made the small pillow, with GRANDMOTHER crocheting on it.

Even though Grandma Ruby Neal and her daughters quilted since the Dark Ages, I never tried it even though I did a lot of sewing, especially after joining 4-H. Mom sewed but she didn’t quilt.

So I didn’t made my first quilt until Guy was stationed at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. I joined a group of women, about half military wives, half locals. June Elliott and Margie Savala got me started with the pattern, a variation of Dresden Plate, and neighbor Ethyl Baldwin also helped. They all must have contributed scraps of fabric for the project.

All stitched by hand, Mountain Home, Idaho, 1968. 70 ” x 94″