This is my grandmother and grandfather Mary and Alden Hartling, taken around the time of their marriage in 1923 - my grandfather was 30 years old and my grandmother was 19. I could not begin to guess how many quilts she made in her life, many of which were made and sold, but I have three. I have many fond memories of sitting beside her in the evenings while she cut out quilt pieces using templates she drew on cereal box cardboard. She died in 1980, when I was 15 years old.
The picture on the right is of my great grandmother and great grandfather, Libby and Donald "Big William" Cameron, taken after the birth of my grandfather, William Hugh Cameron (the baby in the picture) in 1896. Libby outlived three husbands and one daughter, and died in 1945. I inherited an unfinished embroidered table cloth that she was working on at the time of her death, which is included in the exhibition. My grandfather in the picture, Bill, died three months before I was born, on December 24, 1964. My great grandfather, Donald "Big William", was a carriage and furniture maker, and made the spool bed, chairs, and spinning wheel in the exhibit.
If you are in the area between May 8 and June 12, please drop by the gallery, and drop back to this blog for pictures from the exhibit.
