I just looked up the poem -- hate to admit I'd never heard of it before. I
can see why you love it!

Louise in Iowa
"Clooniff" wrote in message
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The first quilt I remember was a crazy quilt. I still have it. My mother
found some foundation squares that had been started by a great-aunt (I
think) and finished making the top. It has pieces from my GGM's wedding
dress, GGFs wedding vest and lots of other bits of clothing over three
generations. The only embroidery on it is herringbone stitches around the
pieces. The back is green satin quilted with a feather pattern onto a 2"
thick wool batt, and the top appliqued onto that. When we were sick and
had
to stay in bed Mother would get it out for us to sleep under. That's
probably why I love the Robert Louis Stevenson poem "The Land of
Counterpane".

Betty in CT

"The Nielands" wrote in message
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In an e-mail replying to Diana's thread about getting started in
quilting,
Julie said she always had a quilt in her life thanks to her Grandmother.
That got me to thinking (a dangerous thing at this time of day when I'm
tired from work!). What's the first quilt you remember in your life?

Like Julie, mine was one from Grandma. It was a Trip Around The World in
fabric from the 30s and 40s (I'm guessing on that part). I remember it
being
on my bed upstairs in the old farmhouse we lived in, and I'd sit and
trace
each "trip" with my finger. I'm sure it was hand quilted, and I just
loved
that quilt! When I finally learned to quilt in the 80s, TATW was my
first
project, and I think it might still be my favorite pattern.

So what's the first quilt you remember (even if it was from just last
year)?

Louise in Iowa