The North Lanark Quilts

Clipped from The Ottawa Journal,  25 Aug 1971, Wed,  Page 41

 

Seven days after my birth I was placed in a quilt my grandmother had made and brought immediately to her home as my mother was ill. I was tucked into my crib with the same quilt I came home from the hospital in. At age 12 my mother died, and my grandmother sat with me on her veranda and wrapped that same quilt around me while I cried. Life was never the same after that, and the quilt was placed on my bed like an old friend when I stayed with her.  I would stare at the painting on the wall while I tried to sleep and thought that a lot of people understood art but not quilts. If I had a lot of money I would own a quilt and not a piece of art,  because in the end which gives you the most comfort?

Read the rest here: The Pickle Jar of Quilts

 

This fundraising signature quilt was made in 1889 by the Scott family who owned the Pakenham General Store. Each name is beautifully signed with pen and ink. Do you see any names you recognize? All Photos-North Lanark Regional Museum 

 

 

 

North Lanark Regional Museum

This (tiny) quilt belonged to Ethel Murial (West) MacFarlane

 

North Lanark Regional Museum

 

This sugar bag from the Canada Sugar Refinery in Montreal was made into an unfinished patchwork quilt. While the date of the quilt itself is unknown, the Canada Sugar Refinery was founded in 1854 and only existed under that name until 1857 when it was changed to John Redpath & Son. Sugar bags were frequently used in quilts as they were a source of relatively inexpensive fabric

 

 

Information where you can buy all Linda Seccaspina’s books-You can also read Linda in The Townships Sun andScreamin’ Mamas (USA)

Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place.

 

Buttons and Quilts by Sherri Iona (Lashley)

The Pickle Jar of Quilts

 

I have been writing about downtown Carleton Place Bridge Street for months and this is something I really want to do. Come join me in the Domino’s Parking lot- corner Lake Ave and Bridge, Carleton Place at 11 am Saturday September 16 (rain date September 17) for a free walkabout of Bridge Street. It’s history is way more than just stores. This walkabout is FREE BUT I will be carrying a pouch for donations to the Carleton Place Hospital as they have been so good to me. I don’t know if I will ever do another walking tour so come join me on something that has been on my bucket list since I began writing about Bridge Street. It’s always a good time–trust me.

Are You Ready to Visit the Open Doors?