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A People and Their Quilts 9 – From Coal Mining to Quilt

A People and Their Quilts 9 – From Coal Mining to Quilt Making

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“Celebrating Appalachia”

In this video series we are reading the book “A People and Their Quilts” written by John Rice Irwin and talking about the things that prick our minds as a way to celebrate Appalachia.

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  1. Was nice to hear you mention Pikeville, KY. My children’s paternal grandparents were from there. Their grandmother quilted quilts for them when they were toddlers. I washed them too much and they started to fall apart . I wish I had treasured them more and handled them more gently. Now I understand their value and her love.❤

  2. All of these people are just so incredibly interesting. As I child I loved old people, I would visit with them just as soon as going out to play. Now, I are one, lol.😂
    One phrase I heard tonight and I’ve heard you say during different readings is, “it just ticked her (him/me.)”. My mom and her people (Stewarts) always said that. It had been many a year since I’ve heard that and it made me smile. Have a great weekend. TeresaSue

  3. Thank you Tipper for your kindness.Thanks for reading to us. I love this book. I know well many of the places & surnames of the people you are talking about. So very special to me.❤ Blessings to you and all your sweet family! 🙂🙋

  4. It's wonderful that these people who worked so hard found joy in the quilting. Even utilitarian quilts were a constant visual reminder of comfort you provided for your family. The comment about the poorer people not having or even knowing about quilts to keep warm was so sad. Thank you for sharing these stories, Tipper.

  5. Enjoyed seeing Binx patrol the garden. Assume your garden statue is St. Francis. I think every garden needs one. St. Francis stands in my front garden and Buddha in the back garden. My cats like both of them.

  6. Hey Tipper, I like Lillian and Harvey staying in contact after all them years. What a special bond they have with one another. And that Alex, he's a trick of all sorts. I would say in many ways like Matt. Y'all have a good weekend and prayers for Granny and y'all.

  7. Love hearing you read Tipper, your voice is so soothing, you could read the phone book and make it sound good, ( if we still had phone books) .I do love the story, I too like to think about the old days, when I was small, just to listen to my grandparents talk.

  8. Tipper, I watched your video
    about all the quilts that you own. I believe you said your favorite one was a red one that your mom had given you and it was damaged. I had the following idea: you could take the surviving pieces and have it made into two baby quilts for your soon to be born grandsons. Red would work for boys and they would both have a special piece of their family heritage, passed down through the generations. Just an idea.

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