I remember the quilts, especially the flying geese. Grandma made two of
them. My father always complained that quilts were never long enough for
him, he was a tall man. So, Grandma rose to the challenge and made him one
too. The blue triangles she made out of blue background print with a tiny
little doo-dad of some kind in it. The joining strips were white with
a little flower or somesuch in it. We wore it to shreds.
Here is a close-up
This next quilt is dated 1921. It was given to me in the 1980's by my great-aunt Madge Severs.
Aunt Madge sent a note with it:
The quilt was pieced by Choryann McAtee,(John Milton), sister of your great-grandmother Mrs. Phebe Jane McAtee-Severs. She came to Centerville, Iowa, to care for her aging mother Mrs. Sarah Lundy-McAtee. The material is new and will not fade if mild soap is used. The pieces were cut by drawing a thread. I know because I cut them. The quilting was done by the Aid Society of the First Methodist Church of Centerville, Iowa. It has heard many readings from the Bible, many songs of praise and, no doubt, a bit of harmless gossip mixed in. May all who sleep under it have God's blessing.
Here is another view.
This next quilt was also made by Phebe Jane McAtee Severs. After viewing a photo of this quilt Phoebe Jane Forman Garland thought that it was one of the quilts her grandma made after her grandma's husband, Dr. George Severs, died, out of his shirtings
More detail--
The above quilt was dated 1931. After Phoebe Jane McAtee Severs was older and it was more difficult for her to see, she would have her daughter, Madge Severs, thread 20-30 needles on a spool of thread and she would draw what she wanted and use one needle at a time so she could piece her quilts.
