Sunday, September 7, 2014

Our scrappy ladies of the 1800's

On covered wagons, ladies would keep their little baskets of scraps that they traded and collected. They'd use for mending and would Hope that they had enough for some quilt pieces. They HAD to use quilts for their warmth and would piece as the wagons rolled on if they didn't have to walk that day. They'd meet up with other travelers and this was one of the highlights of their poor lives...meeting up with other women with scraps to trade.... 
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