Quilt and History

Hello Every one ,
As you all know by now I love to work with my hands. I wanted to share with you this personal project I worked on over the summer. This quilt I was working one is very important to my family. It belonged to my Great Grandmother Charlotte. She was born in Chester County SC. (South Carolina) in 1846 during slavery times and she was a young girl during the Civil War. She was a mother of 12 children, She had 11 grandchildren, 15 great grand children and six great great grand children. She was a registered mid-wife and delivered many of the children in the area where she was living. She was an Herbalist/healer and very seldom went to the doctor. When she did it was just to say hello. Everybody in the area would go to her for health and advice. My Mother Remembers her very well when she was a child . She told me Grandma Charlotte was very active. She walked everywhere. At her 90th birthday party she jumped roped with the children. For her100 birthday party she was honored by the Mayor and other city officials . She was the oldest citizen in the county at that time. She invited all the children in her neighborhood to the party. She couldn't Jump rope.
This was one of her quilts that survived . It is very old and I had to buy a special light weight needle to do the repairs. Mom told me she never wore glasses and her sight was excellent. She passed away at the age of 111. I never got to meet her . I often wonder how our conversations would have been. I'm finished with the repairs.

Thank you for reading and your listening.