LOL--that's it Sandra! And Rap, it's not fatal....several years ago, I thought I'd probably never make another so I gave my 'stash' to the Sr. Friendship Center. I was OK for quite a few years, but I must say that I did miss it.

Guess what I did this past December? Yep, I fell off the wagon and made a lap quilt for the grandson. Hand quilted even.

There is quite a bit of folk lore associated with the patterns. A young bachelor was never given a Wandering Foot (other names too), and Double Wedding Rings were for wedding/engagement gifts or Hope Chests. NEVER used until the wedding night. Pineapples are a symbol of friendship, and in Victorian times the Memory Quilt became popular.

It incorporated bits of the deceased's clothing, jewlery, and even braids or swatches of their hair. Needless to say, these were usually small wall ornaments and never washed. If the deceased had been a military person then the military awards and decorations were added.

My mom made herself a Crazy Quilt skirt from courduroy. All bright colours in no pattern, just the scraps of fabric laid on top of each other and held with a fancy feather stitch. Mum, sis and I all wore it until we couldn't button it anymore. (16" waist!!). Wish I knew what happened to it.

We haven't even gotten into embroidered or cross stitch blocks, patterns published in the newspapers or a treasured pattern done in paper and folded small to fit in the steamer trunk for daughters heading Out West to homestead.