Double Pinwheel Quilt

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Let me start this post by telling you about my incredibly long-lived grandmothers! I had a great-great grandmother who lived to be 105 years old. She was born in 1890 and died in 1995. That was Willie Littlepage. Willie had a son named Lee. Lee married Aline. She is my great-grandmother. She lived to be 100. Lee and Aline had 4 children, including one girl, Janis Marie. Janis is my grandmother (and my little Chloe is named Chloe Marie after her).

After Willie passed away, the family went through her things. Well, she was quite the quilter in her day. And lucky me! Since I am the only quilter in the family (besides my daughters), Janis gave me all of Willie’s quilting fabrics! What a wonderful assortment of “depression-era” prints. These same prints have been reproduced by quilting fabric manufacturers and are all the rage. It’s very neat that I have the originals.

Fast forward to Christmas 2000, when our family held a name-drawing for Christmas gifts.  I drew Grandmother (Aline) Littlepage’s name. So I chose this Double Pinwheel pattern for a quilt from Grandmother Willie’s (her mother-in-law) fabric.

It’s a Double Pinwheel. Every print in this quilt is from Willie’s collection. I purchased plain muslin for the backgrounds, and used a solid cream sheet for the backing.

Grandmother kept this quilt on her bed for years and slept with it every night.

My great-grandmother passed away in 2013. It was bittersweet when I received this quilt as my own.

This quilt is just full of special family meaning for me, and I look forward to keeping it in good condition to pass on to one of my own children someday.

I found this pattern in the book 101 Fabulous Rotary Cut Quilts by Judy Hopkins and Nancy J. Martin.

Thanks for stopping by to see my Double Pinwheel Quilt! Did you know we also have a Family Museum in our home that showcases other important family mementos? Be sure to read my post all about it HERE. And see the other quilts I’ve made in my QUILTS category!

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