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Show If old Quilts could only talk. . what stories they might tell "" - mmmimmmmmmMmmmmtmmkmmmmmmmmitmtmmmmmum "'-: PLENTY OF USE. Alma Kunz examines quilt owned by her grandmother made from material manufactured at Washington Cotton Factory, about 1880 or 1890. Both quilts are on display today. Two entries in today's USU Extension-sponsored Antique Quilt and Coverlets show have already been dated to pre-1900 And both could tell tales. From out of her closet, Bernella Jones can show visitors her pink and white cotton quilt, which was a wedding gift for her mother in 1883. Mrs. Jones said she can remember the quilt as a child in her home in Pine Valley, Washington County. She said the quilt was always saved for special occasions. It would be safe to assume, Mrs. Jones adds, that her mother and grandmother did the handwork on the quilt just previous to the wedding. Mrs. Alma Kunz's quilt to be shown in the quilt fair is a different sort from Mrs. Jones'-hers received constant use, as seen by the numerous mends and patches. pat-ches. Mrs. Kunz is also in possession of two batts of cotton spun from the old Washington cotton factory. The binding as well as the string on the dark gray quilt, is also a factory product. The material making up the hand - tied quilt is no heavier than guaze bandage, a fine delicate cotton called "Shambrey." Mrs. Kunz said the quilt was given to her by a now deceased aunt who said she could remember dying the quilt in a wash tub as a child. The aunt, Mrs. Kunz said, told her to recover the quilt and use it, but Mrs. Kunz refuses as the antiquity of the quilt is too precious. The Washington factory closed down in 1915 with the latter years being spent mostly working with silk. All children in the original owner's family, Henrieta Morris, were born before the turn of the century, so Mrs. Kunz puts a date of about 1890 on the quilt. Mrs . Morris, the grandmother of Mrs. Kunz, used to take a load of batts by horse and wagon from Washington to St. George to sell to ward members. The batts, bought in such quantity, then cost only 25 cents a piece. The quilts, along with many others, will be on display today at the Family Living Center, SUSC campus. Those wishing more details can phone the Extension office at 586-8132. Ribbons and further competition com-petition await some lucky quilt owners. - -4.!UUHJII I .III " 1 FOUR GENERATION'S. Julie Jones, great granddaughter of Bernella Snow Gardner, displays quilt first owned by her progenitor, dating to 1883. |