In the Shadow of the Mill, Footsteps in Time

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In the Shadow of the Mill, Footsteps in Time

sewjackie In the Shadow of the Mill, Footsteps in Time - I grew up at 8 Henderson Street New York Mills, NY, where I lived with my grandparents the McCorducks. My sister went up the steps in Walcott Textile Mill No. 3 and took a picture of the steps looking down. That picture inspired me to make this quilt. The pictures tell a story of my family who worked in the mill for over a hundred years.

Added: Dec 03, 2010

Name of Pattern or Block	Original Design
Owned By	Jackie OBrien
Name of Maker	Jackie OBrien
Name of Quilter	Susanne Secoskey
Year Made	2009
Year Made is:	Certain
Located in City	Virginia Beach
Located in State	VA
Located in Country	US
Condition of Quilt	Mint
Design Source	Totally Original Design
Design Source - Description	I grew up at 8 Henderson Street New York Mills, NY, where I lived with my grandparents the McCorducks. My sister went up the steps in Walcott Textile Mill No. 3 and took a picture of the steps looking down. That picture inspired me to make this quilt. The pictures tell a story of my family who worked in the mill for over a hundred years.
Genre	Art Quilt
Quilt Type	Wall Quilt
Quilt Width	48
Quilt Height	60
Measurement In:	Inches
Fabric Used	100% Commercial Cotton
Construction Technique	Piecing and Applique
Piecing By	Machine
Applique by	Applique by
Types of Quilting	Machine Quilted
Embellishments	None

Comments

#9 Luv2qlt 2016-02-04 05:43

I have never seen work like this before. You out did yourself with this.

#8 Karen 2016-02-03 22:50

Hi Jackie - Your quilt is beautiful! I love how the stair were quilted to give the impression of the wood, even with the knotholes. What a lovely story and keepsake for your family. Fabulous work!

#7 Brenda crews 2016-02-03 21:13

How did you do the pictures

#6 Yvonne 2016-02-03 19:53

Beautiful!!! I also grew up in a family of mill workers. This is a wonderful way to tell part of your story.

#5 clhdabb 2016-02-03 19:34

This quilt is awesome, Jackie! Amazing design and wonderful colors! What a wonderful heirloom quilt for your family.

#4 Jan 2016-02-03 16:59

Absolutely beautiful and so original.

#3 Carolanita 2016-02-03 16:49

Your quilt is gorgeous! The perspective is wonderful, and I really like your arrangement of the photos. I usually don't care for many quilts with photo transfers, but you have inspired me to design a quilt of my own using photos of my ancestors. Thank you for sharing your quilt!

#2 BarbCA 2016-02-03 12:58

Wow what a beautiful quilt and wonderful story.
Barb

#1 Sewdreamy 2016-02-03 10:43

What a fabulous quilt. I love the story behind it too. Cheers.

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