tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post6671968424453007423..comments2024-03-28T06:40:55.326-07:00Comments on Cowboy Kisses: Trousseau and doiliesGiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-45020092504839084442012-08-09T18:18:52.375-07:002012-08-09T18:18:52.375-07:00I love doilies and quilts! But alas and alack, I ...I love doilies and quilts! But alas and alack, I could echo Ellen's comment. Technically I can crochet (if squares count) but that's all.<br /><br />As for weddings, preachers didn't come to remote areas all that often. Most generally, a couple would have a big party (usually they'd say vows but not always) and that was it. Lots of times, when a preacher did get to the area, there'd be several couples to marry, most of them having a family already. Sometimes you just have to be practical. If a couple said they were married, then they were.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-68466336934175805372012-08-06T13:42:55.157-07:002012-08-06T13:42:55.157-07:00My mother was a knitter and my grandmother crochet...My mother was a knitter and my grandmother crocheted. Between them they could make most anything. But here I am, modern and useless, able to do neither. Technically I can knit (if squares count) but that's all. My mother could even darn stockings and did when I was little. Mom also had a hope chest that was still at the end of her bed all the years I was growing up (cedar lined).<br /><br />I had a reader ask about American Old West weddings recently. All my research says that there were no legal requirements like licenses back then, that people could literally just troop to the local preacher and that was it. Does anyone have anything contradictory?Ellen O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792559025801895596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-47576996008977697522012-08-06T09:28:38.370-07:002012-08-06T09:28:38.370-07:00I always knew I was born about a hundred years too...I always knew I was born about a hundred years too late. Two of my favorites hobbies are quilting and crocheting doilies. So far, I've only done four quilts. One each for my two children, my mom, and my latest was a double wedding ring for my hubby. I made it queen size so we could actually use it on our bed and it literally took me forever to quilt because the stitches had to be as tiny as possible. My grandmother gave me her quilting frame many years ago and that's what I still use. I've done bunches of doilies and always have one stuck back that I'm working on and I use them in my house (yes, I do and I've been called old-timey on several occasions but that doesn't bother me one bit ;)<br /><br />Terrific post, Ciara!Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-48948658868332652062012-08-06T08:19:54.073-07:002012-08-06T08:19:54.073-07:00Don't forget the QUILTS! LOL - my mom had embr...Don't forget the QUILTS! LOL - my mom had embroidered pillow cases and towels, sheets, but sewed her own quilts later in life, one for each kid. My husband's family, however, had a TON more of everything from quilts to rugs to doilies and linens. Great post!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-69347483724373392262012-08-06T08:10:12.200-07:002012-08-06T08:10:12.200-07:00Hi Gals,
Lol. I still have doilies my grandmother...Hi Gals,<br /><br />Lol. I still have doilies my grandmother made. Her fingers would whiz so fast, I couldn't keep up to them. Fascinating art. I wonder how many women know how to do that today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296793847863721845noreply@blogger.com