Scarcity Stitch
“Scottish Quilt” made by Narcie Smith between 1970 and 1990. Wool, burlap, corduroy, polyester velvet, cotton, and crochet thread. A quick note: If you are reading this letter in your email program, Substack may have cut off the ending because there is a maximum length for email and my photos stretch this limit. If you’d like to see all of the photos and read my complete letter, please do click the heart button and you will be whisked off to Substack to finish the letter. *Please see the end of this letter to download my brand new free zine: Thinking About Quilts* In memory of my grandmother, Mawmaw Ann Smith Hankins Shreve. April 23, 1933 – April 4, 2025 When my grandmother Mawmaw Shreve re-married in 1971, she wore a polyester mini-dress with long lace sleeves. She said that was the style then: “Dresses came down to just below where your fingertips touched your thigh.” Mawmaw, our Appalachian name for grandmother, was a divorced single mother working in ...
