March 20th is National quilting day and my local guild asked that we hang a quilt and photograph it in celebration of the day. Of course, my first thought was to grab a Sunbonnet Sue quilt, but I recently read an article online about quilts from Ireland. You can read the article here: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210316-quilting-an-irish-tradition-fit-for-pandemic-times

I have a quilt that has an Irish history. My grandmother imigrated from Ireland in 1930 at the age of 23. She married my grandfather and they lived in a small town in upstate New York called Wellsville.

After my Grandparents died, the owners of their old house were cleaning out the attic and found a quilt in the rafters. It is made of old pieces of clothing and has a piece of embroidery on it saying Erin go Bragh.

It was assumed that my grandmother brought the quilt from Ireland as a remembrance of the people she left behind. The quilt is made from pieces of clothing and is well loved. It is one of my most cherished quilts as I think about Grandma having to leave her family behind and start a new life in a different country.

So happy National Quilting Day! I hope you celebrate with those that you love.