"A GIFT OF TRADITION"

Months passed, carefully hand stitching,

convex to concave, each fine seam.

This German woman prided in her work.



Searching through scraps saved from years

of sewing for children, grandchildren;

she cut the shapes needed for each block.

Mother gently touches the fabric from

dresses worn as a child. We wonder why

this was used twice, others just once.

The quilt assessor notes the substitution,

perhaps a later dye lot. A valuable quilt,

I’m told. Completely hand made.

Great Grandmother’s gift hanging on my wall.

My sewing machine whirs, stitching fabric

bought, not saved. Quilting a new tradition.