Long Lost Overall Boys Quilt
This beloved quilt was given to Pamela Jimerson Stow when she was a born in 1958. Her aunt in Iowa lovingly made it for her and Pamela always treasured it.
The quilt was lost when Pamela was living in Hilmar, California or in West Pittsburg, California around 1985 or 1986.
Pamela says, "I do not know if somebody took a liking to it and walked off with it. Or if my older daughter wrapped her sister in it and forgot to bring it home with them. My heart is heavy each time I think of my baby quilt and the care my own mother had taken not to loose it so it could be passed along to my family. I tell my husband if I ever see this quilt I will go to no end to get it back."
The quilt was made up of Overall Boys (similar to Sunbonnet Sue). The photo shown below IS NOT a picture of her quilt, but it is a reproduction quilt that was made using Pamela�s quilt as a pattern.
The blocks in Pamela�s quilt were done in light kiwi green and the boys were in many different colors. Each boy was outlined with black stitching. The quilt was made of a heavy fabric and is just larger than crib size.
Pamela concludes, "Like many of us with missing quilts, all I hold is a memory that can never be taken away from me. I see it everyday but never had a photo taken because I never thought I would lose it."
Protect your quilts and your memories by taking time to photograph and document your quilts now!
If you have any information on an Overall Boys quilt that fits this description, please contact Pamela Jimerson Stow at [email protected].
Posted October 3, 1999.
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