Working with material has always been a pastime, done with enjoyment, love and skill.

From making clothes to creating Quilts, it's an art form in its own.

Mary, with a lot of other Quilters have used the resources of "WebShots™" to display their art form.

Here's the link to Mary's WebShots Page.

THE DEAR JANE QUILT

Jane Blakely Stickle was born in Shaftsbury Vermont on April 8, 1817. Jane was one of 4 daughters and 1 son of Erastus Blakely and Sally Rein. When Jane was 12, her two older sisters died. Jane was raised on a farm and married a farmer. She probably spent her days tending a kitchen garden, making candles and soap, raising cows and goats for dairy products (butter, cheese, milk), cooking and tending the home. Vermont is the leading dairy producing for New England, and maple sugar is also a big product. As Jane Stickle dated her quilt, “In War Time 1863” the Civil War is a big part of Jane’s history. “‘Pieces 5,602.’ I believe Jane Stickle planned the quilt to be as time-consuming as possible. Several Stickle relatives served in Vermont regiments, including seven sons from the family of her husband’s sister. In her small town, Jane knew all the young men who went to war.”