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NancyCatherineLunsfordHaggard(1839-1921)was
Betsy'sgreat-great-greataunt.Thankstothejournals
keptbyGreat-great-greatgrandmotherLizzieMathews
Carpenter,Kate,asLizziecalledher,sharedthesame
talentandaffinityforsewing and quilt-making as her
sistersLizzieandSusana.
Herhomewasa busyone,withninechildrenanda
husbandtoclotheandkeepwarm.Justlikeher sisters,
she sewed their garments and made quilts.
Lizzie’sjournalsrecorda loveofthesistersandtheir
mother,gatheringtogetherfor‘quiltings’.Entries
includehelpingeachotherwithgarmentsand
quilts.Clothingismentionedindetail,butsadly
fewnamesofquiltswereincluded.Ourimagination
racesstill,wonderingwhichblockstheypieced,the
quilts they made and the designs they quilted.
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