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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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