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Celebration Quilts
Mama Pearl's Aprons
Mama Pearl loved to entertain and she was a very accomplished
needleworker. These aprons are some that she made, most probably
to wear while entertaining her church circle or her Eastern Star ladies.
She was famous for her homemade chicken salad that she served at
the various luncheons and parties she gave.
Judging from the fabrics used in the top two aprons, they were most
likely made during or just after the Great Depression. The one at the
bottom contains beautiful embroidered flowers in the pastel colors so
popular during those years, but that is not conclusive proof of when it
was made.
Mama Pearl often made pretty aprons to give as gifts. She frequently
gave one to the bride-to-be at a wedding shower. It is possible that the
apron shown on the bottom was made for that purpose and given to
her daughter, Virginia, when she was about to be married. If that is the
case, it was made in the late 1940's.
Accomplished in the home arts of needlework, quilting, garment
sewing, cooking, canning and gardening, Mama Pearl was no
shrinking violet. Living and thriving during the depression was no
accident in her household. She had her own chicken and egg
business, which helped support the family, plus she and her husband
Frank, who was a clerk with the Southern Railway, frequently helped
others who were down on their luck during those hard years.
She and Frank raised 5 children during the depression, and when she
died at the age of 77, she had 11 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren. She was the epitome of the gracious Southern
lady - kind and loving to family and friends, elegant when dressed in
her evening gowns, diligent worker when the need arose and full of fun
and humor when you least expected it.
needleworker. These aprons are some that she made, most probably
to wear while entertaining her church circle or her Eastern Star ladies.
She was famous for her homemade chicken salad that she served at
the various luncheons and parties she gave.
Judging from the fabrics used in the top two aprons, they were most
likely made during or just after the Great Depression. The one at the
bottom contains beautiful embroidered flowers in the pastel colors so
popular during those years, but that is not conclusive proof of when it
was made.
Mama Pearl often made pretty aprons to give as gifts. She frequently
gave one to the bride-to-be at a wedding shower. It is possible that the
apron shown on the bottom was made for that purpose and given to
her daughter, Virginia, when she was about to be married. If that is the
case, it was made in the late 1940's.
Accomplished in the home arts of needlework, quilting, garment
sewing, cooking, canning and gardening, Mama Pearl was no
shrinking violet. Living and thriving during the depression was no
accident in her household. She had her own chicken and egg
business, which helped support the family, plus she and her husband
Frank, who was a clerk with the Southern Railway, frequently helped
others who were down on their luck during those hard years.
She and Frank raised 5 children during the depression, and when she
died at the age of 77, she had 11 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren. She was the epitome of the gracious Southern
lady - kind and loving to family and friends, elegant when dressed in
her evening gowns, diligent worker when the need arose and full of fun
and humor when you least expected it.
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