Today, Wed. April 22, is Grandma Gene Crane's birthday. Many in our family share the same date. The things you should know about her are: her love of patchwork quilting, she wore matching aprons & dresses, size 5 shoe and hollering at Jim.
1. Quilts- She set a goal to make a Texas Star quilt for each grandchild when they graduated from high school. We could choose the main color to go on the eight point treasure. The fabric came from her sewing scraps. Each star was unique with a creamy muslim background that set them off. My red beauty is on the left in the photo.
2. Grandma always wore aprons with her calico dresses. Her best dresses had aprons with the same fabric that matched. With baking bread, feeding chickens and separating milk the apron kept her dresses from wearing out & clean.
3. She had the tiniest feet,5, but very wide, triple E. Her shoes were always the same black nurse style.
4. Hollering at Jim. One year when Jim got home from Scout camp, he brought a bunch of fireworks that he'd let off in the corral after milking the cows. The explosions made her so mad. She would stand with the screen door open and holler, "James Crane, you are going to burn down the barn and kill the cows. You stop that, this instant!!!" Due to the noise, he never heard a word she said & doesn't even remember to this day.
She was a hard working, story telling dear that did her best to keep everyone happy. Think of Great Grandma Gene Crane today as you recycle, reuse & redo.
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