These are some of the last hand stitched quilts made by my grandmother Ms. Susie B. Jones of Macon, Ga. She was born in 1872 and lived a hundred years before she passed on in 1972. As her granddaughter I have saved and cherished these quilts reminding me of my beloved grandmother but also knowing that they represent a way of life that was part of America's history. Susie's father was a slave freed under the Byrd family. She washed and ironed clothes from her home. She quilted for everyone in Macon, Ga. and everyone knew Susie B. Jones. They brought her all their old clothes and scraps of material and she used them to create beautiful quilts. They were sold for $5.00. Susie B. Jones will be remembered through these quilts as they are handed down through my family and we remember her as a National Treasure.
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