New Release: Pleasance’s First Love (What Did Pioneers Use for Quilt Batt?)

Quilt-making was an important part of "women's work" in the 19th century (as well as before and after). My ancestors' journals tell of a ransom demanded for the return of their little boy, kidnapped by the Black Hawk Indians in central Utah--including five quilts. The family got by with husk-filled bedding until Mother could gather enough wool from the barbed-wire fences to make batting for another quilt. She wasn't alone in this frugal (and apparently necessary) practice. TODAY is Release Day! PLEASANCE'S FIRST LOVE is here! 99-cents for just one more day, then $2.99. It's #6 in the acclaimed Grandma's Wedding Quilts Series.