Aunt Ida's Handmade Potholders

  As my mother is an avid writer and "compiler" of information I recently asked if she might consider writing something for my blog. Not only did she graciously consent, but she sent me a bunch of stories to use as well!
  This story is about Aunt Ida's potholders- a treasured staple in our kitchen for as long as I can remember.

 

The following was written for us by my mother:   

 

"Aunt Ida was born in the early 1900's.  She had 6 sisters, including my mother, and 2 brothers.  She turned out to be the maiden aunt who stayed home and eventually looked after Mother. "

  "Aunt Ida worked in a factory for Stanley Works.  She always had to be busy.  She couldn't sit still, except to watch her Boston Red Sox Baseball Games. "

  "She sewed, embroidered, canned food, made jellies and relishes.  But her staring role was making pot holders out of scraps of material left over from her many sewing projects."
  "I found one pot holder where she patched together the same patterned material, so she could make one more pot holder. She wasted nothing"

  
  "She passed away about 5 years ago and I still have many pot holders that she made.  I will not be using those pot holders as they are vintage prints and are so colorful and they remind me of Aunt Ida."

~Thanks Mom for the blog and for sharing some of these cool potholders with me!