Katherine Crawford was surprised to see the photo of a “Mammy quilt” sent in previously by another reader. The pieced quilt looks very similar to one she inherited. She explains that her quilt was made by her grandmother, Mollie Lockey, who lived near Crockett, Texas and who had ten children.

Katherine states, “My grandfather bought Aunt Jemima flour in twenty five pound sacks because of the large family. I’m 75, and my quilt is probably as old as I am!” The double bed size quilt was passed down to Katherine by her mother. She further reveals that each of the quilt blocks is quilted around the “Aunt Jemima” image.

Katherine Crawford’s inherited family quilt / photo by Jan Perez

Texas appears to have generated most of the quilts of this type that we have seen. Katherine thought she owned the only quilt of this type in the country. Perhaps more will come to light! To see the quilt that looks similar, please click on this link: To find additional blog entries about this topic, key the words “Mammy Quilts” or “Aunt Jemima” into the search box on the top right of the page.

Patricia Cummings