Adds a little bit. Write it with chalk, embroider then dust off the chalk. Some baby crib quilts are loved to shreds and photographs will be your only memories. Photographing your quilts. Years ago quilts were often used as backdrops for picture taking.
Many families probably have photos of grandparents and family in front of a quilt.
This photo was taken around 1920 at Hog Jaw. Their father was buried at Oden in 1922. Quilts have been doing since the first quilt was made - carry messages, make statements and tell tales. The best place to store quilts is flat on a guest bed one on top of each other. If stored in a cedar chest keep the material away from the wood and once in a while take the quilts out and refold a different way.