Extension Homemakers in Cabarrus County get together to
complete quilts.
This picture was taken in the 1950s. You can see aprons on the
ladies sitting closest to the camera. Many women wore aprons all day long, not
just when working at the stove. It was part of a homemaker’s “uniform.” And if
company showed up at the door, a woman would quickly change to a clean apron
before answering.
You can see a second set of quilters in the adjoining room.
Extension Homemaker clubs made quilts to use at home but
they also earned quite a bit of money each year by raffling off homemade
quilts. The money was raised to help send local children to college and to
support groups like the public library, schools, and volunteer fire
departments.
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