SAGUACHE The pioneer families bringing the first quilts to America’s shores in the 1700s began a family tradition that has continued in America to the present day. Quilt maker Sara Fernandez, whose quilt collection is currently on display at the Saguache Museum, discussed the many different patterns and styles of her craft and explained the different patterns of scrap quilts last Sunday. She told stories behind the quilts she has made and exhibited some of the antique quilts she has found over the years at garage sales and antique shops. Another quilt with a Log Cabin and flag design on display at the museum was discovered in a trashcan at the Centerville Cemetery in Chaffee County. The hardest quilt she ever made was a “Caesar’s crown” quilt, one she began shortly after her marriage 13 years ago.

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