Raised October 5, 2012
Berry Pickin’ Days, Owners, Bill and Pat Fleet, 7120 McCowans Ferry Road, Versailles, KY Fire Gate 144 N 037° 57.672 W 084° 46.877. Pat chose this quilt pattern because it was created by her Great-Grandmother Tate. “Being with her is one of my earliest memories. She was my heart. My mother and grandmother would go out to pick berries for jams and cobblers, and I would stay home with great-grandma Tate. My father was in Germany fighting on the front lines, so we lived with my grandparents and great-grandmother. The quilt, that I still have, was on her bed in 1944.” We could not find a name for the pattern and felt that “Berry Pickin’ Days” would be appropriate. We added the basket for the berries. Pat and Bill have lived in Woodford County since December, 2011. They moved to Kentucky to be closer to their family. ‘Berry Pickin’ Days’ is a feeling of love and safety, from a time of uncertainty and fear in the days of World War II.
Pat admires her quilt as the sun peaks over the barn
We are pretty sure Pat loves her quilt