How old is your oldest unfinished quilt?

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09-29-2013, 04:58 AM

Lori S

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How old is your oldest unfinished quilt?

I was scrounging around in one of those rarely visited places in my sewing room, and found a box that had a quilt top I had made back in 1989. I was so surprised as I thought I had no unfinished quilts. It made me wonder how many others have these buried "treasures" and just how old are they?

09-29-2013, 05:09 AM

JustAbitCrazy

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My first quilt top, from 1983, is still unassembled---a pile of blocks and strips, and a ton of extra fabric for it, because I thought I might make matching curtains, if you can believe that!. And it's going to stay that way. I HATE it now. Not even exactly sure where I stuffed it all....

09-29-2013, 05:46 AM

Jackie Spencer

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Mine is my daughters wedding quilt, Im ashamed to say. It has 3700 pieces, I pieced it by hand and had the top done for her wedding shower. After the shower she gave it back to me to hand quilt. I have been working on it, on and off. Its about 2/3 of the way done and they just celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on Sept. 11th. Its queen size.

09-29-2013, 06:08 AM

joyce888

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I'm also "one of those people" who haven't quilted my very first quilt. My first class and first quilt top was a log cabin that I made in 2000. Now that I have a long arm I think it should be my first real quilt to LA (after I get lots of practice).

09-29-2013, 06:16 AM

Dolphyngyrl

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20 years. I started it when I was 13. Lets just say I am not a hand piecer or quilter. It is almost fully tied as I would never have quilted it

09-29-2013, 06:34 AM

mighty

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None of my own, I have four tops done by my great grandmother that I have not had the courge to finish. I think they date in the 40's,

09-29-2013, 06:35 AM

Holice

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My pre bi centinneal about 1974. Made two blocks and still have the fabric. Does this count as an unfinished quilt.

09-29-2013, 06:39 AM

Fianna

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I have several that are 19-20 years old. my youngest is 3 years. They have about 30 siblings in between.

09-29-2013, 06:53 AM

Jan in VA

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About 30 years old.

I am not proud of myself.

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09-29-2013, 07:00 AM

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I have a lap top that isn't quilted from about 20 years ago. At the time I didn't want to hand quilt it and I thought it deserved better than SITD with my machine. As my FMQ skills improve, I am working my way through my UFO tops and it is on my list. I have about 5 tops left to quilt and then I will be caught up.