My $5.00 estate sale find!!!

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04-08-2011, 09:29 AM

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cdufur

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Originally Posted by MillieH

I'm 67--and I have quilts and misc. blocks inherited from my grandmothers that have some of these same prints. One died when I was only 9, and the other when I was in my late 20's. Many of these pieces were made from feed sacks; others from leftover dress scraps. So...some of your 9-patch pieces are from fabrics 60-40 yrs. old or older. What a find--and for only $5!

Those 9-patches would be pretty set on point with a dark (maybe black) background.

Thank you for that information. I knew they were pretty old and I knew some of them were feedsacks, but it is good to know a closer age. Also, I like the idea of setting the nine patches on point with a black background. I can just visualize how pretty that would be!

04-08-2011, 09:30 AM

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cdufur

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[quote=Johanna Fritz]There are some clear envelopes made for fabric postcards to mail that have a self-sealing edge. I went in with several friends and bought them. I have the post office hand cancel the post card by hand right on the stamp, and then seal the clear envelope and mail. I have sent these to the US, France, Germany, Phillipines and Australia without problem.
Johanna

Johanna, where did you get the envelopes if you don't mind me asking?

04-08-2011, 09:40 AM

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Jeanprit

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Great find, This reminds me, somehwere in my boxes I have some quilt pieces I bought at a yard sale in Mid Nebraska about 15 yrs ago. I need to find them and get busy.

04-08-2011, 09:59 AM

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pawebdoctor

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Good for you!!!

04-08-2011, 11:00 AM

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nhnative

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What a great find that was. Did they advertise any quilting items in the advertisement?

04-08-2011, 11:12 AM

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RobertaMarie

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When I was a kid (and I am almost 78 now) we used to save all the pieces and scraps of fabric when we made our dresses.(we made our own clothes back then). Then we boxed them up and sent them to my grandmother who cut them into pieces, using a cereal box to make templates.She used scissors and sewed mostly by hand. These look like the blocks she used to make and we loved our quilts. She didn't finish all of them into quilts, but loved to piece and make tops. Sound familiar? Anyway, I inherited some of them and still have them. Some I made into quilts and others I kept as vintage tops. Because I could not do all of them, I donated a boxful to a church for charity quilts. You have a treasure of someones passion. Enjoy!!!