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10-26-2010, 12:19 PM

#61

pat88

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I have a crewel pillow that I did the crewel work but I still haven't made it into a pillow. The crewel work was done around 1975. :-) or should that be... :-(

10-26-2010, 12:26 PM

#62

Lynnie25

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Navy Wife

I can! Mine is 18 years old! It's a wholecloth quilt I'm quilting by hand. I drag it out every winter and work on it for a few days till my hands start to hurt, then put it up till the next year! Maybe in a few more years. I'm working on the border now.

I have a wholecloth quilt, started about 20 years ago. I am hand quilting it and only have one border to go. I got it out a couple of years ago and discovered that I needed to add a strip of backing fabric so that border could be done, which is why it was put away all those years ago. So I fixed up the backing, did a little quilting but it has the 'awful' wadding that was used back then and quilting on it is so hard now. I will eventually finish it though but not sure when.

10-26-2010, 12:59 PM

#63

fwoolsey

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Hi! What do the initials UFO stand for?
Flo

10-26-2010, 01:25 PM

#64

quilt3311

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Oldest is 44 years. Its my first quilt that is still not done. Made every mistake in the book when I did it. Its probably about half quilted and sometime will finish it by machine.

10-26-2010, 03:18 PM

#65

jeanneb52

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On a philosophical note, I am the oldest UFO I have. Still a work in progress!

10-26-2010, 03:39 PM

#66

Cookie64

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I would say 25 years, a friend gave me two and wanted me to hand quilt them. Not done.

Cookie

10-26-2010, 03:40 PM

#67

galvestonangel

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Originally Posted by clem55

I"ve got two, both at least 25 years old!! Can't find anyone around here to quilt, and I've not figured out a way to get them sandwiched so I can try it. Can't get on the floor anymore, and no table large enough. One of these days!!

Go to You Tube and watch Sharon Schambers video on Basting your quilt. She shows a easy and fast way to sandwich your quilt. No floor or large tabble needed and it works.

10-26-2010, 03:52 PM

#68

themachinelady

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I have one I started 62 years ago and also one 56 years old. At this point I am not sure if I will ever finish them, but still have them around.

LeeRipp

10-26-2010, 04:12 PM

#69

jitkaau

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Originally Posted by ann clare

Reading a post and somebody has one 10 years. Cannot compete with that but I am sure somebody here can.

Definitely! I hand pieced my second quilt in 1982. It is King - sized and after hand piecing and hand quilting my first one, which is single bed size, I have neatly folded it up and put it away. Can't bring myself to machine - quilt a hand pieced work, so I guess it will still be there when I am dust.