A $10 vintage Scrappy Quilt that was almost ruined.
09-17-2013, 06:06 AM
#72
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Orange Park, FL
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All your work and patience is certainly a loving appreciation for the work and love that went into this quilt. Thank you from all us quilters for saving this beautiful work. You are already starting a "history" for this quilt!
09-17-2013, 06:34 AM
#74
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts
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I cannot imagine putting that amount of work into something, only to have another person treat it like a rag. I am so glad that it came to your hands, and you were able to give it back its dignity.
09-17-2013, 06:48 AM
#77
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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About 5 years ago I purchased this quilt at the Canton Flea market. It was very dirty with large numbers written with Magic Marker and black rubber marks from grocery carts all over the top. I absolutely loved this quilt and was determined to get the black off. I have no clue how many times it was soaked and washed and I used every known cleaner there is, but it finally came off. It is so much prettier in person and it is completely quilted by hand. It is all HST's and the maker had to have a design wall to do it properly. I sure wish there was a label so I could thank the woman. I just wonder how could anyone do that to a quilt like this ? Hope you enjoy. BTW, each HST is about 2 inches sewed.
09-17-2013, 09:06 AM
#80
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Coastal Georgia
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[QUOTE=... I just wonder how could anyone do that to a quilt like this ? Hope you enjoy. BTW, each HST is about 2 inches sewed.[/QUOTE]
It is a beautiful quilt and you have done a wonderful job restoring it.
Spending time on the missing quilt registries makes it easy to understand how something horrible can happen to a treasured quilt. So many people looking for their treasures, of course I wonder how many people don't even know about the registries.
It is a beautiful quilt and you have done a wonderful job restoring it.
Spending time on the missing quilt registries makes it easy to understand how something horrible can happen to a treasured quilt. So many people looking for their treasures, of course I wonder how many people don't even know about the registries.
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