80 to 100 + year old quilts!!!

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07-08-2010, 10:38 AM

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Fiber Artist

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Outstanding quilting!!Thank-you for sharing.

07-08-2010, 10:45 AM

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mollymct

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Wow!! What a find! I love those! Thanks for sharing.

07-08-2010, 11:20 AM

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quilter2

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Wow, those quilts are beautiful. I love old quilts, I love touching them, lucky you. Thanks for sharing these beauties with us.

07-08-2010, 12:49 PM

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ann clare

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Beautiful quilts. So unusual

07-08-2010, 01:03 PM

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SharonC

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What beautiful eye-candy. You're so lucky.

07-08-2010, 09:12 PM

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Pineapple Princess

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Wow!

07-08-2010, 09:17 PM

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SharonAnne

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Absolutely stunning. I am in such awe of our predecessors who did all that beautiful work by hand. Such patience and talent.

07-11-2010, 11:47 AM

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littlehud

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Wow, those are beautiful family heirlooms. Thanks for sharing.

07-11-2010, 11:55 AM

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StitchinJoy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pzazz

and more.....

That Feathered Star is very old. The double rodded quilting (two parallel lines close together) was often used in the 19th century. And that blah tan fabric is often what is left of a fugitive green-- vegetable dyes predating aniline dyes-- that faded out.

I agree with the others. You are lucky to have such priceless treasures in the family.