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    Old 09-09-2009, 11:23 AM
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    Ohhhh .. Those are sweet lisa! I love how the stars are floating in the center. So many of the old found blocks of yesteryear had them running all the way to the edge making it impossible to square them up and too wierd to try and set. Lucky You!
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    Old 09-09-2009, 11:26 AM
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    I would try to square them up as best you can and make a quilt from them. The blocks are beautiful and scrappy quilts are just the best.
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    Old 09-10-2009, 08:11 PM
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    all my grandma gave us was strudel, and we already ate that. LOL!
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    Old 09-11-2009, 12:57 AM
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    What an awesome treasure you have there!!!! :D :D :D
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    Old 09-11-2009, 02:04 AM
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    What a wonderful treasure you have there. It will be Beautiful what ever you do wtih them.
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    Old 09-11-2009, 04:29 AM
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    Beautiful!!! Please keep us updated on what you do with them.
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    Old 09-11-2009, 04:30 AM
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    oooooo those are pretty. i sure wish i could do that block...
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    Old 09-11-2009, 05:23 AM
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    Originally Posted by Bevanger
    oooooo those are pretty. i sure wish i could do that block...
    LOL! I wish I could do that block, too! All those points together yet still pointy is way beyond me. I'm still on "beginner blocks".
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    Old 09-11-2009, 05:29 AM
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    What a wonderful treasure! By all means, make them into a quilt - someday your own great-grandchildren will have an heirloom to treasure that unites you and your great-grandmother. There's a nice article in the Sept issue of American Quilter about finishing old or antique blocks into quilts.
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    Old 09-11-2009, 05:32 AM
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    Lucky you! Beautiful blocks.
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