I GOT IT, the quilt I haven't seen in 14 yrs
04-16-2011, 06:27 AM
#47
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I'm glad it means something to you now and that you had not disposed of it. As mentioned already, some deliberately put an "error" in a quilt so as not to seem prideful or perfect...in other words to stay humble. It is very common in my PA Dutch heritage and among Amish friends.
Love your quilt!
Love your quilt!
04-16-2011, 06:29 AM
#48
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Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
Lovely quilt. That error looks like an old telephone.
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That was my first idea too. Your GGM might have just gotten a telephone put in and wanted to brag about the event. If I, at 77, can remember when we first got electricity back on the farm, then why couldn't your GGM remember her first phone?
On the other hand, she may simply have run out of fabric for the quilt and "made do" as most did at that time.
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That was my first idea too. Your GGM might have just gotten a telephone put in and wanted to brag about the event. If I, at 77, can remember when we first got electricity back on the farm, then why couldn't your GGM remember her first phone?
On the other hand, she may simply have run out of fabric for the quilt and "made do" as most did at that time.
What a treasure you have!!
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