Look at the treasure my niece brought over
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My niece stopped over today to ask if I could do something with this quilt she had. It's a yo yo quilt that my mom made for her when she was just little. We figured about 38-39 years ago. I remember mom working on it and the more I looked at it the more I remembered it. I was about 12-13 years old. Her mother never let her use it much although she did keep it folded at the end of her bed for a few years. It's been stored in a storage bin for years and my niece just discovered it. It's pretty fragile and already held together by safety pins in a few spots. We are thinking we could attach it to a backing, do a border and she could hang it in her bedroom. Not a project I can start now but certainly something to look forward to.
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And this was made before we had the simple yo-yo maker available! Backing, label, sew up the pinned places - certainly a treasure! I wonder if many of these fabrics were from old dresses & shirts - seems likely in an era when most quilters were frugal. Good thing for me to emulate - frugality!
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