Jim

what a gorgeous treasure

kiffie2413

Good for you! What a great family treasure you have!!

Maggiesmom

You have a treasure.

dhanke

I love that quilt, it's so happy and exudes so much energy. I am working on restoring an old quilt for my dear DIL, it's a whole different experience for me when I am working on an antique quilt rather than making a new one from new fabrics or my scraps. I feel like I'm a link in the history of the old quilt, and I do a lot of thinking about who the original maker might have been as I work on her handmade treasure.

maryellen2u

It is truly beautiful! I love your artistic workmanship and the wonderful history and love story in the quilt.

katesnanna

What a fabulous heirloom. Very nice.

fleurdelisquilts.com

Thanks for your kind comments, everybody...gotta love this board! I did do lots of thinking about who the maker could be. My mom loved rummage sales and garage sales, so I wondered if she picked it up somewhere, but I kept going back to my grandmother.....her signature stitches from her poor arthritic hands. Some of her fingers would not straighten out, but she loved sewing so much and especially hand stitching. It wasn't until the quilt was finished that we solved the mystery, but that's good because it just sealed what I already felt in my heart.

AnneT

Such a treasure and wonderful memory, thank you for sharing :).

Sewfine

Beautiful save.

debcavan

Wonderful. Thank you for the rescue.

What an unusual pattern. I have never seen that one.