mshawii

Sylvia, I love that old pattern on your bed. What is the history? Grandma made it? I have one with the same colors but it is a Grandmothers Dresden plate. And my grandma did make it.

grandme26

Beautiful

sewgray

Wow and double wow!

sylviak

Jan, that is a quilt I quilted for a customer. The top was pieced by her great grandmother who died in 1947. It was a beautiful top in great condition for its age. Not sure when it was made, but the green used in the sashing and borders was common in the 1930's. The prints may have been a combination of 30's and 40's. I'm fairly new to long arm quilting, but I did my best. She really loved it and put it on her bed. After I put it on my bed to take the pictures, I didn't want to take it off!

OHSue

This is beautiful. I love the colors.

Leota

Jan,
that is one awesome quilt.

My DH is also a Coastie and I am going to make him a Mariner's Compass also. He requested lighthouses on the borders so I'm embroidering 12x12 blocks with different lighthouses and will put them on the borders... Because I am a very slow embroiderer and slow quilter... this is going to take some time... :p

mshawii

From what I can see of the quilting it is lovely. Well done. This quilt is about the same age as mine and my grandma dies during WWII. Those quilts are so precious to me!

mshawii

I hope you post pictures when it is done. Where were you stationed? We were in Astoria Or. in 1959 and then Portland Or Alaska for 5 1/2 years. Massachusetts 4 years, Md for 3 years, Hawaii3 years, Back to Astoria 3 years, nad retired from Hawaii(second tour or 3 1/2 years, and now in Forest Grove Or.
Glad you like the quilt. it will be one of my master pieces! My other one is a king size Hawaiian quilt.

np3

I love it!

k3n

That is an absolute beauty - and how apt, a compass to guide a mariner through stormy seas. Love it.