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02-12-2011, 11:17 AM

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grammysews4u

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Happy Dance!! looks like beautiful work too>

02-12-2011, 11:27 AM

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fatquarters

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I have a dresden quilt that my DGM made in the 30s. They are set on a solid yellow background

02-12-2011, 11:29 AM

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ann clare

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Great find.

02-12-2011, 11:30 AM

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suebee

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Quote:

Originally Posted by marshaKay

The bag said, "quilt scraps'. The tag said 50 cents. I didn't look inside till I got home. You could have knocked me over with a feather. These 14 blocks are hand pieced. Now what do I do to finish them. Do you ladies think that they are feed sack, from the 40's? I don't know that much about this. I don't know how to go about putting them into aquilt worthy of their workmanship. Please help. I hope the 2 pix show, never did this before.

You could always send them to me! LOL . What a great find. These will make a beautiful quilt.

02-12-2011, 11:31 AM

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ShirlinAZ

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What a great buy! They would look fabulous on a pale green or yellow base. Applique onto larger blocks to make it whatever size you want. We'll want to see pix when it's finished.

02-12-2011, 11:47 AM

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AlienQuilter

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I just googled dresden plate quilts:

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&s...&aqi=&aql=&oq=

Maybe get some ideas from these pics.

02-12-2011, 11:47 AM

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MaryStoaks

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Score!!! They do look like flour sack and 40s/50s to me. Please post pictures when you get the quilt finished! :thumbup:

02-12-2011, 11:49 AM

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AlienQuilter

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Just thinking, 14's a hard number to work with. How about using 12 for the quilt and two for pillows?

02-12-2011, 11:58 AM

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Jan in VA

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Beautiful, put them together on a white background. They can be appliqued on. Just lovely and someone must have had a plan to make a quilt and didn't get the chance, but you do....have fun knowing someone may be smiling.