Quilts my Grandmother made
03-06-2010, 03:56 PM
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I have a quilt exactly like the yo-yo quilt you have in the pictures. The "sashing" part is also done with the yellow yo-yo's and it's all sewed on to a white sheet or something similar. My neighbor made it years ago and her DIL was going to throw it away!!!! I said "Don't you dare" and I rescued it.
judyjo
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03-06-2010, 08:17 PM
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They are all so beautiful and she did such neat work, I can't imagine how much time she actually spent on them, I just bet a lot. I can't believe someone would have the patience to cut all these one at a time and sew the together. I know how much time and work went into any quilting back then. I don't have enough patience to do quilts that beautiful. Now everyone going into the museum will see your Grandmothers beautiful work. Good for you to donate these.
03-06-2010, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bstanbro
I'm donating these quilts to the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center museum tomorrow. I mentioned them a few weeks ago, and I'm just now getting around to posting them. These were hand pieced and hand quilted by her. She lived frim 1892-1973. I'm her last living descendent, and I wanted to document their history while I still can. When I'm gone, nobody will know anything about them.
03-07-2010, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by STAR
WOW!! what an amazing thing you are doing for her! Now everyone will be able to enjoy them and you are helping her make history
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