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    Old 02-05-2016, 08:59 PM
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    Oh you lucky lucky soul!!! I love butterfly blocks, esp vintage ones like these. hope to someday do maybe a lap quilt with them. what a treasure!!
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    Old 02-05-2016, 09:00 PM
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    You can still get flour in fabric at Win-Co stores. I have gotten several of them. Your blocks are beautiful. I would wash one of them by hand to see how it holds up. May come out fine.
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    Old 02-05-2016, 09:12 PM
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    How beautiful! What a find!!
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    Old 02-05-2016, 09:48 PM
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    Someone has put a LOT of work into those lovely blocks. I am glad they have ended up with a person who will do justice to them.
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    Old 02-05-2016, 09:54 PM
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    I too would try hand washing one block by hand to see if the 'crispiness' goes away. I'd tend to sew them into a wall hanging - something that would not need frequent laundering. Good luck - they are beautiful!
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    Old 02-05-2016, 11:07 PM
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    They are beautiful,
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    Old 02-05-2016, 11:11 PM
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    What beautiful fabrics and blocks! I am glad that they went to you.
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    Old 02-06-2016, 04:12 AM
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    sew them all together and make a quilt out of it. they are very pretty.
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    Old 02-06-2016, 04:58 AM
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    Several years ago my mother found a set of butterfly blocks that look just like yours and were made by my grandmother. She could have made them into a quilt, but instead she used individual blocks and made small wallhangings for all of the family members (nieces, grandkids, everybody). It was a good way to share them.

    You have enough there to make a beautiful quilt. I agree about a test washing to help determine what is going on with the crispiness. Please keep up informed!
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    Old 02-06-2016, 05:04 AM
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    They are gorgeous.
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