Vintage quilt rescued from the thrift store...
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Vintage quilt rescued from the thrift store...
Last Saturday DH & I were out "thrifting" when I found this quilt. It was very yellowed from old storage stains and looked like it possibly may have even had some water stains. It was picked up by 2 other people and rejected by both before I finally got my hands on it. When I picked it up, the other 2 people turned up their noses and said "it's stained".
But I know better! I've bought lots of vintage linens in my lifetime and I know a nice Oxi-Clean soak does wonders!
This is what the quilt looks like now after soaking overnight. It is full-sized, all hand embroidered and hand quilted. There is no label but in the doorway of the house, in blue permanent marker, is written "The Hammill's".
I don't know who made this, but it is now in my home and on my bed. Yes, it is small for my queen-sized bed, but we don't care....It's got 3 other quilts underneath it so it's more of a "covering"! There are no pulled threads or popped stitches and looks like it has never been used before!
But I know better! I've bought lots of vintage linens in my lifetime and I know a nice Oxi-Clean soak does wonders!
This is what the quilt looks like now after soaking overnight. It is full-sized, all hand embroidered and hand quilted. There is no label but in the doorway of the house, in blue permanent marker, is written "The Hammill's".
I don't know who made this, but it is now in my home and on my bed. Yes, it is small for my queen-sized bed, but we don't care....It's got 3 other quilts underneath it so it's more of a "covering"! There are no pulled threads or popped stitches and looks like it has never been used before!
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Snohomish WA
Posts: 884
What a masterpiece! Bless you for rescuing it, and thanks for the Oxy-Clean soak.
It's a quilter's nightmare to think that the ton of work and love you put into a quilt might end up
cast off. So glad some of them get rescued and revered.
It's a quilter's nightmare to think that the ton of work and love you put into a quilt might end up
cast off. So glad some of them get rescued and revered.
#9
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: rural SE Georgia
Posts: 1,003
Exactly what my thoughts were reading the post!!!!! This is a beautiful quilt and look at all of the work put into making it, very.
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