A challenge from his wife

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Old 06-29-2014, 11:08 PM
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Albert Small - Mosaic #3.

http://www.pbs.org/americaquilts/cen...ert_small.html
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Old 06-30-2014, 02:11 AM
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thanks for posting the link. not only is his quilt awesome, but the stories of the other quilters is fascinating.
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I have seen a similar quilt, also made by a man, also in hexes, in the Western KY Univ. museum.
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Old 06-30-2014, 05:22 AM
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WOW Thanks for sharing that was very interesting. I can tell you if I made that bet with my hubby you wouldn't be seeing that quilt - or any quilt.
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Here is another article:
http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslin...s_smhist.html#

click the link at the bottom of the article to view the quilts in color.

Such an amazing and beautiful showing of craftsmanship.
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Talk about patience. At least he had a steady hand.
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Old 07-01-2014, 04:05 AM
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Good article. That man was really serious about the challenge.
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Wow! That is truly amazing! It really struck me that he worked with rocks and dynamite by day and 1/4" hexies by night.
Chasing Hawk, your link filled out so much more of the story. Did you all see how diverse his interests were?

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Old 07-01-2014, 11:24 AM
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That is a very cool story!
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Old 07-02-2014, 04:09 AM
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Aw geez. He probably enjoyed quilting because it took his mind off his job!
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