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Old 02-10-2011, 02:27 AM
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I am hoping someone can give me some ideas for a quilt for me to make for my sister. She absolutly is the sweetest sister, and I want to make a quilt for her. She has been ill for many years and is facing some other obsticles.
She loves Little House on the Prairie and that whole time frame. So, I know I would like to make her something that would have been made at that time. I was considering a scrap quilt, but was not sure. If you have any ideas, I would love to hear them.
Thank you so much,
Jo Ann
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Old 02-10-2011, 03:08 AM
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How about Sunbonnet Sue? You could use lots of scraps.
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Old 02-10-2011, 03:25 AM
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Sun Bonnet Sue sounds like a wonderful idea and use the 30's fabric "Aunt Grace". What a thoughtful thing to do for your sister.
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Old 02-10-2011, 03:32 AM
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Little house on the Prairie took place the end of the 1800s (correct me if I'm wrong.) so some of the 1800 repros would look fabulous in a simple churn dash or shoo fly both patterns popular during that time. Trip around the world, or nine patch are also easy simple patterns that a busy house wife on the prairie would have sewn.
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Diff Sue...or even on this site the BOM for Houses...Each block could be done in the Prairie Theme. Or just pick one hse and do it in diff scene's...I did a farm scene that I posted last night under "free form applique quilt" That's a bit of prairie....easy and fast
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OH and ck out "Farmer's Wife Diary Quilt book" has blocks and diff stories from that era.
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Old 02-10-2011, 05:06 AM
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I love Sunbonnet Sue, but for some nice scrappy ideas check out
http://www.quiltville.com/

Bonnie Hunter does a lot of scrappies.
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