Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Main
Super cool find today in my stash! >

Super cool find today in my stash!

Super cool find today in my stash!

Old 05-09-2013, 04:17 PM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
DeneK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Commerce, Ga
Posts: 875
Default Super cool find today in my stash!

My SIL gave me some of her deceased mother's stash which included some pre-cut fabric for a dresden plate with around 10 blocks finished, batting, and quite an assortment of muslin of various colors and weights.

I thought it would be nice to finish the dresden plate blocks and make a quilt out of them and return to my SIL. That was not as easy as it sounds as her mother was trying to put 18 22.5 degree wedges into each plate circle. This was probably her mother's last quilt -- maybe her age, health or her eyes -- because she did some really beautiful work when she was younger/healthier.

I took her blocks apart and put back together with 16 blades and made enough new blocks for a 6x7 block setting. I finished putting all the dresden circles together in the last few days and decided I wanted to use some of her mother's muslin as base to applique them to. I washed, starched and today ironed them. Her mother had stitched together a number of these approx. 33" squares -- probably intended as a backing for this quilt. I ripped those apart to make them easier to cut into 15" squares. During the pressing of those pieces, I found one with a very faint blue lettering. Upon closer inspection I found that the lettering was this:

100 lb bag
Granulated Sugar
(company name here which I don't remember)
Havana, CUBA

These 33" squares were from old (very old ) bags that were imported from Cuba with sugar in them.

When did we quit buying sugar from Cuba? In the 50's?

The fabric is very strong. No weakness of the threads from being stored so long. There are some age spots and a few stains, but I am still going to use them as background for the plates. I think that only adds to the final project. And I am going to cut that segment with the blue lettering and use for the back.

I just think this is super cool!
DeneK is offline  
Old 05-09-2013, 04:26 PM
  #2  
Super Member
 
Emma S's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Roseburg, OR
Posts: 2,976
Default

A real piece of history. Would love to see some pictures.
Emma S is offline  
Old 05-09-2013, 04:26 PM
  #3  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Michigan. . .FINALLY!!!!
Posts: 6,726
Default

Where are the pictures????? Cool finds for sure!
auntpiggylpn is offline  
Old 05-09-2013, 04:36 PM
  #4  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
Posts: 8,562
Default

Isn't that just FUN!!! How cool!

Jan in VA
Jan in VA is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 04:40 AM
  #5  
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Hocking Hills, Ohio
Posts: 211
Default

I just love finding pieces of history! I checked on when we stopped getting sugar from Cuba. I copied this from this website http://www.coldwarstudies.com/2010/1...can-sanctions/

"In retaliation, in July 1960, Cuba’s sugar quota was cut from the US market when Eisenhower cut Cuban sugar imports by 700,000 tons, the balance of the quota for 1960. He then fixed any future quota at zero. This move was devastating because, under normal circumstances, Cuba sold an average of 3,000,000 tons of sugar each year to the United States, at “prices that had been kept artificially high by laws designed to protect the high – cost US producer.”"
cherisews is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 04:51 AM
  #6  
Power Poster
 
ube quilting's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PA
Posts: 10,704
Default

This is just an awesome thing to do. I love the idea of making sure the label on the fabric show and the history of the quilt is present right there.
Wonderful. Can you post Pics'? Please!
peace
ube quilting is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 11:32 AM
  #7  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Rapid City, SD
Posts: 4,961
Default

That is a fun find!! I've never run across anything that nice! At one time I was looking for some handkerchief fabric - no one in town had any. I was not a happy camper. Later I was looking for something in my stash and ran across 3 yards of handkerchief fabric!
Nammie to 7 is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 11:36 AM
  #8  
Super Member
 
ArtsyOne's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Canadian in Minnesota
Posts: 3,078
Default

How exciting to find something like this and what a great idea to incorporate it into the project. Good for you!
ArtsyOne is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 11:39 AM
  #9  
Super Member
 
cowgirlquilter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Posts: 4,656
Default

Wow! Cant wait to see you post the finished masterpiece!
cowgirlquilter is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 01:36 PM
  #10  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts
Posts: 10,477
Default

First, that is very sweet of you to do this for her. Second, it is so nice to have a bit of history involved with the project. I wonder if you could include an extra label with some of this info. It will be very interesting to the future generation.
Boston1954 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jaciqltznok
Main
62
04-02-2012 07:51 AM
carolaug
Main
1
04-17-2011 02:57 AM
craftybear
Links and Resources
4
06-20-2010 09:46 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter