Grandma's Quilt-Top
08-22-2011, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Ditter43
That is a real treasure! I hope you do quilt it! I would love to see it finished and used after all the work your Grandma put in it. :thumbup: :D :thumbup:
Hmm...maybe this one should be my first?? I have been looking at it half the day. Can't keep my eyes off it.
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08-22-2011, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by margie77072
It's a real shame she wasn't able to finish it. But you have been blessed with a wonderful gift.
08-22-2011, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by GrandmaMarilyn
Oh, please do finish it!! It is too precious to just store out of sight. She did a wonderful job, and it was meant for you to enjoy. Wish I had something my grandma had made.
08-22-2011, 08:23 PM
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Thats beautiful, I think its cool.. to find something like that.. with your name on it that grma made special for you.. finish it.. put a tag on it.. who made it for you.. yr you finished it.. so someday your grandkids will open a hope chest and there it will be with there name pinned on it... How priceless is that.... something to be cherrished for years to come...
08-22-2011, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghetohound
I was sorting material and needed a place to put some that were special. So I went into my grandma's cedar chest and decided to pull a few quilt tops that she never got the chance to quilt. This one had a piece of paper with my name on it and pinned to it. I have no clue when she made it but she quilted for as long as I can remember (im 50). She stopped quilting in the late 70's. She passed in the 90's.
I just thought I would share. Maybe one day I will get the nerve to quilt it myself.
I just thought I would share. Maybe one day I will get the nerve to quilt it myself.
08-22-2011, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghetohound
I was sorting material and needed a place to put some that were special. So I went into my grandma's cedar chest and decided to pull a few quilt tops that she never got the chance to quilt. This one had a piece of paper with my name on it and pinned to it. I have no clue when she made it but she quilted for as long as I can remember (im 50). She stopped quilting in the late 70's. She passed in the 90's.
I just thought I would share. Maybe one day I will get the nerve to quilt it myself.
I just thought I would share. Maybe one day I will get the nerve to quilt it myself.
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