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Sharon - NC 01-21-2010 06:38 AM

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This was supposed to be a practice piece .. I picked my least favorite fabric that was in my small stash and started hand piecing nine-patches. My daughter saw and fell in love with it and asked me (repeatedly, because I kept saying NO) ... to make her a full sized quilt with it. I did, and I ended up really liking it once I added the black and white to it. It's hand pieced and hand quilted.

The buttons are from my grandmother's button collection that I inherited when she died. As a side note, I've had the buttons for about 25 years, but when going through them for this project I found her diamond engagement ring and a beautiful locket with a diamond in it and pics of my great-grands - I guess she figured the buttons were a good place to hide "the goods"!

I quilted it to fleece rather than using batting and cotton, because I wanted it to be something soft and warm and USED. The fleece was a bit slippery and I had to pin it and repin it several times, but I like the way it turned out. I did mostly stitch in the ditch, with some diagonals here and there.

Notice my "inspector" in my avatar :-) She was so jealous of the quilt because usually SHE is in my lap if I sit down to watch TV, and she was replaced by the quilt for weeks.

Don't know why the pic turned out so small.
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Some of my grandmother's buttons.
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thequilterslink 01-21-2010 06:45 AM

that is lovely, enjoyed the button story too. I am sure dd loves it.

Baren*eh*ked_canadian 01-21-2010 06:48 AM

Nice quilt, and way cool about the treasures found in the buttons!!

grammy Dwynn 01-21-2010 06:49 AM

"Ugly" fabrics can sometimes turn out the prettiest quilts.
Great job!

watterstide 01-21-2010 06:50 AM

What a beauty! and hand pieced/stitched too? yikkes! your Daughter has a good eye! I would of wanted it too!

ranger 01-21-2010 06:53 AM

What a lovely quilt and story. Your daughter will have a wonderful quilt with a great story about the buttons used on it. Would like to see a pic of your button collection. What a thrill it must have been to find those treasures!!

Blue Bell 01-21-2010 07:07 AM

Beautiful quilt. Love it. You can tell that it was made with lots of love.

Debbie1 01-21-2010 07:10 AM

I love your quilt and what treasures both with the quilt and the find in the buttons!!!

BKinCO 01-21-2010 07:18 AM

I love it! I think it turned out great, and the addition of the buttons is wonderful!

mysacrifice 01-21-2010 07:44 AM

Oh, what a lovely tale, and beautiful quilt! What a precious heirloom!

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter 01-21-2010 07:50 AM

If that is made from your "ugly" fabric, I can't wait to see what you'll do with pretty fabric.

paintedquilt 01-21-2010 08:08 AM

Very nice :!: Its wonderful to have such nice memories :!:

Jim's Gem 01-21-2010 11:24 AM

Beautiful!!

Sharon - NC 01-21-2010 12:30 PM

Thank you for all the kind compliments! I was really anxious to get the pic posted to show you all.

Oklahoma Suzie 01-21-2010 01:12 PM

cute.

littlehud 01-21-2010 07:43 PM

That is beautiful. And the story behind it is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

amma 01-27-2010 10:04 PM

Awwww not only is it beautiful, but your DD is happy and you got to find some of Grama's treasures....That is a win/win/win for sure!!! :D:D:D

oksewglad 01-27-2010 11:11 PM

What a great story to go with those bright colors!

Ninnie 01-28-2010 07:21 AM

Very pretty!


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