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Old 04-19-2010, 06:07 AM
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I went to a quilt show & it was about slavery. This is 2 quilts she made called Lilly of the Valley & Lilly of the Fields. One is a heart quilt she made for a church. The last one was very special it is names, in gold thread,of slaves that was tortured & killed. she did all of the research on them. had 2 nuses (sp) at the top. I couldn't get real close for pics. It was very touching to hear & see the quilts with so much meaning.
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Wow.
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WOW is right. What a nice thing she did commemorating all those slaves.
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i love quilts that tell a story and what a great way to learn about history.. i would loved to seen this show..
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Those are really beautiful! And what a visible testament to a people's history. Thanks for sharing!
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The second quilt is just beautiful, isn't it? I love that.

And, wow, I keep staring at the last one. It's hard to comprehend all of those names and everything they went through. Very, very touching.
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What a touching tribute. The cross is lovely.
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Thank you fro sharing ! They are beautiful . And more special and touching because they have a history and story to them
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Originally Posted by sharon b
Thank you fro sharing ! They are beautiful . And more special and touching because they have a history and story to them
Yeah, sharon. History is always better when you have names of real people and can personalize it.
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Wow. What beautiful quilts and with such meaning. Thanks for sharing.
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