What I saw in a thrift shop window today.

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01-08-2011, 09:16 PM

cjomomma

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I took these pic's with my cell phone so they are not very good plus the sun was hitting the window.
Both of these quilts are old and I wanted to bring them home but the items in the window are in a silent auction style. I couldn't hardly stand to see them hanging where the sun for a month was gonna be beating on them ruining them.
I thought they were both beautiful!!

Poor quilt is all raggy. The blocks are sail boats.

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I had never seen 1 like this before. Iy almost looks like cheater cloth.

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01-08-2011, 09:18 PM

lovingmama

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Wow, very nice, thanks for sharing. Sometimes it's amazing what you can find at a thrift shop.

01-08-2011, 09:18 PM

bluteddi

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wow! look at all the colors!!

01-08-2011, 09:19 PM

sueisallaboutquilts

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The first one is a little too far gone for me but the second one is really interesting! :D
Looks like a spools variation.

01-08-2011, 09:22 PM

cjomomma

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Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts

The first one is a little too far gone for me but the second one is really interesting! :D
Looks like a spools variation.

The blocks with the sail boats could be fixed because only the plain blocks were falling apart. I would still love to have it.

01-08-2011, 11:25 PM

quiltsRfun

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Somebody wasn't thinking to put them in the sun. Wonder if this will affect the bids.

01-09-2011, 03:45 AM

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Some people just are totaly clueless

01-09-2011, 03:51 AM

Rainy Day

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Those fabrics are too frail to be in direct sunlight! Aaaargh.

01-09-2011, 04:19 AM

Michele elder

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Our church has a thrift shop The manager is a quilter-She would never put them in the sun BTW she is teaching me quilting I need to get busy!

01-09-2011, 05:18 AM

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Well loved quilts. What a shame that they are being exposed to the sun when they shouldn't be. Perhaps the shopkeeper doesn't know this and it may be worthwhile whispering in her ear? :shock: