UFO's - Who has the oldest?
10-28-2010, 07:30 AM
#111
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I just have the curent UFO's that I have been working on. I made 5 quilt since the begining of this year and have 3 more to finish up on. I have blocks that my Mom had that are 67 years old and it is hard to sew them as they are made of wool. I have only sewed 1/3 of the quilt.
10-28-2010, 11:08 AM
#112
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Originally Posted by mlpelikan
Well, I began piecing "Grandma's Flower Garden" in ginghams and solids while I was in high school (1951-55), and I still haven't finished it, so that's 57-58 years ago. Every so often I find some more gingham and add a few more flowers, so maybe one day...
Wish I had known. It wasn't long ago that I sent all the ginghams to Goodwill.
10-28-2010, 06:43 PM
#114
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I just finished a very different quilt today. I have had several cloth calendar towels, from the years as far back as 1987. These were given to me from family each year, so I just put them up after the year was over. I finally decided to do something different with them, so I made a king size quilt with them. It is not the pretties, but it has some meaning to it. I will use this on my bed this year.
10-28-2010, 07:03 PM
#115
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One of my UFOs is a table cloth made from some of these calendars. I used to get those at Christmas time from students. I used a bright yellow calico fabric that I had used as a background on my bulletin board. It's still in a box somewhere in the closet. Hadn't thought of it in years. I may just need to pull it out after the holidays and get it finished.
10-30-2010, 05:54 PM
#116
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I have 2 that is 21 years. It is stamped hand embroider, 36 blocks for each quilt. I started them for my daughters. I have 15 blocks of each quilt done. Hoping to get it finished in the next 20 years. Wish me luck
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10-30-2010, 06:03 PM
#117
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I had two... started them for my daughters' weddings. Finished the first one last November after 20 years. Finished the second one this August after 15 years. Was thrilled to have them both done and both daughters were thrilled to get them. I guess my motto would be "better late than never."
10-30-2010, 06:04 PM
#118
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I had two... started them for my daughters' weddings. Finished the first one last November after 20 years. Finished the second one this August after 15 years. Was thrilled to have them both done and both daughters were thrilled to get them. I guess my motto would be "better late than never."
10-31-2010, 05:36 PM
#119
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Originally Posted by mlpelikan
Well, I began piecing "Grandma's Flower Garden" in ginghams and solids while I was in high school (1951-55), and I still haven't finished it, so that's 57-58 years ago. Every so often I find some more gingham and add a few more flowers, so maybe one day...
11-01-2010, 06:58 AM
#120
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My sister just gave me a top to quilt for her granddaughter. It has pieces of fabric from dresses we wore in 1950 and earlier, a couple of blocks from much later, maybe the '70s. My grandmother made many of the blocks, she passed away in 1972, hadn't quilted for many years before that. My mother completed the top, she passed away in 1986, and hadn't quilted for at least 2 years prior.
I cried when I saw it, didn't know of its existance until a few weeks ago. Hopefully, it will be done for Christmas.
I cried when I saw it, didn't know of its existance until a few weeks ago. Hopefully, it will be done for Christmas.
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