Originally Posted by kay carlson

I have and will continue to cherish this beautiful quilt. To my knowledge, it was never used. I saw this about 2-3 years ago when my cousin gave me a box of extra units.

Since then, I have been trying to find out more about the construction. I know how it was constructed, but didn't know if she devised the technique herself or if this was a trendy type of pattern.

Yesterday, I learned that this pattern had appeared in magazines in the late 40's to early 50's. The appraisor was the only person who had seen this type of construction.

Actually, it is a quilt as you go and the possibilities of designs is endless based on colors selected.

It made me sad that with all the work Grandma Rosa did, no one had used the quilt or displayed it to other family members.....until a short time ago. Well, the masterpiece has found a home where it will be loved, loved, and loved.

The second quilt Grandma Rosa started and was finished by her daughter, follows the same design, story, etc.

By the way, Grandma and her younger brother came to the Midwest on one of the orphan trains from New York City around 1900.

Fortunately, the couple they lived with treated them like family and she considered herself as having been adopted. In later years, she discovered no formal legal adoption had taken place. However, this couple surely was her loving family.

This is one case where the "social experiment" of the 1900 era turned out successfully for both children and adults.