Originally Posted by quiltlady37
Yes, I am handquilting it. She hand pieced the oval parts and sewed the squares on a machine. Yes, it is kind of scary quilting it, but that is the only way to preserve it. It really needs to be laundered and I didn't dare do that without first stabilizing it with quilting. I have already been thinking about the label. I will take all of your suggestions and incorporate them into the label.
My Mom gave me a quilt top that my grandmother made in late '30s or early '40s. My Mom had it folded up in her closet since aournd 1975. I had it machine quilted because I know that I am not talented enough to hand quilt AND I have problems with my arms and hands. I was lucky enough to find someone local who let me use her long arm...you can tell that it was my 'first' long arm. Nonetheless, it looks better 'badly' machine quilted by me than it did in the drawer. Of course, when I 'quilted' it, I had no idea what I was doing. For me, though, that adds to the charm.
Enjoy every stitch!