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Old 12-03-2010, 05:11 PM
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B. Louise
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I have an old quilt. The fabrics in it remind me of yours. My brother gave me the quilt top. I thought it was rather ugly. It was fragile looking, but it had a smell I couldn't tolerate. I washed it by hand in my bath tub and spread it in the grass on a sheet to dry. I showed it to an Amish friend whose mother advised me and then quilted it for me. At her advice, I fused lightweight interfacing on the very thinnest places (fold lines). It was very out of square, and I thought it would need darts taken in it. But this Amish quilter was amazing. She was able to quilt it square. After it was quilted, I thought it was beautiful. I'm sorry I don't have a good photo handy to show. I just spread it out on a bed and snapped a few pictures of it. It is such a scrappy quilt, I believe from worn fabrics, not just left overs. I love looking at all the combinations in the log cabin blocks. Quilting friends have estimated early 1900's for the fabric. I believe yours may be that old.

old log cabin, not spread out well
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close up of some of the old fabrics
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