Cherry I went to an estate sale once and got a beautiful hand appliqued sunbonnet sue quilt...a few days later I was at a craft fair and a lady came up and said..weren't you the lady who purchased that quilt the other day? I said yes...she said would you be willing to sell it? It was made by my grandmother and my daughter is pregnant. I wanted it to take apart and make a new quilt for her baby girl..I asked why she hadn't bid on it and she said none of the family were allowed to take anything from the estate nor were they allowed to bid on any of the items?? I felt so bad I gave it to her..I had only paid $30 for it..so was out that amount..a few mins later she came back with her DD who was expecting the baby and she thanked me as well...so it depends on what it says in the will about the items..
Happy Stitchin' Linda B.
Originally Posted by cherryberry
One of the things I got at an estate sale i just went to was a recipe box full of hand written favorite recipes. It made me sad that no one in the family wanted to keep them. The recipes included "Aunt Bessie's Chocolate Cake," "Susan's delicious Meatloaf", etc. Someone in that family will surely want to carry on the tradition of making some of these recipes some day, don't you think? I know I have favorite recipes past down from my great grandmother and grandmother. Do you keep recipes written by your relatives? I even enjoy just looking at their handwritingon those old recipe cards. it fills me with wonderful memories of time spent with them.