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Old 02-12-2009, 04:09 PM
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mpspeedy
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That trunk is not a family heirloom but one I purchased at a local antique store. My husband and I refinished it ourselves. After my Dad died I had one of the trunks he had on his back porch restored and refinished by a local man. The trunks came over with my grandfather when he immigrated here from England in the very early 1900,s. I let two of my brothers take those quilts after my Mom died as I got her quilting stuff. Since the man who did the other trunks was from my church I picked his brain to find out how to do the one I restored. We used one of my husband's old belts to replace the rotted leather handles and my daughter found me the hinges somewhere in PA near where she went to college. I use a piece of plexglass on top of the quilt to protect it. It allows the quilt to be seen without getting soiled.
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