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Old 05-07-2011, 12:41 PM
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dreamer2009
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Originally Posted by margecam52
Was this a pattern from Aunt Martha's? I have one of hers (two actually) and it looks identical. Never thought of beading it...and after one thought...not happening! Yours is stunning!!!!




Originally Posted by dreamer2009
not a quilt but something I embroidered in the 80's with
antique beads. this took me 54 1/2 hrs.
dry cleaner would not touch it so I turned it
inside out and threw in washer. worked fine.
has been washed many times with no problems.
each section is hand tied down.
I believe it was Aunt Martha's.
I had always wanted to incorporate beads
with the embroidery I'd grown up with
and this was the result.
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