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Old 07-08-2009, 03:11 PM
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quilter1962
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Originally Posted by saravincent
I started this in about 1966 or so, taking the tiny scraps that my mother would allow me to have because they were too tiny to use. It took me several summers to make. Then I hated it so much that I poked it away at Mother's house. My sister finished it for my daughter a couple of years ago for her birthday (they have the same birthday). I still don't care for it much, but it's really fun to look at the cloth and find things that our clothing was made from . Like "do you remember this skirt? or I had a dress from this one".
Wow Sara

Thats one beauty of a scrappy quilt you have there, so precious now to reflect on the contents of the fabrics - just think your daughter has a little bit of your work & your clothing. BTW I won't let on to you how old I was in 1966 :wink:
A Georgous Quilt

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