Originally Posted by
bstrong
Thanks for the link. You will definitely have to share when you finish your quilt, I'm sure it will be beautiful!
I am so sad...wanting to cry! I saw a beautiful grandma's garden quilt top on etsy that was just listed today. In GREAT condition, beautiful feedsack prints- bright and colorful...I absolutely loved it. I had it in my cart...planned to buy it...but thought I should think about it, and got busy with my 4 kids. My 6 week old was fussy, didn't get to go back until a few hours later, and it's GONE...gone. Sorry to complain, but it was only $55 and like I said in GREAT shape. I know people find them at estate sales for much cheaper, but for me it would have been worth the money because at this point in my life I don't get a chance to go to estate sales, and where I am there aren't many anyway. Not to mention that Grandma's garden quilts are my favorite. Oh well, I'll just have to keep my eye open for another one I like.
When my husband and I go to the MAC Tool Fair in Nashville in a couple of weeks I'm taking along all of my sacks and am going to start cutting squares. That way I'll have something to do while he's spending money on tools to put into inventory. LOL!! I've done the very same thing you did with the quilt on Etsy on Ebay. I find something I really, really want and don't get it right at that moment or put in a bid planning on staying on top of it and then get busy. When I remember it, and go back, it's gone!!! I was bidding on a feed sack earlier this week and it was down to about 5 seconds left and I was high bidder. WOOHOO!!! The sack was sooooo pretty!!! I just knew I had it so went to see how long was left on another auction and then I hear, "You've been outbid." I about passed out. Can't repeat on here what I said but it was very colorful and definitely something a lady shouldn't be saying. The way I see these things is we weren't suppose to have them at this time and something better will come along for us. I'll keep an eye out for that pattern you like and PM you should I see something. I wish we had estate sales around here too. People find such wonderful things but like you they just aren't held around here much.