Originally Posted by
toverly
I think of most "heirloom" quilts as wasted quilts. They are the ones that no one loves because someone else spent alot of time on them and they will get ruined. A true heirloom quilt is loved, worn and used daily. When they wear out, they wear out.
I disagree, but I do understand your point of view. I treasure the quilt top my Great Great Aunt sold me (back in the early 70s) and my Great Aunt Maude had it quilted by her quilting group located in a very rural part of Kansas. It is NOT pieced that well but I consider it a heirloom quilt since NOW it is over 100 years old. It will be donated to the local museum in the small town where my Grandparent Jevons and their siblings were born and raised. I have NEVER used it because I respected that is was very old. I treasure it whenever I bring it out for airing. I believe that it is a Bethlehem Star.