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After talking to my sister she hunted up this picture for me. This quilt (on a couch as a covering in this picture) was made by my Great-Great-Grandmother. When I was a little girl, from around 6 years old to 10 years old, this quilt was on my bed. Then my family had to move and my mother sold all of the quilts she had that had been made by my Great-Great-Grandmother including this one. I loved this quilt. It was my quilt. It was my cherry quilt. It was all white and red except for the two shades of green leaves and stems. I was so hooked on cherries, that I even asked for cherry pie for my birthdays instead of cake.

I would love to reproduce this quilt, for my memories and as a memory in honor of my Great-Great-Grandmother, but it would help if I had a pattern to work from. I don't know if she used a pattern from a magazine or if she just made it up herself as she was a wonderful quilter. She did a lot of her patterns from magazines, so maybe? The quilt was on a white background with all of the pattern pieces appliqued, even the bottom scallop. All the reds were the same solid red color, except for the bottom red scallop and the diamonds, which are the same shade of red, but it had tiny white leaves of three throughout. The connecting diamond also had a red blossom in the center of it the same fabric as the cherries. The backing fabric was the same white as the front. And the binding, was white fabric with leaves and cherries appliqued on the strip and then made into the binding. The two bottom corners had oversized leaves and 3 bunches of 3 cherries that hung in the (upside down v on the bed corner) when the bed was made. Not to mention, hand quilted, as well. I can't imagine the hours this must have taken to make this.

Has anyone seen something like this? The same or really close? She probably made it in the late 1800's to early 1900's. She was born 1868. I was eleven when she died at 99 years old. She was a very sweet lady. For the longest time, my mother kept all of her quilts in a huge chest which kept them in pristine condition, and finally got this one out to put on the couch until I talked her into letting me put it on my bed. (okay, okay I begged and maybe whined a little... I admit it)!

Sorry the picture is so narrow, but I cropped out my sisters to post this.