Thread: Antique Quilts
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Old 04-24-2010, 03:17 PM
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newfiegirl
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I inherited an old (from the early 1900s that no one in the family wanted) family coverlet that has quilt blocks on both sides with no batting and a scalloped unlined edging hemmed with a very coarse thread. The edging is not in very good condition and the coverlet is soiled. I am planning to try and get rid of the soilage with BIZ. I don't plan to try and correct the edging. I was told that it was used during the summer when heavy quilts were tucked away and a cover was needed for the bed. Also for a donation to my church, I recovered a 1930s quilt top (per appraisal) which my pastor was using for a copy machine cover (horrors) My daughter now is keeping it as an heirloom.
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