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12-05-2011, 03:39 PM

#41

earthwalker

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How cool is that

. Please post some pics if you are able.....we would love to see what you have there.

12-05-2011, 03:53 PM

#42

bmillet

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Join Date: Sep 2011

Location: Bowie, MD

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Do you want my address so you can share them with me? :-)

12-05-2011, 07:49 PM

#43

gramquilter2

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Location: Somewhere North

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lucky you with all the boxes of fabric and cut pieces

12-05-2011, 07:53 PM

#44

Gladys

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: North Carolina

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Please post pictures, pretty please, I'd love to see the Dresden Plates.

12-05-2011, 07:54 PM

#45

booklady

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Join Date: Feb 2010

Location: Central Arkansas

Posts: 914

have fun with all of that! sounds like you've hit a goldmine!

12-05-2011, 08:00 PM

#46

missionslady

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Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Pensacola, FL

Posts: 287

So happy for you! Only a fellow quilter would understand how exciting something like this could be! Enjoy!!!

12-05-2011, 08:15 PM

#47

Feathers

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Join Date: Apr 2007

Location: Pacific NW

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Snoflak

about 8 yrs ago my great-aunts mother passed away. she was a seamstress for many years in Lancaster, PA and over the years acquired mass amounts of fabric. anyways, my aunt asked if i would want any of the fabric so of course, I said yes..... well, she brought me a truck load of boxes... all full of fabric. I put them away and forgot about them......

..... UNTIL TODAY!!!! I thought I died and went to heaven!!! There are hundreds of Dresden Plate pieces cut.... along with various sizes of squares..... WOW!!!!! 90% of the fabric is 1950-1960's era and I am lovin' it!!!!!

Now I just need to decide what I want to do with all this treasure!!!

I'm GREEEEEEN with envy. Lucky you!

12-05-2011, 08:51 PM

#48

pippi65

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Join Date: Aug 2009

Location: Central, Illinois

Posts: 399

How nice is that? Now you can finish what she started and snuggle under it with nice warm thoughts of her!! That's a wonderful gift!!

12-06-2011, 12:51 AM

#49

NanaBeez

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Join Date: Oct 2011

Location: Bountiful, Utah

Posts: 59

I'm Christmas Green with envy.

Not that I need anymore fabric but I wished I had been recipient of my paternal grandma and 2 aunts fabric stashes when they died. Ah, well my own grandkids will get quite the stash. Some years ago I took a trip back to Washington DC to visit my sister who was living back there. I thought I would make it a cost-cutting adventure an do it on the bus from Salt Lake City. It was an adventure alright! Somewhere in a little spot on the map we spent about an hour and there was a REAL bag lady sitting on the seats surrounded by bags of the most gorgeous selection of vintage fabrics I have ever seen. I walked over to her and commented I was a quilter and admired her stash. She looked up at me with a wild look and started hugging her bags to her. I realized she saw me as a threat and so I went some distance away. Poor thing. Her collection probably ended up in some garbage dump. Sorry for going on so. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.