Could this fabric be 100 years old?
#31
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Becky, see if you can get in touch with Bets Ramsey in Knoxville. She knows a lot about old fabrics and quilt patterns. There are also several quilt appraisers in our area. Contact Tenn. Quiltsin Jonesborough. There is one appraiser, whose first name is Joyce, I think, that they will know about, and she is from Knoxville. I live in Bristol. Small world, eh. Good luck in finding out the age of that lovely fabric. It would be hard for me to cut it.
#32
Becky, see if you can get in touch with Bets Ramsey in Knoxville. She knows a lot about old fabrics and quilt patterns. There are also several quilt appraisers in our area. Contact Tenn. Quiltsin Jonesborough. There is one appraiser, whose first name is Joyce, I think, that they will know about, and she is from Knoxville. I live in Bristol. Small world, eh. Good luck in finding out the age of that lovely fabric. It would be hard for me to cut it.
#33
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I'd quilt it as a wholecloth...and use as a padded table cloth or throw. This fabric will not hold up as an actual quilt on a bed. I have worked with this type fabric before...yes, it could be 100 years old. The fabric we were given to use on an antique sofa/chair set was from drapes...forest green on one side, Turkey red on the other.. not fun to work with when cut into.
#35
I agree with Ilma and Marge and would do a whole cloth quilt. I have done several and they have turned out nice. What ever you do with it, put a history with it so in the future people will know the sentimental value.
#36
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Location: Maryland
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I have blue fabric just life this. I got it in a box that I bought from a woman who lived on the Andrews Air Force Bace in D.C. and she and her husband were getting ready to move overseas and she had to downloan her stash. It's beautiful fabric but I don't know how old this is either. She had quite a few UFO's in those boxes as well. I plan on finishing them. I wish I would have gotten her address so I could have sent her one of the quilts when I finish them.
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