Great estate sale find
#142
Originally Posted by kwendt
So nice! Would be perfect in my bedroom.... How does one find these estate sales?
I am so glad I did, not just for the quilt, but because we found that wonderful dog stroller that will take all four of the girls. Talk about a perfect sale.
#144
Originally Posted by PKITTY1
With all the work that went into that quilt, I can't believe that someone didn't recognize it and keep it. Good find for you. It is beautiful and I hope you enjoy it.
But they were heavy, dark looking quilts, and I just bought two quilts last week, one utility type (the one with the little spots of blood) and a gorgeous multi-colored one for him, to make up for the sawblade I refuse to let him have, lol. And I almost didn't unfold this one, because with those prices, I figured this one was going to be really expensive. But I couldn't resist that white with the beautiful embroidery. Let's face it, we all admire beautiful things we can't do. I had to bring that one home.
I see so many nice quilts, and I am with you. I just don't understand how the families just turn loose of them. I have the tied quilt on my couch, and even my doxies love cuddling under it. They treat it with the respect it deserves. I have an old quilt that is sort of tattered on my old beat up wing chair that sits in front of this computer, and they like to sit up here with me and snuggle into this quilt, too. I would never think of throwing it away, even tho it is beat up, and would be a nearly impossible task to repair.
I am going to start watching for a quilt for my dil. I would love to find one as nice as this for her.
I am actually having buyer's remorse, lol. I am regretting that I did not buy her sewing basket she had with the floss from this quilt and some of her tool in it. I really should have picked it up too....and a few more of her lovely jewelry pins.
#146
Look what I found, and of course, it is being sold by Walmart, lol. This is the piece I saw at the thrift store today, and the only thing it and my quilt have in common is the shape. The flowers on it are hideous, and the "quilting" is done in white thread, badly, and runs right thru the flowers. And just look at the price they are asking.
Walmart, you should be ashamed of yourself. This is a piece of junk. Don't even think of comparing it to the beautiful quilt laying on my bed.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Hom...m-Set/10233492
Walmart, you should be ashamed of yourself. This is a piece of junk. Don't even think of comparing it to the beautiful quilt laying on my bed.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Hom...m-Set/10233492
#147
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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I haave been thinking about your quilt and remember that Mother made two quilts, a Cinderella and a Cowboy one, that were appliqued. The quilting in them was about 1" apart all over the quilts. She did them about the same time as the ones like yours. If I remember right she got them from a catalog call Lee Wards. She hand appliqued those quilts and did all the embroidery and quilting. They were for her first grandson and granddaughter and were done in 1962. The embroidery quilt tops I have seen are not from the same quality fabric.
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