This makes me so sad - Estate Quilts
06-24-2011, 06:45 AM
#61
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Yes, I agree. I just purchased a quilt top at a antique shop yesterday for $30. I don't know what it is called but it is those little hexagon pieces, all hand done. I commented to the shop owner how angry the person would be if she knew how cheaply this was sold for and her comment was "she passed away and her daughter brought in a bunch of stuff to get rid of." How very sad. But I have a gorgeous quilt top that I have no idea what to do with it but it will be loved at least.
06-24-2011, 06:56 AM
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My brother-in-law once used a quilt my mother had given my sister as a drop cloth when he was painting. He just saw it as a large piece of cloth that would protect his floor from paint!!. But then when my mother passed away on June 9 of this year, we draped one of her quilts over her casket under the flowers. Different people see quilts different ways.
06-24-2011, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by wendy053
It could be that they have closets full of other quilts that were made and gifted to them. Better to pass them on to those who will enjoy and cherish them than have them languish, unused and unseen.
06-24-2011, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by fabric_fancy
Originally Posted by wendy053
It could be that they have closets full of other quilts that were made and gifted to them. Better to pass them on to those who will enjoy and cherish them than have them languish, unused and unseen.
they might have cherry picked items to keep and are now allowing others to enjoy her work.
it could be that the family needs money, in today's economy its not far from reality, and they want to raise money to send their children to college.
i'm sure the grandmother would be thrilled to know that her quilts and stash financed the higher education of her grandchildren.
my point is don't think the worst of people you do not know their story and should not pass such harsh judgement against them.
I'm guessing that was a compliment.
06-24-2011, 08:19 AM
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Glad your going to the sale because it will be interesting to see what some of these go for. Hopefully there are others like yourself at the sale and the estate gets a fair price. Let us know okay?
06-24-2011, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Chickerson
This makes me so sad to see a closet full of love being sold at an Estate Sale. I'm guessing the family doesn't understand the love and time it took to make these memories. I'm going to try to get to the sale on Friday.
06-24-2011, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Yooper32
In defence of the families who let these things go in an auction, around here it is the usual practice that "everything" goes into the auction and if separate parties want a certain item, they must bid on it like the rest of the crowd, there is no picking favorites before the auction. So, it is sort of a sad situation and if I lose a bid to someone who is determined to get a certain item, I always feel better thinking that possibly it is a family member bidding against me to get a prized possesion. Most of the time, I don't know who is family and who isn't but if I know, then I will not bid an item up. I think everyone at these auctions feel badly for the families, but that is the way it goes if they decide to divide the estate in this way.
06-24-2011, 09:04 AM
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I too have quilt tops from antique malls. Mine is a dwr all hand pieced. I paid $50 for it. It was being used as a back drop on a wall in one booth. It is makde of shirting fabrics. Makes me wonder who this was made for that didn't get it. But i love it and will quilt it and use it with love for what it is--a masterpiece to me.
06-24-2011, 10:19 AM
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[quote=fabric_fancy]
Disposing of a loved one's estate is a whole subject in-and-of-itself...it can be overwhelming! Actually it is something that we all should be considerate of...the STUFF we acquire.
I go to auctions, and when the quilts come up, I shake my head, and say,"Someone is SPINNING IN HER GRAVE right now." It is amazing that the quilts go for SO LITTLE. It almost makes me sick.
Originally Posted by wendy053
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you're right. If you have ever had to deal with disposing of someones treasures you get a whole nother picture. You can only do so much. it could be breaking their hearts to have to sell their loved ones treasures.
you're right. If you have ever had to deal with disposing of someones treasures you get a whole nother picture. You can only do so much. it could be breaking their hearts to have to sell their loved ones treasures.
I go to auctions, and when the quilts come up, I shake my head, and say,"Someone is SPINNING IN HER GRAVE right now." It is amazing that the quilts go for SO LITTLE. It almost makes me sick.
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