My aunt who is 88 told me that she has quilt blocks my great grandmother sewed when my grandmother was a child. When she returns to Fort Worth she is going to mail me the blocks since I'm the only one in the family interested in quilts and appreciates their history. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. When I received them I'll post some pictures. I need to tell her to insure the blocks. Any one have any idea how much they should be insured for?

I definitely want to see them. You are a lucky one. Keep us posted.

That is great news, can't wait to see them, what a treasure and lots of memory for you

be sure she packs them well and put on the outside "Fragile"
and have the post office to hand stamp it so it won't go thru the meter and rip up the blocks

I would have her to put them in a box with a tracking #, and also to insure them

To insure them u have to be able to prove their worth. Might be better to just have tracking.

Very lucky

Painiacs is right. In order to sucessfully insure them they would need to be appraised for a realistic value. Have her ship them priority mail, with delivery confirmation, and certify it with a return reciept requested.
That's what the jeweler recommended when I sent my mother's wedding ring to my son.
Can't wait to see them!

Lucky you! No sure how much to insure them for. Hope to see them when you get them.

I finally got the antique quilt blocks. There are 65 blocks, all the same design (star) but in several different prints of burgandy, blues, and tan. Right now I don't have any idea how to lay this out. Any suggestions? These are all hard stitched of course - do you think it would be a qulting sin to machine stitch these together?

those are beautiful! (as for machining them together, I wouldn't, I would hand stitch them and be sure to add a panel stating who made the blocks and when or approx when, plus who finished it (ie you and your great grandmother)

Those are beautiful. I am so glad you were able to rescue these.