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Old 04-06-2012, 05:38 PM
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Truly awesome story!!!
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Old 04-07-2012, 01:50 AM
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What a lovely story and how nice those templates came full circle
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Old 04-07-2012, 05:51 AM
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I think it is fantastic that the grandson was able to find you and even more fantastic that you still had some templates and were willing to send them to him. What an absolute gift!!! My Dad built a mountain dulcimer and then sold it. Boy, would I love to be able to find that and buy it back. Thanks for posting this heart warming story. With all the "bad" news out there, it was great to read this piece.
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Old 04-07-2012, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok View Post
Many months ago, perhaps a year or more even, I posted for sale some metal template sets. I listed them by the name on the paper inside of the packages "Roy Daniel, Tinsmith" they say.
Well, a few weeks ago I got the strangest PM message about those templates.
Here is what the young man wrote to me:
[h=2]metal templates[/h]
I was doing a search under my grandfathers name, Roy Daniel and I was brought here. I lived with him and his wife Inez in Camden, Maine for almost 2 years. This was between 1982 and 1984. I was around 14. Inez made quite a few quilts and many people had asked Roy to make them some more permanent templates. I worked in his shop after school and on the weekends. I may have been the guy who glued the sandpaper onto the back of the ones you have. After gluing the paper and trimming the excess, I punched the pieces & wired them together. I remember the colored paper that would get put into every bag with the design on the front.
He was also known for making colonial tin pieces such as chandeliers, candle holders, snuffers, decorative mugs, and many other pieces.
He also sung in a barbershop quartet at his church. He would sing a lot of the old songs while working.
If you ever wish to part with a couple of patterns, please let me know.
Thanks,
Dave

Well, turns out that I did still have a couple of sets of these templates and as we speak a little set of twister templates is on their way to Dave's house to be reunited with him and add a piece of his family history back into his life!

How cool is that? All because he googled Roy's name and my sales ad came up in that search!
how cool that now we ALL have a little more insight/history about the wonderful tinsmith who helped keep quilting alive with his wonderful templates!
That is really cool!
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Old 04-07-2012, 01:13 PM
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Lovely story, thanks for sharing. Quilter1234
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Old 04-07-2012, 02:25 PM
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How Cool. What a small world we live in. Thanks for sharing such a heartwarming story.
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Old 04-07-2012, 02:30 PM
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How great is that? You heard from the young man who not only knew Roy, but was family and helped in the work shop. What a terrific reunion he is about to receive. It really is a very small world when you hear stories like this. Thank you for sharing.
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Old 04-07-2012, 02:35 PM
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How wonderful!
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Old 04-10-2012, 04:49 AM
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I just got an email from Dave saying he received the template set!

**Hi there,

I just received the pattern today. Thank you very much. The paper label is just as I remembered. I think it might have my grandma's writing on the back of each piece. I'll have to check it against some letters I have. My wife is going to make a quilt with the pattern. I think she might be more excited about it. She said she wants to use a family keepsake to make another family keepsake.
Thanks again
Dave**


How wonderful!
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That is truly wonderful! A very unique experience.
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