Antique Grandmother's Flower Garden
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Gai..that is just gorgeous and I'm sooo happy that you are having it hand quilted. It will be a big job, but well worth it. The original maker will be proud (probably from quilters heaven)..I'm curious now...is there a date anywhere on it?
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WOW -- that's gorgeous. So glad you "rescued" that top and will do right by it. It amazes me what people will sell. My kids will have a terrific garage sale when my time comes. (I also bought some quilt tops from ebay -- got burned by several, and the others are incredibly ugly. But hey, somebody somewhere spent a lot of time piecing them. At least now they are on my shelf where I can appreciate the work that went into them.)
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Esq, I don't have any backstory for the top. I'm ambivalent about whether I want to. On the one hand it would be incredibly interesting and make the quilt more valuable, at least to me. On the other hand, I would probably feel obliged to try to find a family member who would cherish it as a FAMILY heirloom.
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