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02-26-2013, 08:42 AM

#81

sharin'Sharon

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Great idea for a 'memory' quilt, maybe? I save swatches when I sew for the grandkids and thought when making a quilt using 'first years' fabric swatches would be fun. Thanks for sharing.

02-26-2013, 08:44 AM

#82

Caswews

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Fantastic !! thanks for sharing!!

02-26-2013, 09:32 AM

#83

bibi

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Lovely quilt and thanks to your talent this quilt gets a chance to shine again for a long, long time.

02-26-2013, 09:48 AM

#84

Jo Anne B.

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Very cool quilt!

02-26-2013, 09:51 AM

#85

IBQUILTIN

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Attic treasures are sooooooooooooo wonderful, and your treatment of them is awesome. Great find.

02-26-2013, 10:25 AM

#86

caspharm

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Great find and wonderful quilt!

02-26-2013, 10:27 AM

#87

MargeD

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What a great find and I like the way you sashed and set them. Nicely done.

02-26-2013, 10:41 AM

#88

pinebeltquilter

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Very pretty, what a great find!

02-26-2013, 10:53 AM

#89

wordpaintervs

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attic find

Good for you that you were able to 'breath new life' into the attic find. It is beautiful.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Vickey S.

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Originally Posted by helenquilt

While having work done on her house, these quilt blocks were found in the attic of my friend. She does not know who did them. They are hand pieced. They were very stained so I soaked them in the sink until white again. Set them together with fabric from a 96 yr old friend. Enjoy[ATTACH=CONFIG]397808[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]397815[/ATTACH]