Great-grandma's quilt blocks

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09-09-2009, 11:23 AM

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RedGarnet222

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Ohhhh .. Those are sweet lisa! I love how the stars are floating in the center. So many of the old found blocks of yesteryear had them running all the way to the edge making it impossible to square them up and too wierd to try and set. Lucky You!

09-09-2009, 11:26 AM

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I would try to square them up as best you can and make a quilt from them. The blocks are beautiful and scrappy quilts are just the best.

09-10-2009, 08:11 PM

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all my grandma gave us was strudel, and we already ate that. LOL!

09-11-2009, 12:57 AM

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What an awesome treasure you have there!!!! :D :D :D

09-11-2009, 02:04 AM

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Quilt4u

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What a wonderful treasure you have there. It will be Beautiful what ever you do wtih them.

09-11-2009, 04:29 AM

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pocoellie

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Beautiful!!! Please keep us updated on what you do with them.

09-11-2009, 04:30 AM

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Bevanger

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oooooo those are pretty. i sure wish i could do that block...

09-11-2009, 05:23 AM

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Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

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Originally Posted by Bevanger

oooooo those are pretty. i sure wish i could do that block...

LOL! I wish I could do that block, too! All those points together yet still pointy is way beyond me. I'm still on "beginner blocks".

09-11-2009, 05:29 AM

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Pam S

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What a wonderful treasure! By all means, make them into a quilt - someday your own great-grandchildren will have an heirloom to treasure that unites you and your great-grandmother. There's a nice article in the Sept issue of American Quilter about finishing old or antique blocks into quilts.