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10-21-2010, 07:48 AM

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Murphy

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Jo Morten will know. Contact her.

10-21-2010, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by amma

WOW!!! What a magnificent find! $1 :shock: Lucky YOU :D:D:D

Ditto. I hope you find out more about it. Maybe the people that you got it from at the yard sale can tell you more about it.
Its really neat. :thumbup:

10-21-2010, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by twistedsheets

Tho the fabric is possibly dating back that far, looking at the cuts, I don't think they were that precise when they did their cutting!! I could be wrong, but looks like someone definitely had some good rulers to cut that with!!

I love all the things you guys think up...
I didn't think to look at how it was cut; but I just did and it's hand cut not rotary cut. All these things are a piece of the puzzle.
Thanks

10-21-2010, 09:45 AM

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Jo Morten will know. Contact her.

I don't know who this person is.

10-21-2010, 09:51 AM

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Check with your local library for books on old quilts. Also ask at local museums about their old quilts. Let us know what you discover please. :)

10-21-2010, 11:09 AM

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I would guess at least Civil War. There are repo's out there but if it was unused, could very well be in very good condition. I have some Civil War quilt era fabric that is in great condition so hopefully yours is. It appears to have appropriate yellowing.

10-21-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamer2009

I was told it dates to the 1850's
Does anyone here have any knowledge on these fabics.
Hopefully the pics will attach.

I have taken another look at the patterns and it looks like someone made this out of mens old shirts , maybe someone lost their loved one and thought to use the shirts to make a quilt that would keep him closer.. just a thought.. it still seams like the 50s..just look at the one that looks like a cuff on one end of the pattern the 3rd pic at left top , the brown and black stripe it looks just like a cuff on a shirt..the flowers maybe from some curtains and the last 3 pics maybe PJs..

can't wait to find out ..
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10-23-2010, 12:57 PM

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T*H*A*N*K
Y*O*U
A*L*L
for your help :)

10-25-2010, 12:41 AM

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Hi dreamer2009
I was net wandering in quilts, and looking for some history in german quilts my grandmother had made, just by chance came across a site you may want to look into, or anyone else here. its a very interesting site, NEW PATHWAYS INTO QUILTS HISTORY..
Antique Quilt Dating Guides ...by Style written by ..Kimberly Wulfert , Quilt Historian..
Just might you be interested in..

KandiKane