My Grandmother's Quilt
01-02-2009, 05:50 PM
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Beautiful quilt. If you can get a close up shot of some of the various patches, perhaps someone would have a quesstimate of the period when it was made. Because of the time it would take to do a Grandmother's Flower Garden, the range of fabrics could span quite a time period. It is quite a treasure. :lol:
01-02-2009, 08:32 PM
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Wow! Now that is truly a wonderful heirloom!!!! Wow!!
My suggestion would be to take it to a quilt appraiser. This will cost about $30. The appraiser can date the quilt from the fabrics and other telltale signs and they can put a value on the quilt. The more you know about the background of the quilt, the more it is worth. It's a good idea to do this with any heirloom quilts, in case something terrible happens (fire, flood, dog...). There is no way to replace such a treasure but if something does happen it can really help.
Piece ~ Tiffany
My suggestion would be to take it to a quilt appraiser. This will cost about $30. The appraiser can date the quilt from the fabrics and other telltale signs and they can put a value on the quilt. The more you know about the background of the quilt, the more it is worth. It's a good idea to do this with any heirloom quilts, in case something terrible happens (fire, flood, dog...). There is no way to replace such a treasure but if something does happen it can really help.
Piece ~ Tiffany
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