maryb119

This quilt has a long story to go with it. The hand embroidery was done by my aunt when she was in high school in the 1950's. Grandma put them in a box in the attic that my dad gave to me several years ago. I washed the blocks, not expecting them to survive but they did and came out nice and white. A friend of mine gave me a zip lock bag full of hand stitched flower petals from original 30's fabrics and challenged me to do something with them. I had to think about it for a while but the embroidered blocks and the petals seemed to go together. I made 6 blocks using the petals and arranged them in a flower. More of the leaves are in the border. The colors are so much prettier in person. The pics are cell phone pics but you can get the idea.

annievee

Oh, so nice--love it !

msquiltalot

What a treasure. Beautiful design.

red-warrior

You did a great job with this design!!! Thanks for sharing.

Evelynquilts

love it !!!

piepatch

A very, very pretty quilt, and what a treasure!

stillclock

that is utterly gorgeous.

aileen

Nammie to 7

You did a nice job blending the two blocks into one quilt. I also like your border treatment. You have a real treasure on your hands!!

Grandma Jane

Beautiful quilt! You did a wonderful job with it.

M.Elizabeth

Beautiful! I love the 30s reproductions, and the embroidered blocks tie in perfectly.