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Thank you for sharing these beauties.
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beautiful quilts! very well kept after all those years. I have two that were made by my mom but no one but me are interested in quilts and I have no one to pass them on. Lucky you !
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They are beautiful.
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Oh so nice! I'm glad they're in great shape for their age, as my grandmothers quilt were either chewed up by mice or the "hunter boys" didn't properly put them up after use but I did manage to get two before she passed away and mine are in good shape but stored in space bag. I will pass it on to granddaughter when the time is right.
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To be able to receive these from your past is awesome. What a treasure you have. I am very happy for you.
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I hope your have had them appraised and insured. They are beautiful...the simplicity of the fabric choices is so calming...even the cute scrappy! I'll wager these have not been washed frequently...... Have you considered loaning them to quilt museum for display?
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I am so envious...my grandmother's quilting frame was always up and loaded but I never got one...they are surely a treasure..so glad you got them now...
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Wonderful quilts.
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How beautiful, all of them are just priceless! You are lucky that they were preserved and cherished for all these years.
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what a beautiful treasure!
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Originally Posted by Koriana
(Post 6804362)
My mother inherited these quilts with the passing of my grandmother. I got them given to me when I started telling my mother what she needed to do to take care of them. Mom just smiled and said why don't you just take them now, you'd get them eventually anyway. The only condition is that they can never be sold. The first one is the oldest, made in 1872, as a baby quilt for my great-grandfather by his mother. It was the very first thing she sewed on her very first sewing machine...she even machine quilted it. It's made with 5 different red shirtings for the blocks. The 2nd one is dark blue (with small white stars) and white. It is a community quilt made by the Ladies Union Aid Society in 1889 (written in the corners of the quilt) and includes the names of more than 320 people (including about 50 relatives) living mostly in Stephenson Co, IL or Green Co, WI. The patch work is not the greatest (completed by hand) but the quilting is very nice. There are 2 red & white quilts that I have no information about when they were made or by whom. The plain red is a Jacob's Ladder set on point and the quilting is very nice in diagonal lines. The blue and white quilt bears a label saying that it was handmade by my great grandmother and her mother. I believe Hattie did the piecing and her mother quilted it. It is very, very finely quilted with fans and hearts over the patchwork and a wave pattern in the border (matching the border of the community quilt almost exactly). My mother says that this quilt was always on her grandmother's bed and even in my earliest memories of the room that my great grandmother had at my grandparents house, I can remember the blue and white patches. Unfortunately, one section is badly sun faded from the window. The last two are string quilts made by Hattie for my mother and her twin brother. Both are machine quilted. I feel very blessed to have received these quilts and cherish them dearly. My grandmother sewed every day and made the most beautiful clothes but she never quilted. As a quilter, it's nice to be able to reconnect with a quilting heritage in my family. I hope you all enjoy the pictures. Thanks for looking.
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Those are so beautiful..... what a great gift for you.....
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what beautiful treasures
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What a wonderful gift your mother has given you. You said you were able to be "connected" to your ancestors, and that's a treasure that no amount of money could buy. Every one of these quilts is a treasure.
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So happy you have them and know they are treasured.
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Wow, those are lovely antique quilts. I have an avid interest in antique quilts and have several.
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You are so fortunate to have these quilts passed down from your grandmother, to mother, to you, they are an absolute treasure. I'm sure your Mom was happy to give them to you as she knew you would appreciate and take care of them. My Mom made a few quilts, but with 5 brothers and an older sister, they were well used and used up when I came along. The only thing I have of Mom's is a pair of embroidered pillowcases - she taught me to embroider and then to sew. I didn't start quilting until she had been gone a long time, however, I'm hoping that my family appreciates the quilts I have made for them. Besides my son and daughter, my DH and myself, I have made approximately 12 family reunion quilts, every other year to be raffled off, and I'm the only one who doesn't have one of them. My DD says the next quilt should be mine. It would be nice, but I get a good feeling knowing that my family appreciates what I make and that perhaps they will be handed down to another generation. You are so fortunate to have those quilts.
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They are all special, but I love the blue and white.
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What a great piece of history
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What a treasure you have! Thanks for sharing.
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I love these and you are so lucky to have them and their history. They are all different from what gets made today - for the most part.
The blue one reminded me of the Hummingbird pattern quilt my Aunt made in 1935. Do you think the blue one is the hummingbird pattern? I am going to visit my Aunt tomorrow in celebration of her 95th birthday on the 31st. Attached is that quilt she hand pieced. |
What a treasure that has been given you to cherish and pass on to your children. Thanks for sharing with us.
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Beautiful. You are so fortunate to have these for sure. A lovely treasure and maybe some day they could be used in a museum. I love the last one with the pieced stars, what we do now!
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Love those old quilts, thanks for sharing.
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Wow, how awesome to be able to hold this part of your family's history in your hands...and it will all continue to be passed down! How lucky you are!
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What a wonderful story. You are so lucky and the quilts are beautiful! They are priceless!
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Originally Posted by LindaMRB
(Post 6807200)
I love these and you are so lucky to have them and their history. They are all different from what gets made today - for the most part.
The blue one reminded me of the Hummingbird pattern quilt my Aunt made in 1935. Do you think the blue one is the hummingbird pattern? I am going to visit my Aunt tomorrow in celebration of her 95th birthday on the 31st. Attached is that quilt she hand pieced. |
Those are wonderful! Thanks for sharing their history.
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That is wonderful that you have so many wonderful quilts from your ancestors!
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...Enjoyed reading the quilts family history and being able to see the various quilts. Nice quilts.
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Oh they are treasures! I know you will treat them with the care and love they deserve. Your mom knows it too - that's why she gave them to you.
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Beautiful treasures !
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A priceless treasure forsure..Cherish them..
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WOW! I don't know what else to say.........
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Thank you for showing these quilts, how wonderful for you to pass down.
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What a treasure!!
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Oh how blessed you are to have inherited these treasures! Your story and family history are simply wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing!
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These quilts are amazing! Thank you for sharing them.
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Talk about a history lesson. how wonderful to know the stories behind the quilts.
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