OK, So I told my Mom about the quilting event I went to..
 

I know this really should be "outside" the Vintage and Antique Machine area but if goes there, I will never see it again so... mea culpa.

I mentioned the TOGA event I just went to with Heather and DD in tow and The conversation took off from there. She reminded me that i had been sent some pics of her quilts but back then "you didn't seem to care much" (bad steve...:() I admitted that she was correct (better) and so she kindly sent these to me (shrunk for dial up politeness)

(OH, I almost forgot.. WHY DON'T THEY BELONG HERE??? you ask.... because they are all Hand sewn :eek:....) So forgive a proud son a few bytes of space...

Titled: First Sampler
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Titled: First Twin Bed
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Titled: Second Twin Bed
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Breaking into two to be easier for folks

Titled: 8 point Star
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Titled: Close up detail
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and My sister asked her for a Green and Purple Quilt, she thought it would be gross but we like it!
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She will be checking out the other side of the board any day now....(and hopefully joining)

Your mother is an amazing quilter. All hand sewn. Unbelievable!

They belong here. Your mother did some very nice work on those.
Rodney

They all pass the "vintage" / "stand the test of time" test. Beautifully done.

yup - can't get any more "true to vintage" than hand sewing! Very beautiful quilts.

Absolutely gorgeous! Every one of them!

Jeanette

Really like the last one with the purple and green logs. I wonder where I could get a pattern or did she make her own?

Beautiful quilts. They are amazing.

Those quilts are beautiful. You can see the love she put into them. Thank you so much for sharing!

Your mom does GREAT work! Please tell her to join and show us some more of her quilts......

Beautiful quilts!

Your mom's quilts are wonderful. The 'old school' quilters are few and far between these days but that's where quilting started..... hand stitching. I bought some hand embroidered blocks that had been made way back. I took the blocks apart and thought they were stitched with a vintage machine but they were hand stitches..... so perfectly stitched. It was amazing. I've never been able to stitch so uniformly that it looks like machine stitching. Hand stitchers are amazing..... Go give your mom a hug and thank her for introducing you to the fun world of quilting. You have a gem there.

Those are, to use a phrase I rarely use: AWESOME! I can sew on buttons really good by hand, but that is the extent of my hand sewing ability. No way in this world could I do what your mom has done.

I'm going to book mark this thread cos it's already been moved and unless I do I'll never find it again.

Joe

Beautiful quilts!!!!

All really wonderful quilts!

I second that feeling. Those are amazing quilts.

Wow they all are gorgeous! Love the green and purple.

When you say "hand sewn", do you mean that literally? Either way, it's beautiful workmanship! I see where you get some of your attention to detail-ness.

Love her quilts, she did a great job.

Great quilts. You are misinformed if you think hand pieced and hand quilted quilts don't belong here. The quiltingboard pictures forum is for pictures of ALL quilty type things. Hand pieced, hand quilted, appliqued, embroidered, embellished, tied, machine pieced, or machine quilted and any combination thereof. The forum boasts bed quilts, wall quilts, table toppers, mug rugs, miniatures, quilted hand bags, art quilts WIPS, UFOS, a single block.

Whatever gave you the idea that the forums on this board are only for a specific type of quilting? Maybe you should venture out of the vintage area more often. ;)

Superb work. Beautifully done. All are stunning. I know a couple little girls that would love that purple and green.

so beautiful...I especially love the Texas Star...

Those are amazing!

Steve, These are all just beautiful !

Oh my, what wonderful quilts

All are beautiful!!

those are some nice looking quilts

Pretty quilts! Look forward to seeing more! :)

Thanks everyone, she only started quilting in the late 80's IIRC. I'm sending her an invite to the board today, she says she'll check it out.

I appreciate the clarity, but actually I was aware of that. I posted this under the Vintage and antique MACHINE portion (my haunt) and it was (correctly) moved here. Over there the thread is for "quilts made with vintage and antique machines"... FYI.

Really fabulous! She should be proud (after she swats you upside the head for ignoring her work for so long, LOL)

Yes, needle thread, hands...

Basic log cabin with sashing and corner stones, and the ends of the sashing where it meets the corner stone has the HST treatment on the ends. Really easy if you take it step by step!

Beautiful quilts, I love the green and purple one.

They look great.

They again are grogeous and all by hand that is the best.

...I'd be happy if I could just CUT fabric that consistently and well....

great I agree, love the purtple and green logs one.. but all are beautiful.. vintage YES, forever YES. you cannot go back for them.