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aussiegirl 07-18-2013 08:56 PM

Renovating cherished quilt
 
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Maybe last year or so I inquired on the site about renovating a quilt that My Mother had made and gave us for a wedding present 43 years ago. It is the double wedding ring quilt made roughly in the 1930's and totally stitched by hand it was made with some blocks of used clothing and they shredded and any that had dark reds or blacks totally disappeared. I was advised to get a professional to do it at the cost of probably over $700.00 which was totally out of my reach. So I went to my local quilting shop and managed to get fabrics with the design of the period I took the quilt in to them. and I started Boxing day 2012 (Dec 26) and finished it this June. I worked on it in between other projects and am very happy with it. I could not get the proper templates for patterns as there are several patterns for double wedding ring so I had to make my own from the pieces that I could salvage and got it done I would like to share.
I kept as much of the original quilt I could and hand stitched much of it so it would look authentic. I remember Mom saying they used to sew by the kerosene lamps, but unfortunately she and the aunties that done it are no longer with us so I cant get any more info on it.

Crqltr 07-18-2013 09:13 PM

What a beautiful treasure. Great job.

frustratedquilter40 07-18-2013 10:06 PM

Wow it looks amazing!!!! Congratulations on reparing back to its original beauty :thumbup:

twinkie 07-19-2013 01:37 AM

What a wonderful treasure. You did a great job.

SHELTIE'SMAMA 07-19-2013 02:25 AM

Love it when someone completes such an interesting challenge. Great job!

pooky 07-19-2013 02:38 AM

great job on a precious treasure

omaluvs2quilt 07-19-2013 02:44 AM

Obviously done with love...it's just beautiful!

QuiltnNan 07-19-2013 02:58 AM

great renovation of a beautiful quilt

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter 07-19-2013 03:38 AM

It's a wonderful treasure! I'm so glad you were able to save it.

gsbuffalo 07-19-2013 03:39 AM

OMGOSH! Good for you for saving the memory. great job


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