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Old 01-21-2012, 06:05 PM
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I can't believe what some people throw away! You did a great job Eddie and I bet your MIL will be thrilled :-)
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Old 01-21-2012, 06:06 PM
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So sad that someone so carelessly threw this out. Many years ago I found two on top of some trash buckets. Family was moving and I will post pictures soon. The fabric was very old and was shredding so need to do a little repair work.
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Old 01-21-2012, 06:33 PM
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Eddie to the rescue! Good job!
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Old 01-21-2012, 06:47 PM
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I agree, it is beautiful!
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Old 01-21-2012, 08:25 PM
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Beautiful quilt.
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Old 01-21-2012, 09:26 PM
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Unbelievable how someone could toss that in the trash! Some people have no idea do they. Eddie, you did a great job on the quilting. I know she will love it. What a treasure!
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Old 01-21-2012, 09:48 PM
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Love it! One of the fabrics in picture 2, next to the navy blue, looks very similar to one in a quilt top that my Grandmother made in the late 1930's or early to mid 1940's. I inherited the top from my mother, who inherited it from her mother. My Mom then tucked it into a drawer for 30 years! When my Mom gave it to me, I rented some time on a longarm machine and quilted it before I had any idea what I was doing. It looks it , but I am very satisfied with it anyway, because it looks better with my quilting than it looked in the drawer. We use it when my 'grands' are here. My niece and I pick our favorite fabrics as part of her 'tuck in' ritual.

So glad you quilted this for your MIL. You created a memory! Write the story of the quilt down and ask your MIL to keep it near the quilt so the story isn't lost.
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Old 01-21-2012, 10:18 PM
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How lucky your MIL was to find the quilt and care about it. She is very lucky to have you to quilt it for her.
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That dumpster dive gets a wonderful reward.
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Love it!! Great save! You did a nice job quilting it for her!
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