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How old is your oldest quilting scrap?

Old 03-23-2013, 07:54 AM
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I've got some pieces that belonged to hubby aunt who died at age 100 a couple years ago. She quilted for next to forever. So, I'd say some pieces are well over 70 years old.
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Old 03-23-2013, 07:57 AM
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1984 for my own stuff - a tan calico from Joann's used to make a comforter and bumper pads for birth of DS #1. :-)
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Old 03-23-2013, 08:18 AM
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I have a few 2.5" squares left over from the nine-patch I made 40 years ago.
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Old 03-23-2013, 09:23 AM
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from maternity tops Mama made me in 1984
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Old 03-23-2013, 09:33 AM
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1920's...I was given a stash of an elderly lady. Neither of her granddaughters sew...and the bank called and asked if I wanted it...yep, I did. It's nice living in a small town, and having the bank know you quilt.. I did two quilt tops that came in the stash in return for these ladies.


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I was digging around in my scrap bins and can across a scrap that was from the 70's when I first started quilting. I still love that fabric.. I could not bring myself to use that last little bit. As I folded it , and placed it carefully back in the bin... I wondered if I am the only one that has scraps that old?
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Old 03-23-2013, 09:54 AM
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I have several flour sacks from the '30's, and also a 4-yard piece, 36" wide, of grey paisley with a sticker on it that says "JC Penney-4 yards for $1.00. Don't know if I'll ever use them, I enjoy the conversations they evoke.
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Old 03-23-2013, 10:51 AM
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46 years old. It is from a dresses that I made for my children's first days at school. I am using them now to outline a picture frame for each child's picture.
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Old 03-23-2013, 10:57 AM
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I have some from my great grandmother's stash and she was sewing before my DGM was born--in 1904. I guess they must be pretty old.
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Old 03-23-2013, 11:46 AM
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Talking about how old is your fabric does anyone ever worry about older fabric ripping loose because of the age of fabric?? About 15 or so years ago I won a quilt at a raffle. It was made with older fabric but so cool. I have it on my bed a lot because it is not overly heavy, has thin batting. Anyway after a while the fabric started to look like it was disintegrating. Just pulling apart. So-------wondering would anyone not use older fabric because of this?? feel bad but I just keep on using it, I like to quilt but am not into redoing so much of the top. What would you do??
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Old 03-23-2013, 02:40 PM
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Probably late 1960's
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