A quilt of 10,875 pieces and 169,700 hand stitches

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10-02-2009, 06:12 PM

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littlehud

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Thanks for sharing. That is a beautiful quilt. It makes my fingers sore just thinking about all those stitches.

10-03-2009, 09:05 AM

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What a gorgeous quilt!!! How wonderful that it can be on display in such a lovely setting :D :D :D

10-03-2009, 01:06 PM

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Oh My Stars!!!!!!!!

10-03-2009, 01:09 PM

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Sorry I didn't respond to some of the questions here, for some reason I stopped getting notifications of responses on the thread.

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Originally Posted by Pea Soup

You assumption of how they arrived at the count(s) is probably dead on... but the quilt is absolutely beautiful. Was the shape it was in as good as it looks? Looks almost new!

Yes, the condition of the quilt is amazing considering how old it is. It shows very little wear on it as all, so the pics do it justice in that respect.

10-03-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bevanger

wow, what a gorgeous quilt.
I've been gone awhile, due to no internet. Did you ever get your sewing machine fixed?

Yep, back up and rolling on!

10-03-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cyniree

By the way, I see the quilt is on a very old bed, well it looks old. Does your group ever have a quilt show with any of the quilts you work with. It would be great to see them in person.

Thanks again, Cindy

Hi, Cindy. Yes, we have an annual Quilt Exhibit and Open House the first Saturday in May of each year. We have a historic church building (circa 1833) on the park grounds where the local quilt guild displays their quilts and we (the park board members) display heirloom quilts in the Shoppach House which is also open for tours. So visitors get to see some of the old (heirloom quilts) with the new (guild quilts).

10-03-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nana2

Saline county Arkansas!!!!! My husband and I lived there until recently. He was born there!! His family is still there. My grandparents lived there. Love the quilt and the history. I would bet his Aunt Mary knew this lady. DH retired from Alcoa after 38 years. Would this happen to be displayed in the Gann house???

Wow, a Saline County connection! Good to hear from you! No, this quilt is not part of the Gann Museum collection. We are the Shoppach House Historic Park, which has as its main structure the Shoppach House, built in 1852. Other structures in the park are the Pilgrim Rest Church building (circa 1833) and the DeTonti Post Office Building, circa 1930.

10-03-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jewbilee2003

Eddie, I have a question about the quilt. The tan colored frabic, was it originally green? I can see the turkey red and I know that some dyes did not keep their color over time. Thank you so much for sharing with us. This quilt tells a lot about this lady. I imagine she took a lot of pleasure in hand quilting. Like so many of us it was her therapy.

I think the color probably was the tan color as shown since the coloring on the quilt overall is still very uniform. There is no noticeable fading on the quilt, it really does look like it was taken care of exceptionally well and not exposed to sunlight, etc.

10-03-2009, 04:29 PM

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What an incredible find you have in your museum. Love the totals.

10-03-2009, 09:06 PM

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Eddie,
Thank you for sharing this treasure with us! What a fantastic quilt!! It's an incredibly beautiful quilt in exquisite condition. The close ups of the hand quilting are mind boggling.