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How old is your oldest quilting scrap?

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Old 03-22-2013, 02:59 AM
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I started quilting in the 70's...still have small bits of some of my first fabrics I bought...and work them into the scrap quilts that I make.
I do also have some older fabric-from the 30's....waiting for the right project.
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Old 03-22-2013, 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Lori S View Post
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?
hehe... older than my oldest child (who is 36).
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Old 03-22-2013, 04:55 AM
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Ours go back 28 years.
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Old 03-22-2013, 05:07 AM
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My oldest quilt is a baby quilt that I made when I was pregnant with our first child. I made that 34 yrs. ago. It was a kit and cost me ..are you ready for this?.....$12.00!!
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Old 03-22-2013, 07:00 AM
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Yep, I've got my moms scraps and scraps from 3 older quilters that have passed.
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Old 03-22-2013, 07:40 AM
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I have feedsacks!
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Old 03-22-2013, 07:45 AM
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About 30 yrs old. And some of it I wonder why I ever bought.
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Old 03-22-2013, 12:29 PM
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I think maybe about 15 years.
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Old 03-22-2013, 12:41 PM
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have a huge tub of old fabrics ...old old older than me ...lol just never know when you have to replace a piece on someones quilt .....and it happens more than you would think ...a good friend had two holes in one his mom {RIP} made for him and had a few that matched close enough that it worked
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Old 03-22-2013, 02:39 PM
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I also put a scrap into that quilt that was from clothes I sewed for her mother who turns 43 tomorrow.[/QUOTE]

Happy birthday!!

I have feedsacks as well, but they aren't scraps. My scraps are probably about 13 yrs old.
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