isewman

A little story. This quilt was made from clothing that the mother made for her self and her daughter. The daughter Loretta gave me this quilt, beginning of Oct of last year. She sent me a little story about this quilt. and I'm passing a few notes on to the members here. ""Quote--Back about 1932-1934--the past time for girls was to do land work, and sewing. She told me she was around 10-11 years of age when she started cutting out this quilt. She used sand paper, to hold the material in place. This lady(Loretta)IS NOW 89 years old. And me roughly counting there was anywhere from 3,200-3,500 hex's. I worked on it [ATTACH=CONFIG]424364[/ATTACH]every night, and, after 10 months, ITS DONE.[ATTACH=CONFIG]424365[/ATTACH] A close up view of the GRGarden..[ATTACH=CONFIG]424366[/ATTACH]A close up view of the hand quilting I did. I used a size 11 hand quilting needle..TAKE CARE EVERYONE, and welcome to the new members . Don-isewman

isewman

I wanted everyone to know, I marked every one of the hex's to do the hand quilting.

mighty

Such a lot of work!!! It is beautiufl!!!!!

erstan947

Oh, Don, what a wonderful finish to a quilt of love. A job well done, as always~ I love to see your work....thanks for sharing.

Kathy T.

Beautiful quilt top to work with and wonderful hand-quilting! Gorgeous finish.

erstan947

Oh, Don, what a wonderful finish to a quilt of love. A job well done, as always~ I love to see your work....thanks for sharing.

quilts4charity

Don, you are amazing!!!! Love to see your shares!!!!

nunnyJo

wow, what a wonderful job

Daffy Daphne

You made a family treasure come alive. Kudos to you for your patience and beautiful work!

Daffy

MaryMo

You deserve more than kudos for all the hand quilting on this quilt. The joy of having this quilt completed must make the owner estatic. Finishing an eighty-year-old UFO ..... WOW!! Her family should really treasure this one.