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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7446 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7446 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 08:14:42 AM
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Saturday, while at a festival in Waxahachie, TX, I found this beautiful quilt in an antique shop. It is a very nice example of a postage stamp quilt - so named because each piece of fabric is only 3/4" square when finished. The quilt is 85 squares by 93 squares, so there are 7,905 squares in this quilt, and each was hand pieced and then the quilt was hand quilted. This quilt took a long time to make, and I cannot believe someone would give this quilt up.
And my cat, Calli, has already found the quilt.
 
 
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 08:17:00 AM
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What a beautiful quilt! I cannot imagine putting a quilt of such small pieces together! The time and concentration that must have taken! Great find!
~ Shannon
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6816 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6816 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 08:19:39 AM
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Beautiful!
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 08:45:37 AM
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Omgosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16273 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16273 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 08:53:35 AM
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Fantastic find Quiltee!!!! Speaking of "gets," I love my new dish drainer quilt, super clever scrubby rag, and microwave bowl holder.
I'll get a photo posted. You are such a dear to think of us like that.
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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Noreen
True Blue Farmgirl
110 Posts
Noreen
Essex Junction
Vermont
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 09:15:38 AM
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Wow! What a great find! It is beautiful!
Enjoy it!
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 |
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
1792 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 09:21:23 AM
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What a great find!! It's really pretty!! 
Julie
Farmgirl #399
May 2010 Farmgirl of the Month
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog ... Charles F. Doran |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7446 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7446 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 10:17:30 AM
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Thanks, all - I love, love, love this quilt. All the colors!
I'm so glad you like them, MaryJane. I had fun making them. I love mine, too.
Those scrubby rags are so easy peasy to make - and so are the microwave bowl potholders. And everyone loves using them.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6525 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6525 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 10:55:09 AM
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Wow, LInda, this is a work of ART!!! Thanks for sharing!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16273 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16273 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 1:48:24 PM
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Again Quiltee, thank you for sending us a new dish drainer quilt, microwave hotpads, and cute little scrubbby dishcloths!!!!!! Very clever.
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7446 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7446 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 2:12:48 PM
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Thank you MaryJane. I love the new MJF line of fabrics.
Thank you Winnie. i'm so glad I found it.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13569 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13569 Posts |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Oct 26 2015 : 4:51:46 PM
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Those are the best kinds of quilts....loved. Maybe someone got rid of it just so you could love it. Hope so. Good find Ceejay
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2015 : 9:45:29 PM
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What a great find! The pattern reminds me of when we used to make gum wrapper chains, the zig zag of the pattern in different colors. I am glad you rescued this quilt. It deserves to be re-appreciated. Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17025 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17025 Posts |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9247 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9247 Posts |
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NY Pumpkin girl
True Blue Farmgirl
104 Posts
Christine
Gouverneur
New York
USA
104 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2015 : 11:06:59 AM
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Beautiful quilt... I also have a postage stamp quilt that my grandma made me. I no longer use it on my bed, because I am afraid to cause it too much wear as I want it to last forever. So much work goes into a quilt.
NY Pumpkin girl |
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Marilyn Hartman Sullivan
True Blue Farmgirl
1138 Posts
Marilyn
Oxford
PA
USA
1138 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2015 : 12:21:54 PM
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Sometimes people just don't have any idea what time and thought go into something of such beauty. It was probably made for someone special who is long gone. So glad it fell into the hands of someone who will appreciate and treasure it.
I read an interesting bit on the web recently. A lady was selling hand-crocheted afghans at a craft fair. A shopper came by and picked up one of the afghans, studying it carefully and turning it over and over in her hands. "Your work is lovely, but you charge too much!" The crocheter thanked the shopper, but said that she felt her prices were well in line. The shopper persisted. "I would love to have you make one of these for me in green yarn, but I would only be willing to pay about half what you are charging. I figured x dollars for yarn, x dollars for the little ribbons, and I will even throw in x dollars for the needles or hooks or whatever it is that you use." The weary crocheter took the woman's payment and address and promised delivery "ASAP," at the shopper's request.
A week or so later, the bargain-hunting shopper found a package at her door. She opened it to find 5 skeins of green yarn, 2 yards of ribbon and a brand new crochet hook, along with a note from the crocheter. "Here are the materials you requested -- I won't charge you extra, even though the materials cost a little more than you paid me. Enjoy crocheting your afghan."
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6705 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6705 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2015 : 6:47:33 PM
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Wow that is such a beautiful quilt. It must have taken forever to make. Glad you were able to find it. Now you can cherish it like it should be.
Krista |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2015 : 12:42:44 AM
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Linda...Love Your Quilt too!! So colorful!!! Another Great Find Girl!!!
Love and Hugs,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your *SPARKLE*
Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn!
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Oct 30 2015 : 5:51:20 PM
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Linda, your quilt is just BEAUTIFUL! What a treasure! Enjoy! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
www.papercraftingwithnini.ctmh.com
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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