Sometimes you get lucky. That was what happened recently. I met a woman who mentioned that her grandmother left her a quilt that her mother had made for her. That is, she was in possession of a quilt made by her great grandmother. A little persuasion was all she needed to show off her quilt.
No-one else in the family wanted it. Really?!!
Imagine the work that went into this beautiful quilt. Hand quilted. Heavily. And well.
And then to see the quilt signed and dated. I always do that now. If you don't, you should. It was wonderful to see evidence on the quilt of when it was made and by whom.
The label was embroidered by hand.
The colours are not accurate. The red is fairly stable, although there is evidence that the quit has been washed - a small bit of red has crept into the white. The tan was originally a green but the dye was a "fugitive".
As I said, you can get lucky.
No-one else in the family wanted it. Really?!!
Imagine the work that went into this beautiful quilt. Hand quilted. Heavily. And well.
And then to see the quilt signed and dated. I always do that now. If you don't, you should. It was wonderful to see evidence on the quilt of when it was made and by whom.
The label was embroidered by hand.
The colours are not accurate. The red is fairly stable, although there is evidence that the quit has been washed - a small bit of red has crept into the white. The tan was originally a green but the dye was a "fugitive".
As I said, you can get lucky.
