It was passed down to Grandma, then to her husband’s mother and finally to her husband. This quilt is museum worthy. It is hand made from different colours of scrap velvets and is so beautiful it took my breath away. There is a braided edging of flat coin shaped pompoms sewn around the entire quilt and on the back (yes I snuck a peek…) are little old fashion copper rings (must have been a wall hanging at one time).
Make sure that you click on the picture to enlarge it~
I wish you could see it in “real life”! These pictures DO NOT do it justice…the colours are deeper and richer, lots of warm browns, and soft beiges, reds, purples and greens…the camera seemed to pick up the oranges but I don’t remember seeing orange..I think those are the reds….but you get the idea.
It is so soft, lush and exquisite with just a little of the nap worn off some of the velvet. Just lovely!
Makes me want to get out that Rubbermaid of velvet that I have been collecting…Do you think in a 100 or more years our ancestors will have our quilts tossed over their couches…Never thought of it before but I guess it’s possible…A good reminder for us to LABEL all quilts…just in case…you just never know who’s going to have it on the back of their couch…or when!
Have a super special Saturday and Happy Quilting!
Thank you for sharing your friends treasure. It's stunning!
ReplyDeleteThat quilt is absolutely gorgeous! Having worked with velvet, I marvel at the effort put into making it as well. Truly a museum piece indeed. Thank you - and your friend Jean - for allowing us a glimpse
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful treasure she has. I think of all the velvets I threw away years ago, would have been nice to have now.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Such a beauty!
ReplyDeleteThank your friend for letting us view her beautiful quilt. I just fell in love the colors of velvet. I see another collection starting. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this lovely quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt and what a treasure to own it! Your friend is one lucky gal! I think it is great that she displays it also...why not enjoy the beauty!
ReplyDeleteWow...what a gorgeous piece and it still looks so new and vibrant!!
ReplyDeleteThat is an exquisite treasure of a quilt. From the photographs the quilt looks in wonderful condition. The colours are so alive!!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful heirloom
it is indeed very beautiful, love the colours timeless.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful piece of work!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt,,,it's breathtakingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful family heirloom it is!
Julia ♥
Wow, that's amazing! A real treasure for sure. I'm so very bad a labeling my quilts.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness what a treasure. That is amazingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous! One day I'm going to make a crazy quilt -- one large enough to drape across a chair or sofa.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful quilt. I wonder how long it took to make, and what the maker thought about while she was sewing it?
ReplyDeleteWow! What a treasure!!! And what a talent the Great Grandmother must have had!
ReplyDeleteThank you and your friend Jean for sharing this luxurious quilt with us. When I just think how much effort and skill was needed to make this velvet quilt, I'm happy it is on good hands and will be taken care of.
ReplyDeleteWow, it is beautiful, and so old.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing quilt, so beautiful! What a treasure to have something passed down all those generations. I enlarged it to get a better view. Now I want to touch it! :-)
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing! The quilt is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely treasure. Taking a closer look at it, the colors have not faded. Maybe it is the velvet. It is just beautiful.
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