We had such a fun day at Heritage yesterday! Those members who own antique/vintage quilts were asked to bring them in for Show and Tell! And what a show and tell it was! This is a picture heavy post...(there won't be a monologue as I am only suppose to be on the computer for 20 minute stretches, due to eye fatigue....it's a *beep* getting old!!) So enjoy...
Absolutely GORGEOUS quilts that often look exquisite far away but not so much close up! Hey, it happens to the best of us!! They each had their own personalities and unique features and we enjoyed seeing them all! There was one underlying theme that ran throughout the Show and Tell and that was the NEED for QUILT LABELS ON THE BACK OF QUILTS!! Very few of these quilts had labels, so the stories behind the quilts were non-existent or sketchy! What a shame...We need to keep that in mind when we make our own quilt...PUT A LABEL ON IT! A hundred years from now, your quilt could be the feature quilt at your great-great grand daughter/son's guild or maybe in some museum...you just don't know...??
So I hope you enjoyed these quilts as much as I did! I just love old quilts...and I realize that not everyone does. I'm not naming names BUT I have a friend who thinks old tattered quilts should be bagged and tossed...she also thinks rusty bells need to be polished! WHAT'S WITH THAT?!!!:o)) haha
Have a terrific Tuesday and Happy Stitching....and get those labels on...you just never know...~P
Wow, what a nice collection of old quilts, lots or wonderful designs and fun to see the older fabrics they used.
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What a wonderful show and tell. So sorry many of them tell the tale of the "unknown quilter". It is funny that many of them do look better further away. I keep stepping further and further away from the mirror too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a look at these beautiful old quilts. It's always a pleasure looking at the fabrics, especially when you see some that have been reproduced today.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful quilts - I loved this - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletegreat eye candy so many amazing quilts here
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! those are my favorite type of quilts! All very unique and not just like everyone else is making. What a great collection.
ReplyDeleteI have always liked those Colonial Girl designs. Not that I plan on making one. Just think they would make a sweet young girl quilt.
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