I am a bit of a family history buff. I am fascinated by the past as it relates to my family. I love old photos and I grew up listening to my granny telling stories of her childhood. As an adult, I have been pursuing family history. I have been on Ancestry.com and made a family tree and I share everything I learn with my siblings. So when my daughter's wedding brought my sister to the east coast and my brother and his wife south, they took some time to stop and talk to a couple of cousins we have had little contact with in the past couple of decades. Busy lives and all... and they not only talked for 2 solid hours, they saw lots of family heirlooms. Furniture and the like and yes, quilts and crochet work.
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| all crocheted by my great grandmother |
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| this is on a queen size bed |
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| beautiful design |
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| the edges look like this |
There were 6 of these I am told, one for each of the 6 sisters for their hope chests. All were hand crocheted by my great grandmother and my grandmother and her 5 sisters. This one is in perfect shape and is almost 100 years old in my estimation.
I was so excited to see this and to have it given to me. But the other item was a quilt. And with all the hexies on line right now this grandmother's flower garden is amazing!
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| this is the whole thing |
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| look at the fabrics |
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| love this one |
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| the pink one is damaged |
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| the binding is quite damaged too |
I want to look at this a lot and maybe I will start making hexies. My daughter wants me to and to recreate this quilt. It is totally hand quilted and I am trying to decide if it is hand pieced or not. It is hard to tell. I don't know if I should have it restored or not. I am out of my element here, so I am seeking advice. But for now I am content to look and think about it.
So now, I need to create a new heirloom... for my sister. She wants me to make her a quilt for her bed. So while she was here, we went to the local quilt shop and she shopped for fabric. I coached and helped, but I think she was happy with what she picked. It is really her. I am thinking of a modern quilt with a touch of heirloom. Becaus some day 100 years from now it will be one.
Not the best pictures, but trust me, the colors are great and they will mesh beautifully. I will keep you all posted as it progresses.
Have a great week.
3 comments:
wow, wow, wow!!! Your treasures are amazing, Charlotte! I'm especially impressed with the crochet bedspread. Good grief it's beautiful and just think of all the hours they invested in it. Looking at it gives me the chills!
I feel very blessed to have received these from my cousin. I can't stop looking at them and thinking about the women who made them.
you are quite the lucky duck my friend.
that quilt alone is like gold, but that crocheted bedspread...oh my heavens!!!
thanks for telling me to come check it out.
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