Lucky me. My mother sent me these. They are twenty hand pieced Dresden Plate quilt blocks. Each block measures 13 inches, and contains 17 pieces. All are in excellent condition, and most outer edges have already been basted in preparation for applique. There is also an ice cream cone border that is quite similar to the Dear Jane quilt.
The best part: these were pieced by my great grandmother, Elizabeth M. She pieced some intricate quilt tops that have been saved over the years. My mother is in the process of hand quilting a double wedding ring top that was pieced by Elizabeth.
Oh, where to begin? For now, I will plan the quilt top layout. These fabrics are so outstanding that I think I will use a muslin background and simple quilting.
9 responses so far ↓
Gunnel Svensson // February 6, 2007 at 9:27 am |
Yes, you are very lucky! These are so wonderful, I love these cute vintagefabrcs!
Rae // February 6, 2007 at 9:57 am |
Now that’s being ‘gifted’ in more ways than one! Did you know your great-grandmother? I love touching and doing things that my grandmother did. It gives me a really strong sense of belonging.
Heidi // February 6, 2007 at 12:24 pm |
Indeed! Lucky you! How wonderful to have been given such a great heirloom! I’m sure you will make a beautiful quilt with them!
Jan // February 6, 2007 at 1:25 pm |
These are wonderful! And to know they were made by family makes them even more so. What a lovely gift from your mother!
carolyn // February 6, 2007 at 2:11 pm |
that’s amazing. soooo cool. :)
hillary // February 6, 2007 at 7:31 pm |
oh they’re beautiful! what a wonderful thing to have.
Cristina // February 7, 2007 at 12:09 am |
They’re lovely! I can’t wait to see what you do with them.
alice // February 7, 2007 at 8:22 pm |
Wow–what a treasure! I wonder if my future great-grandchildren will appreciate all those unfinished projects I’m sure I’ll leave behind… :)
sierra // February 8, 2007 at 5:19 pm |
This is so awesome! I knew my great-grandmother for a large part of my teenage years, and she was always quietly hand stitching scrap quilts together. It wasn’t until I was about 19 that I started taking a serious interest in her craft. She lived to see me finish and mark my first quilt top, and every time I pick up a new project I think of what an awesome woman she was, and how cool it is that even though she isn’t here we share something very special…