My son-in-law entrusted me with his wonderful family quilt. It is a much loved quilt that needed a little tender loving care. So I have a nice hot cup of coffee and my audio book ready to go while I spend this afternoon nursing this gem back to health. I wonder what Grandma was pondering when she hand stitch this lovely together...
This was a very quilty weekend for me. Yesterday I spent a lovely (again rainy) day with my mom and my quilting sister. We took a wonderfully scenic trip to Bennington, VT., to see the Jane Stickle quilt at the Bennington Museum. A must see trip for any "Janiac" and Bennington is such a quaint New England town.
It is in amazing condition especially when you realize that this quilt was made in 1863. A most amazing scrap quilt. Each block is made from a different fabric. Jane must have had the most amazing collection of scraps.
Are you doing any slow stitching on this Slow stitching Sunday?
Oh my... quilt restoration is a labour of love! So kind of you to tackle this project.
ReplyDeleteI have a couple of quilts that need the same attention, but I find it really a whole other ballgame/skill set.
How beautiful that your are lovingly restoring this quilt! I, too, wonder about the circumstances under which many quilts and afghans were made under! I was privileged to meet the daughter of the maker of a vintage quilt. It was wonderful to hear how both her parents worked on the quilt together. I loved watching her point our the various fabrics in the quilt - her brothers' shirts, the sisters' dresses...all of it was a wonderful experience. Oh! If only quilts could talk!
ReplyDeleteI am sure Mark and Kelly are glad that the quilt is in the queue and that you feel wonderful about fulfilling the commitment to repair it. Perhaps your blog will be a way for those in the future to know what you were thinking when you were stitchin'
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