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A lost art. I spent 27 years in the military thats guard reserve and active duty and acquired a boat load of polo shirts with unit logos, patches ect. I spent 26 years at the p.d. and acquired another load of shirts, and patches. The church had a quilting group and they built me a retirement quilt. I hung it up at my retirement ceremony. Its beautiful and one day ill pass it down.

I'll shut up now.

Peace.

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Keep talkin Ricky P. Sounds like a cool quilt!

Pubert

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No need to be quiet, I would have liked to hear more...

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Yes...and much more.

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I'd say you have a treasure showing all you have done.

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Perfect. My daughter just made me one from my recently deceased husband’s shirts. Just perfect.

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My grandmother was a quilter. After she got Alzheimer’s she still “quilted.” No needle but her hand made all the same motions. Each time her hand would pull the needle up and the next time the Distance was lower until she would reach over and bite off her imaginary thread. 90 years she quilted. Beautiful art. And I cherish each real quilt I have as well as my memory of her quilting both with real needle and the one still real to her.

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Bless her heart. ☺️😔

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Yours too Susie S

Pu

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Both are precious to anyone who knows what that means. Those that don't know need to live harder.

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I never learned to sew, knit or crochet and so admire the handiwork of those that do. Here, the Shenandoah Valley Quilters Guild contributes small quilts (throw size) to our Hospice organization to give to clients. Radiation and chemo takes a toll on the body’s thermostat. And yes, men belong to the sewing group too, making quilts that are a little more masculine in appearance. I cherish the one that was given to my brother David.

It’s heartwarming to know perfect strangers are thinking about you or your loved one’s comfort at such a time.

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My Granny made quilts to keep warm. She used feed sacks, some colored some not, filled with fleece from sheep, and tacked - sewn through with yarn or thread - without a pattern and little assembly sewing, but they were thick enough to keep folks warm on winter nights. Those are just as pretty as any stylish ones.

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Precious story and history

Thank you Sean and love you

And love to all. Pass it on please

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My grandmother made quilts. They were works of art and works of love. I can look at them today and remember her telling me about the patterns and showing me the large quilting hoops she used. I can also recognize fabric left over from dresses she made for herself, my mother, my sister, and me. They are true treasures.

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Sharon, I have my great-grandmother's crazy quilt she made in 1892-93, among many others. Yes, treasures. Also, my mom's one quilt she made. ❤️❤️

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I , too, have a quilt my grandma made. I am almost 77 &, when l Iook at the many patches on my quilt, my memory takes me back to the house dresses my grandma wore in the 50’s. Such wonderful memories for me!

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My older sister has our Granny's "wedding" quilt. We call it the DB quilt. Her initials. She was born in 1888-1975.

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Thanks for the memories AGAIN Sean. A lady made me a quilt that I kept for years but then I had a house fire and lost everything. I was making a list of items and what they were worth, but the patchwork quilt I left blank. I was unable to even think about attaching a price on an object that was made for my family by hand and love.

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And it was sew

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Write on Barbara!

Pubert

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Sew on, sew sweet, sew true!

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Quilting, an art form that I’ve never attempted, but have seen the intricacies and extremely hard work going into quilts friends have made. Art creations each and every one. Keep the traditions alive ladies please.

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Have you seen the Gullah quilts. Check in Paducah, KY. They are from Georgia but we're on exhibit there. They used overalls, work dresses, leftover sacks, etc. It does take a lot to be nice.

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“Amazing Grace” came to mind. You bless us Mister Sean.

Thanks,

Mister Ed

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Sean, do a little more research on quilting and you'll find that often times, men would join in the quilting circle and even today, there are "manly" men who enjoy the symmetry and composition of a quilt. I'll be 86 later this month and I have three different quilts in various stages of completion. I get tired of working on one and switch over to another.

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I quilted for many years. I still make quilts for babies but work and life in general gets in the way. Hopefully when I retire I can take this box of “quilt scraps “ that I’ve been saving and get started again. Arthritis is definitely a curse when you want to use scissors or a needle and thread, but I’m gonna try. I don’t have any heirloom quilts. My oldest one is a Texas Star that I made for my ex husband as a wedding gift over 30 years ago, and he left it behind, but it’s in my granddaughter’s treasures, and it’s still in beautiful condition.

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Grab Jamie and make a trip to Gee’s Bend, AL. 😳

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Ditto! Go now!

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Sean never disappoints. Always awakens my oldest memories and deepest emotions. I don’t know anything about quilting, but I have experienced how God makes something new and useful out of a person. I sure miss those days when women quilted and husbands marveled at their wife’s handiwork.

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Quilting is the original recycling. It also teaches all sorts of skills to young sewers: geometry, pattern, color, design, and planning, along with the obvious scissors and needle skills. If you buy all new fabrics for a quilt project, I think you’re missing a lot of what makes the finished project special, but maybe that’s just me. I have seen some amazing works of art in fabric and needlework, but while I admire it, I don’t buy it. I store the ideas for future projects of my own with my own scraps and recycled fabrics. It’s how I was raised and my daughter carries on. She’s better at it than I am and it makes me so proud.

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I love this! My mother and grandmother were quilters. A friend got me started on quilting, then my husband was hooked on it, too. He’s made over 400 in the last 20 years. He made many art quilts from Monet and Van Gogh paintings. It’s amazing that a former basketball player would make such beautiful quilts! He’s 89 and going strong. He’s even had shows in 2 small museums here and also showed 14 quilts at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. I think it keeps both of us active mentally and physically. (We are piecers and hire people to quilt them. I didn’t do well with hand quilting)

One of my treasures is a quilt from either my grandmother or great grandmother that traveled from New York State to Oklahoma on a wagon when my grandparents were in the Land Rush. It’s hanging on our living room wall.

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