Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Antique Family Quilt

Good Morning Friends~It just boggles my mind that we are at the end of September, where did the month go? One of the reasons we made the trip out to Ca. was to pick up some family treasures and bring them home. This quilt was one I didn't know about or have any idea I would be gifted. Hubby's sister was given it, for her wedding present, by their grandmother. I had never seen it before and what a treasure it is. My sil was told that their great grandmother had made it in the late 1890's or early 1900's; it has been well cared for and is in incredible shape. I've compared the fabrics to one I have, probably made by the same great grandmother; I will say the fabrics match but the one I have is shredded and very thin. When I first received the antique quilt, I took it to a woman who does restoration and was told that the batting was made of horse hair and wool. The quilt I just received is vibrant and although yellowed with age, there are no frayed edges or tattered fabric. It has been stored in a plastic garment bag with moth balls for the last 20+ yrs. I am anxious to get my restoration quilt soap out and give it a good washing to get rid of some of the yellowing. I do plan to have this on our guest bad once it is cleaned and fresh. For those of you who love quilts, I knew you'd love this one.
 
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I am so thankful that  my sil blessed me with this quilt. I love family heirlooms and this is certainly one I will hold dear. I am thankful it wasn't just given away to a thrift store, when our family will use it and take good care of it.
I've already walked and heading out to get my hair cut.  Still battling a bit of a cough, but it feels so good to be home.  I hope you have a joy filled day!
Blessings, Noreen

14 comments:

  1. Oh Noreen I LOVE it and treasured family heirlooms like it as well. When my mother passed and we were going through her things I found about 12 blocks that were hand made by my great grand mother. They are just the blocks. The fabric and the colors etc look very similar to yours. My plan has been to perfect my quilting skills a little bit and then take those squares and make a simple quilt out of them. I can't wait to do so. We have another quilt that belonged to my mother that was made out of her baby dresses. My mom wanted us to cut the quilt (yikes) in 4ths so each one of her daughters would have a piece of it. It is kind of yellowish and worn in places, but pretty good. I have NO idea how to go about such a thing. Any ideas? I am thinking cutting it in even squares and then re-doing the borders etc. with a matching similar type fabric. Anyway, I am glad you posted this pic of your treasure...I love it!

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  2. What a wonderful gift! When you wrap yourself in a quilt made from someone who is no longer with us it is like getting a hug from them!

    Your Pals,

    Murphy & Stanley

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  3. That is GORGEOUS! The fabrics look very 1920s to me. What a treasure!
    KZK

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  4. What a wonderful gift Noreen! The fabric looks to be in perfect shape. How lucky for you to receive this quilt!
    Hope you feel better!!!
    xo Kris

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  5. What a very treasured gift! It is beautiful!!! Enjoy!

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  6. What a blessing to have a piece of your family history. Don't you wish quilts could talk - sharing the lives of all whom they have covered!

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  7. PAWsome. Golden LOVE it. For sure lots of LOVE creating that quilt. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

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  8. What a treasure! I'm so glad it found it's way to your home!

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  9. What a great family heirloom. I love it and there is always a good history attached to quilts! xo Diana

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  10. What a wonderful gift to treasure and some day pass on...beautiful!

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  11. Your quilt is beautiful, Noreen! Such a treasure.

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  12. That is such a GORGEOUS quilt! And the fact that it is a family heirloom just makes it so much more precious! I can't wait to see how it looks after you've cleaned it up.

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  13. What a wonderful gift. Quilt looks so beautiful.The fabric and the color suits so good.

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  14. I have a quilt of my grandmother's in that same pattern. What a treasure indeed.

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