Leanne, from Devoted Quilter is hosting the Lazy Summer Quilt Camp. She always has fun challenges and this one peeked my interest immediately!!!
Something Old
Day 16: Today’s prompt is “Something Old.”
An Old Quilt
This quilt was made by my fraternal grandma. I believe that it was given to my parents for their wedding in 1950. However, I could be wrong. I remember seeing it often on my parents bed when I was young. However, after my mom passed away, I found it languishing in a trunk. Yes, some of the fans are torn, and I will never use this quilt. However, it has been displayed on a quilt rack from time to time.
Old Fabric
Many years after my grandmother passed away, my aunt asked if I would like to have her fabric. Well, duh, that question was answered with great speed!
I have 11 cousins on my grandma’s side of the family. I decided to make each cousin, as well as my sister and I a quilt with Grandma’s fabric. I did buy background and backing fabric, but the prints were all from grandma’s stash.
So, I made a total of 13 scrappy quilts.
I made a 14th quilt with Grandma’s fabrics. It is the only one that is not scrappy. It was made with one print. This was for one of my cousin’s daughter that was dealing with cancer.
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