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Fri, Mar 2, 12 at 19:20
| Sorry it took so long to finally get to taking photos of the Dresden Plate quilt that was sitting on the bench. As I already mentioned, this quilt is at least 25 maybe more years old. It was purchased on a trip to Milverton, Ontario. As far as I know, it is an "Amish" made quilt. It is hand quilted with prairie points. Something that surprised me is that it appears to have been made in two pieces and then joined.
Anyway, here are a few shots of it.
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| This came out really nice. I love the way it was done with the smaller parts looking like 'hearts of love' all over the quilt! |
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| That is a treasure. I admire the way it was quilted and even though I am not a big fan of white this one is perfect. The prairie points are such a nice addition and not something I would have expected on a quilt with that history. TFS. |
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| Very sweet quilt. A treasure indeed. |
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| It is sometimes hard to determine if a quilt is made in pieces and joined or whether the backing only has been joined so that standard off-the-bolt material can be used, instead of purchasing wider backing fabric. If a quilt is really made in pieces or strips and joined, if done well so that the batting is trimmed at the seams to butt-join instead of overlap, it should not be obvious. If I am machine quilting, I do this often so I don't have to work with huge widths of material on my standard machine. Oh gosh, it's so much easier. I suppose I'd also be tempted if hand quilting and using a hoop instead of a floor frame. It's just a really pretty quilt and very soft and old fashioned. I love it. |
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| Thank you for posting the pics!! Beautiful! I also love the pairie points! I never would have thought of adding the hearts with the DPs but it's perfect! |
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| That's the type of quilt that got me interested in quilting in the first place. It's just charming. |
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| You have a treasure there! It looks like it was well pieced and quilted. TFS. ~Geraldine |
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| The quilt is so sweet. What a heirloom to be able to pass down. |
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| This is very nice. I hand quilted mine perhaps 35 years ago in brown and rust tones. It is in the closet. The next quilt I made was called Lancaster Rose which I still have it on my bed as a bedspread. |
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