Here's another...warning...SBS makes an appearance!

Oh, oh! Treasures!
Theresa

Wow, V, what treasures you found! They look very fragile.

Donna

A reward for chores winning out! I love both of these! Lucky you!

Teresa

What a fantastic find. Those are both beautiful!
Maybe Kate would be willing to tell us the how to post more than one route again. I don't remember what I did with the information last time she so kindly gave it.
LindaB/CA

Linda, it's still on the Conversations page.
You have to post your pictures to a site like Photobucket, then copy the HTML code from that page and paste it into your post here. Any changes you make to the Photobucket picture will show up here and if you delete it or move it there the link will be broken and it will not show up here.

Val, the quilts are a real treasure! How cool for Michael to have a connection from way back in his family with what you do!

Kate

Thank you Kate. Don't have photo bucket, but maybe it will work from drop box. I'll test it out.
LindaB/CA

I don't think it will unless you share the Dropbox folder with the whole forum. You need an internet address for the photos, not a location on your computer. Photobucket, picasa, flickr, snapfish - these are all photo sharing sites and all are free. Maybe you can do it from Pinterest but I'm not sure about that.

You're right Kate...I've just been lazy about my photobucket account...always a touch techno challenge, or techno lazy...;-)
V.

The 9-patch and the embroidery quilts are both really beautiful.

Best to you,
Sandra

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It worked yah! That wasn't 100% off topic because he was perched on the tree in front of a quilt shop on a 90+ Saturday in Folsom. The quilt shop operator used her cell phone, but I only had my iPad.
LindaB/CA

Glad it worked!

What a fun find! And how lucky that they ended up with a quilter who will appreciate them.

Sue

oh V!!! I'm in total awe of your new-found treasures! Every time is see those embroidered pieces I die a few times! ...they are just soooo beautiful. (oh, and - before I forget...there are many treasures to be found in those old uniforms, too..I'm in the process of 'doing stuff' with military uniforms of family members...please don't let them go by the wayside.) If you don't want them, I do know those who would. (So many times guys don't realize what things will mean to others on down the road...)

What a great reward for doing something you dreaded. Those are beautiful!!

Robbi

Awesome quilts. Perhaps there is someone who can help identify the maker. At any rate, I would record the known history of them.

beverly

These are priceless and you are lucky to have found them!
What kind of condition are they? Hopefully they do not smell and you can display them.
You may want to get them appraised.

Good advice ...I never thought of having them appraised, thanks Marsha.
Beverly, more good advice, but those who may have known are gone. There's a cousin or two on my DH side, I may try to track 'em down.

Yes...I do feel fortunate to have found these gems. They are in remarkable condition, although one, not in the picture, has lost the quilting threads, but the thread impressions are still very evident! Binding is frayed in spots, and a few lite yellow spots...but that's all!

It was special for me to share these with others who appreciate "these old quilts"

To think we almost took those 11 trunks to the dump.....yikes

V.

I recommend this local AQS Appraiser if you choose to get all or some appraised. She also wrote a book on Redwork .
She is so interesting & knowledgeable, a lovely person and a member of our Guild.

Here is a link that might be useful: AQS Appraiser

Those are a great reword for passing up sewing to do chores.... I truly believe in checking everything out. I even open junk mail just in case I am missing something.
I would agree about not discarding the army gear as well, treasures come in all kinds of packages.
TFS

Lucky you! That nine patch looks like it's in great condition. I just glanced at the embroidery, didn't want to see you know who.

Just seeing the quilts. They are lovely, Val. What a wonderful surprise.