Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Dating ( a quilt flimsy)

I thought this fabric was from the 1960's.

Now I am reasonably sure. Although Mom's 1967 photo at the beach is black/white, you can see that her homemade blouse is made from the same fabric as my disappearing nine-patch square.

Date of quilt flimsy must be late 1960's. That is why when we found it last summer that Mom could not remember piecing those patches. One half of a century old UFO ( unfinished object) just folded up in a plastic bag!
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4 comments:

  1. jp@A Green RidgeFebruary 4, 2016 at 3:16 PM

    That "UFO" is a treasure for sure, Lin!...:)JP

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  2. Carla from The RiverFebruary 4, 2016 at 3:47 PM

    I loved this when you shared this on Instagram. I love the photo of your mom. This is such a fun project to share with us.
    I do like that UFO thought. ;-)

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  3. Joanne NoragonFebruary 4, 2016 at 6:56 PM

    As the daughter of and sister to addicted quilters, I was stumped by flimsy, so looked it up. I have great sympathy for that word. My sister rescues quilt tops and finishes them. She says a grandma in heaven says "Look, Ethel, she finished my quilt!" every time another is done. I think my mother made shirts for my girls from that fabric.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2016 at 8:14 AM

    Such lovely feminine fabrics we wore back in the day.

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