Day 2 of a glorious month of hand quilted quilts from the Starley Quilt Collection features a wonderful crib quilt that actually survived the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It predates the war and managed to make it through the conflict. Clearly it was made for a very loved child as shown by all the blocks full of hearts and flowers!
Here's one of the delightful heart blocks (see my version of this block in yesterday's post).
And lots of appliqued flowers.and great double-rodded (2 close rows) hand quilting. Enjoy. Remember click on the photos to enlarge and see details.
A Pattern is Born on Off the Wall Friday
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I was hoping to have more done this week creatively, but *alas* it is not
so. I'll blame it on the early snow *(11" in Meadville, PA where I work) *and ...
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Love that you are sharing these old quilts with us. Thank you.
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