About 20 years ago, in my antique quilt collecting days (which have continued with my daughter's help), I found this stack of old blocks nicely pieced in about 1870-1900. They were waiting for someone to give them a good home, and I could not resist. They had been pressed, but developed stains and some folds over the years, naturally.
I thought this brown month was the time to share them. I need some advice on how to handle them, i.e., wash or not, piece them,etc. if you have some ideas or can point me to someone knowledgeable about treating antique quilts, I sure would appreciate any help you can offer.
Here is how my dark chocolate block looks with some of the others, very good I think. In two months I will have 36 blocks, but I have no idea about turning them into one or more quilts. I will have to get out the grid paper and do some designing. Soon that will be one more WIP. They seem to be stacking up on me, but I am quilting the butterfly D9P, just simple diagonals, so it won't take long.
Thanks again, folks, for all your encouragement and inspiration.
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