The owner told me:
My mom bought it from an Amish lady she knows in Lancaster Pa. She owns a really successful shop there. She bought it for me while I was away on my Mormon mission. It’s called “Come Home Soon.”
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January 29, 2018
Come Home Soon
Quilts can carry so much love and so many memories. Here's one such quilt that came to me for repair.
The owner told me:
My mom bought it from an Amish lady she knows in Lancaster Pa. She owns a really successful shop there. She bought it for me while I was away on my Mormon mission. It’s called “Come Home Soon.”
The owner told me:
My mom bought it from an Amish lady she knows in Lancaster Pa. She owns a really successful shop there. She bought it for me while I was away on my Mormon mission. It’s called “Come Home Soon.”
May 4, 2017
Amish-made Sampler Quilt
This quilt was a wedding gift, much adored, and came to me in need of some patching. The needlework is marvelous, which after all is something Amish quilters are famous for. This is a quilt made for sale, not at all in the traditional style of the antique Amish quilts. Repairing it required that my needle skills stay on par with those of this great quiltmaker!
March 14, 2017
Card Trick Quilt
This quilt is about 25 years old. It was purchased on a Pennsylvania Amish farm. I recently repaired a couple of tears it had acquired over the years.
The quilt is based on a block called Card Trick. This pattern is called Star Spin Quilt, published by Oregon Treasures in 1988. These rows use the basic block.
July 6, 2016
An Amazing Day at an Auction ~ Quilt Rescue!
Beautiful Windmills, 1930s; lovely, fine quilting.
Tried hard to win, but lost to the antique dealer.
What follows is a guest post by one of my readers. I think of it as a cautionary tale about what wonders can be lost without a bit of research into the proper care of antiques. She had the good luck and good sense to help rescue an amazing and amazingly mistreated quilt collection. I am grateful to her for the time she has taken to share her story here. (The photos were taken when the quilts were on display, before the "disaster".)
After reading this sad tale, I hope you'll join me in thanking her for giving it the happiest ending possible.
June 11, 2015
Snowball
Such a lovely Amish quilt! Here's a quilt with all the criteria needed to satisfy any Amish quilt collectors:
Colors are bold. It is wool. Piecing is precise. Quilting is prominent. Stitches are teensy.
It is quite large, and is backed with a grey striped flannel.
It is quite large, and is backed with a grey striped flannel.