Quilts

I have loved quilts for a long time and began collecting them after I got married. Both of my grandma's gave me a quilt when I got married so that got me started collecting them. I would always check at thrift stores and every couple of years I would get lucky and find one. Once in a great while I would find one at a yard sale. A couple I got from my parents antique store.  The craftsmanship is amazing. I have never made a quilt myself but I have plans of giving it a go one of these days. 

I have a glass fronted cabinet in my family room where I display some of my quilts I rotate them with other quilts I store elsewhere. These are my spring/summer quilts.

I just love the bright colors and patterns.

 My favorite patterns and fabrics come from the 1930's to 1950's. So wasn't I thrilled when I received a package in the mail from my Grandma Agle (my maternal grandmother) and in it was the most lovely little quilt she had made for Zaynzley. Zany was using an old queen size quilt on her bed temporarily until I could find something better. This quilt is perfect for her room.

Zaynzley with her new quilt.

Zany reading a book before naptime.

Look at those tiny perfect stitches, my grandma hand quilted the whole thing, the top is an authentic 1930's quilt top, not a reproduction, that she found at a garage sale. She redid the edging, backed it and bound it. It is a masterpiece of fine quilting!

My grandma also sent a darling scrapbook for Zaynzley telling the story of the quilt.

This photo is my grandma as a little girl. What a doll!

A couple pages from the scrapbook, she put pictures of Zaynzyley throughout it and didn't Zany love to look at this little scrapbook.

Here is the amazingly talented quilter, my grandma! What a treasure!!