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Thursday, May 7, 2009

A share-n-tell type of show-n-tell ;)

This Lone Star Quilt was hand pieced and hand quilted by my Grandmother, Momma Newt. She gave it to my parents as a wedding gift in 1954. It was her tradition to give couples a quilt of this pattern when they married and she did so for all of her children and 17 of her 18 grandchildren.

Momma Newt passed away in 1995 two years before my wedding so since I was the only one in the family who didn't receive a Lone Star made my Momma Newt my mother gifted me with the one she and Daddy received some 40+ years before. ;)


I'm so lucky to have such a special and meaningful treasure. I love all of my "Momma Newt Quilts" especially this one! So last year when it was time to hit the road runnin' to evacuate for Hurricane Ike, I couldn't take EVERY quilt... but y I grabbed up this one along with a few others and loaded em up in the passenger's side around the computer. They made for good padding and I knew I just couldn't live with out them if our home flodded.

This share, show-n-tell post was prompted by the give-away takeing place over at Connie's webpage http://www.quiltqua.com/ you have until May 31st to enter and share a quilt with her for her big show and tell and for doing so you will be entered to win one of 3 Moda Jelly Rolls. ;)

This is the link to where you enter your quilt and give a description of it along with the details on who designed, made, and quilted it. ;)

Love from Texas!

25 comments:

  1. What a treasure! You are lucky indeed.

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  2. Wow Bonnie, that is one of the nicest and prettiest Lone Stars I have seen! You are truly blessed to have such a beautiful mother to give you this. Happy Mothers Day, Elaine

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  3. Bonnie, that a beautiful quilt, I can see why you cherish it.

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  4. Okay...now I'm crying. What a wonderful family heirloom with such a happy and heartfull heritage! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Wow!!! This is a beautiful quilt. I would have saved it too if I was in your situation. You are very lucky to have a wonderful quilt made by your grandmother and owned by your parents. Its will have a wonderful story with it to pass on to your children.

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  6. It's gorgeous! In the end, I think you were lucky to get one of her earlier ones. It's priceless.

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  7. I can see why you wouldn't want to lose that quilt. It's beautiful!

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  8. Beautiful Lone Star...I love it...

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  9. That is a very pretty heirloom quilt! Fantastic quilting, too. Thank you for sharing!

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  10. Your lonestar quilt is beautiful. I hope to make one someday.

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  11. The quilting around the star
    sets it off - what a wonderful
    heirloom quilt!
    Don't think I'll ever have
    the patience to make one.

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  12. Absolutely beautiful quilt. Thanks for participating in the Blogger's Quilt Festival.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  13. I've always loved this pattern and when I feel confident enough in my skills I plan to make one! I hope you came out okay after Katrina. I'm new enough to your blog that I don't know how you fared. Cindy

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  14. BEAUTIFUL!!........AJ (France

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  15. What a gorgeous quilt and it was so kind and thoughtful for your parents to give up their quilt for you. If I had to evacuate, there are a number of quilts that I would be grabbing too, oh, and my hexies and some of my fabric and, and ....

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  16. What a beautiful heirloom quilt! You've very lucky!

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  17. This is amazing! I do all hand work, even the cutting, and I'm sure this has so much of your Grandma's energy in it that it really hums in person!

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  18. What a great story behind your quilt. It is so pretty!

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  19. It's an incredibly beautiful quilt.

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