Friday, November 20, 2009

The tango continues....

Not as much sewing going on here as I would like. Treasure is out of town on business, and I have been holding down the fort alone. Lots of work for me. But I did manage to finish another 48 of these early in the week. So, of course I got 48 more!!!LOL!!!

I have finished them too!

Plus, I used up some of my favorite civil war reproduction fabric. Some of these I kept for my own project, as well as the purple that The Quilt Shoppe owner cut for my own special Tango roll. (Thanks Dawn!!!) To make up for my selfishness, I shared some of my favorites with my Tango partners. So far my running total is 216 2-inch half square triangles!!! Wow, I didn't know that I had it in me!!

Since this hasn't been a visually interesting finish, I thought to share this quilt. Treasure got it for me at an antique mall as a token of thanks for my redecorating our bedroom. (I keep telling you he is a smart man!) Lots of that green!!!!

Here she is stretched out on our bed in all her glory!


Beautiful !



The entire back is that green, just like this quilt that I received after my grandparents passed.
There is no fading, and she is in perfect condition! Tiny, tiny hand stitches cover her. She has no batting, like the other quilt. Her binding is that green, like the other quilt.



I fancy that a miracle has taken place. The stitch length both in the quilting and in the binding is so very similar. Could the same woman have made them?? We will never know. Neither quilt has a label. :-(
Label your quilts ladies, or you maybe responsible for driving some sweet woman in the future stark raving bonkers!;-)
Remember to click on the Sew and Tell Friday button on the side bar and check out all the other wonderful finishes!
Blessings,
KT




15 comments:

  1. I really have to start labeling my quilts. Thanks for the reminder! Your vintage find is a real star! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. What a beautiful quilt. thanks for sharing.

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  3. Finishing out the week is your finest accomplishment, sis! Although, since I know where you live and usually your schedule...don't be surprised if a "cat" burglar visits to abscond (doncha love that word!) with your sweet, little triangles!

    he he he he he he eh!

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  4. How beautiful! What a great find... I always wonder how many beautiful quilts I may have passed up before I knew to look for them at antique malls. Sniff :( love the green!

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  5. That is a beautiful quilt. I really like it...and I am not a big vintage type person!

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  6. Wow--can't wait for the next Tango installment! And a lovely quilt--what stories could it tell?

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  7. Look at that stitching... amazing. Don't you just love it when you find treasures? Thanks for sharing... :o)

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  8. That quilt is to die for! I love it. Green is my favorite color so I would have snatched that up too! Thanks for sharing.

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  9. That is A LOT of triangles! And what a cool antique quilt!

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  10. Green is my favorite color! I absolutely love that gorgeous quilt of yours... ;o) And good going on those itty bitty HSTs!

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  11. The Quilt looks beautiful. You truly are very talented.

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  12. Wow, that is a beautiful find! And I just can't wait to see the end result of all the Thangles!

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  13. The vintage quilt is beautiful. Looks so soft. My daughter would love it...green is her favorite color. Great job on the tangos. Thanks for sharing. Have an amazing Thanksgiving.

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  14. what a beautiful treasure. the colors are so pretty...and i love the old fabrics.

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