Rescued

I know I posted this on social media but I wanted to make a blog post too.

I'm so glad I found this quilt!

I rescued it from the pet blanket bin at our local thrift store.

I paid a whopping $1.61 for it.

It's 67 1/2" x 77"

I've never had the desire to buy a quilt, antique or new.

When I saw this I knew it was a crazy quilt.

I knew that it looked old.

It wasn't until I started spreading it out in the store that I found the date.

I really didn't want to leave it in the store.

Another lady passed by me and commented that it looked like a crazy quilt.

I told her I thought the same thing and I was rescuing it.

The details and stitching are quite amazing.

There are several leaves and flowers spread about.

There are also several silk patches that have frayed.

I have learned what I need to do to protect it.

(I'm sure it will involve another post.)

:)

It now resides in my living room on this quilt rack I also found that day.

I really liked that it had a Sunbonnet Sue on one side and Overall Sam on the other.

 I inherited 12 unfinished Overall Sam blocks a long time ago.

It was several years before I decided to work on them.

Then it took several more years to finish those 12 blocks.

(I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing.)

And that's how I started quilting.