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Posted 1 year ago
jlennongrrl
(159 items)
This is a quilt from my Great Grand Aunt Flora. She didn't get a chance to finish it, it's about the size of a throw. Would it ruin the value to finish it? She passed away in 1987, and had expressed a desire for my mother to finish the quilt. As you can tell, my mother listens well....lol
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I finished a few my Grandmother had not quite finished and no unless you cut it up and make a mess of it it will not decrease value :-) Does it have a backing on it now ?
No backing yet. Just the circles
i dont think these type of quilts need finishing. you can only add to it. i just started one similar to yours because of this attribute. there are no raw edges to finish so keep adding to it and pass it down.
A yo yo quilt can be with or without backing and fun to make :-)
http://quilting.about.com/od/piecingtechniques/ss/yoyoquilts.htm
That's great had no idea they were called that! Thanks!
Yes they even made dolls like this called yo yo dolls :-) Have fun with the quilt ! Love it .
That's beautiful. I love yo yo's.