I do not quilt, ever. I tried it when I was younger, and I quickly realized I do not have anywhere near the patience needed.
My mother, however, is an amazing quilter. She does everything by hand, sewing the blocks together, all the stitching, etc. Once she even made a king size Double Wedding Ring (very small blocks!) on a tredle sewing machine that belonged to her grandmother. 
I have some beautiful old quilts made by my mother and grandmother. My favorite one is a Dresden Plate made by my grandmother for her hope chest when she was fourteen years old, in 1920.
It's a dying art, to be sure, which is very sad. I wish I would have liked it more.
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but I love quilts!
Originally Posted by Daisy and Delilah
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