Monthly Archives: September 2022

Circa 1950 Hankie Quilt – Part 2 (Background Design)

I had the dresses. I had the clothesline idea. But how should they be displayed? It could stay simple, but I felt it needed to say more. Hankies are history. So are clotheslines. Maybe the background should also reflect something … Continue reading

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Circa 1950 Hankie Quilt – Part 1 (the idea)

“Before Kleenex” the note said. It was in my Mother-in-Law’s handwriting and placed inside a bag of hankies. We were cleaning out her trunk, which included the hankies along with other Circa 1950 embroidered linens. For the quilting squeamish – … Continue reading

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