Monday, September 6, 2010

Picnic Quilt

It's turned a little cooler....... just in time for the Labor Day weekend. Haven, Maelie and I got out the Picnic Quilt yesterday.
We haven't had much of a chance to use it lately in all of the heat and humidity of our midwest summer.  
I love this scrappy spider web quilt! It came to live with me one day as my husband and I were walking through an estate sale during the last half hour of the last day of the sale.  We'd stopped in just to see if there was anything good left.  As we were leaving the slim pickings in one of the bedrooms, I spied a glimpse of fabric peeking out from underneath the mattress of an old bed.  When my husband lifted the cushion, we found this little gem hiding underneath. With only a few minutes of the sale remaining we were able to snag the utility quilt for only $10! (We ran out of there before the seller could change his mind!)


      The quilt is perfect for Ritz Bits cracker picnics with little girls on a Sunday afternoon. 


                                            And maybe even a nap, if we get tired!

10 comments:

  1. What a great find! It's a little treasure. Love the patriotic colors! And your company is so adorable...

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  2. What a beautiful find! Your granddaughters are adorable as well! I hope your son is feeling better.

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  3. awww! so cute! thanks for taking them yesterday...looks like they had fun at Lolly's house as always!

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  4. That's a quilt I would really love to see IN PERSON! It's beautiful!!!

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  5. Lucky, lucky you. You'll always remember that story of being in the right place at the right time. Your babies are precious!!

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  6. The Spider Web quilt is a treasure. Love those stripes!

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  7. What a great find...beautiful pictures.

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  8. Wow -- what a great deal -- I love it when that happens. That quilt looks very happy with those two cute little girls on it!

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  9. The quilt is charming and your grandies are adorable on it. What lovely photos you've taken and shared, on a lovely day. Thanks for letting us see life's beauty.

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  10. Ditto to all the rest of the comments! I LOVE vintage quilts too!

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