Dahlia Star quilt pieced by Ruby (Blohm) Neal for her daughter-in-law, Doris (Wilson) Neal, 1943. Ruby asked Doris what color she’d like as a background. Grandma Ruby often had a quilting frame set up in the front room, where she’d be joined by family quilters, including Nellie Neal, Ruby’s mother-in-law.
Mom loaned it as a backdrop for a dessert table at the Historic Jordan House as part of a May Day Tour of Homes in 1988.
In 1991, it brightened a tea table here at home for our Silver Wedding Anniversary.
It was part of a quilt show at Hoyt Sherman Place in 1993.
Beautiful, not just all the work and great colors, but the feeling and tradition attached to it!
Thank you, GP. It’s one of her signature quilts!
Beautiful!💕
Thank you, MA!
I love this quilt! It is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you, Linda. It was one of her signature patterns!
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Such a bright and cheerful quilt and so beautifully executed. 😊💕
It was one of her signature patterns, with those little gathered pieces. I don’t think I ever tried this one. And I’m glad Mom chose yellow.
What a beautiful quilt! I would add that there is something very comforting about sleeping under a handmade quilt made by a family member.
Amen!
Stunning!!! Thank you for sharing, Joy. 🥰
Reminds me of the quilting my mother and grandmother used to do.
I didn’t learn to until I was an adult, but I never tackled this one!
Nice, Joy! ❤ My mother-in-law used to quilt, and now my wife does. 😊
Does your wife piece by machine? I never got the hang of it, but I realized that handwork was the most enjoyable part of it for me. I especially enjoyed the sculpting that happened with quilting itself!
She sews the pieces together with a sewing machine. Is that what you meant?
Yes! I’ll bet she enjoys picking out fabrics and has a nice stash of them!
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That is one fine-looking quilt! 🙂
Love the quilts from our loved one’s hand. Nice color, too.
I’m thankful that Mom chose yellow as the background. It’s so cheerful!
That’s such a beautiful pattern. Handquilted to perfection 🙂
Thank you, Sharon!