handmade quilts tops

As you can imagine, I really miss my favorite little thrift store.

I mean, where else can you find deals like these...

handmade quilt tops for under five dollars each!

Ok, maybe I need to re-emphasis my point here ~ hand-made quilt tops.

As in, made-by-hand ~ needle 'n thread only quilt tops.

Another words ~ no electricity was involved in the making of these quilt tops!

For the life of me, I can't imagine taking on such a task.

Not to mention the hours of tedious measuring and cutting and placement

 of each and every fabric square!

I am simply in awe of the artistry that goes into such meticulous craftsmanship.

If I were the creator of this quilt, 

I would want to know that my work was in the hands of someone that appreciated
the hours of love and devotion I invested in bringing about its completion. 

Well, I do. And I often run my fingers over the perfectly placed stitches

and imagine the conversations had ~ the stories told ~ the dreams envisioned.

Even though I am not privy to its past ~

I will accept the responsibility for its future ~

and make it the family heirloom that it was always intended to be.

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