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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 25 2012 : 3:05:45 PM
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I brought this home from the Estate house we have been working at to wash. Any idea of the age or how much we should tag it for?
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Feb 25 2012 : 6:30:52 PM
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What a pretty quilt Nancy Jo!
Boy between the excellent thrift you have near you and the estate sale you will be running, I sure wish that I lived closer to you! Not to mention it would be so nice to be near another farmgirl- especially one as sweet as you!
Thanks as always for sharing!
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 10:20:51 AM
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I think the fabrics are really the only way to date it. There are books out there that help identify fabric patterns by decade. You might want to look in your local library and check your guess of 1940s-1950s.
I don't know how involved you want to get with selling items for this elderly couple, but you might want to offer the quilt on ebay or craigslist before the actual estate sale. My sense is that we all expect really great bargains at an estate sale. Either way, you could look at what similar quilts are going for on ebay and use that as a guide for pricing it. |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 10:36:45 AM
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Thank you girls, will take your advise and look into quilt values a bit more and see what I come up with. You are always so much help.
Nancy Jo
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 11:18:37 AM
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i also believe the quilt is from the 50s+. i dont really see fabrics earlier than that. do you.
i used to have a book that dated fabric in quilts,,,,but where it is , i cant know. my house, etc. is in total disarray.
 
i found this unfinished crib quilt at our goodwill for $5 . i plan on finishing it up and selling it or gifting it to someone who needs a crib quilt.
in our area the older quilts only sell for about 35-45. but in good shape with a special pattern or coloration in dallas you can find them with much higher price tags. much higher.
please let us know what happens to the quilt.
love
frannie in texas
farmgirl sister#807
home of "green"crafts,
where no scrap is left behind
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 11:28:18 AM
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Thanks for posting the picture Frannie. I bet you make that up to look perfect. What a nice gift for someone.
Nancy Jo
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 12:45:01 PM
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nancy jo, when did you start working estate sales. you would be perfect for that, and if i lived in your area i would go to all of the ones you were at.
love
frannie in texas
farmgirl sister#807
home of "green"crafts,
where no scrap is left behind
(http://abunnystale.wordpress.com/)
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2012 : 1:20:19 PM
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This is just a one time thing. My daughter works taking care of an older couple who now live in assisted living. The house they lived in all there married life is full of their stuff, they want my daughter to sort it all out and then do an estate sale. So I'm helping her. Then the family hopes to sell the house. They are paying my daughter and since I'm helping they said for me to feel free to take things within reason that I want.
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