Renae Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Well, I finished the quilt that came to me as a lime grn. and purple quilt top and was actually a TOTAL mess!!!! So after talking to my client we went together and bought new fabric and I designed a new quilt around these Cross-stitched blocks, then quilted it for her. She knows nothing about sewing, much less quilting but she spent a lot of money on these blocks because they were done by a lady she knows that came here on the Orphan Train. This lady is almost totally blind and my client and her mother have written two books and a third is in the making about the Orphan Train. Now on Aprit 26th and 27th a Reunion will be help in Fremont, NE for all those that came on the train as children and they are coming from all over the country and they are having a quilt show and two auctions and etc. So this quilt will be hanging there for others to see......so my client is going to type up a bio and pin it to the quilt so people know how it came about. My client is only 15 yrs old and she is recovering from Lyme (sp) Disease that she contacted 4 yrs ago. Now..........this is the challenge!!! I am going to try to post my first pic and it is of the finished quilt that she named "Flowers of Faith". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 YIPPPPPEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P:P:P:P:P:P I DID IT.......I DID IT............YIPPPPPPEEEEEEEEE I CAN\'T BELIEVE IT......HAPPY DANCE........HAPPY DANCE:P:P:P:P:P:P:P: Renae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 You did do it!! Yippee!! And you finished the quilt!! Yippee....I remember talking to you about this on the phone. Glad you posted the picture. I was trying to see it in my head and I just couldn\'t get it. It looks beautiful. I know the customer must love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltnutt Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Very pretty...your color choise goes great with the blocks. Your cust should be over the moon with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Very nice! Excuse my ignorance, but I don\'t know what the orphan train is???? Thanks, Sandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hi Sandra-- The Orphan Train was a train that traveled through the midwest (US) carrying orphans and abandoned children from the over-crowded orphanages in the big Eastern cities. The children ranged in age up to teenagers. Some had families waiting to adopt them and some were hoping to find families. The train would stop and prospective parents could inspect (!) the children for an adoption. In the Midwest, farm families might just be looking for a prospective farm hand and some of the stories are heartbreaking. Siblings might be separated forever and some children only stayed long enough to become old enough to run away. It is an interesting story--a "solution" for social ills that wasn\'t a complete success. Go on-line to read more and see what people are doing to reunite and tell their stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Renae--the quilt is wonderful. And the story behind it makes it a treasure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 This sounds like an interesting part of history...I\'m surprised I haven\'t heard of it before. When would this have been...early 1900\'s??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmwife Darlene Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Renae you did a wonderful job!!! You should be very proud of yourself!!! It\'s outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Here is a link with information.... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/orphan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted March 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Thank you all for your nice comments. My client was in tears when she saw it. You are so right Linda about the story of the Orphan Train....some of them are heart wrenching. The lady that made the Cross-Stitched blocks is one of the children that came here on that very train with her sister. But her sister has died a yr or two ago and this second bood is dedicated to that sister. When my client came to pick up her quilt she brought a DVD and both the first and second books they wrote and signed them too. I am now anxious to read them and watch the DVD.....some history you forget about. This will be very interesting. Getting back to the quilt......I will try to describe what I did. I SID around the block and the blue frame. In the block itself I used blue thread and echoed around the ribbons and whatever color the flowers were that is what I used in the center. Then I did a simple feather in the floral sashing between the blocks and a butterfly in the purple cornerstones. Then in the purple border i did a sort of lazy 8 with a connecting loop.....and Feathers on the outside border. I will try to add more pics. Renae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Renae, You did a great job and the quilt is just beautiful! What a wonderful Story to go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Renae, WOW! 1st...congrats on posting the pic! It feels good when it goes thru, doesn\'t it! I remember when I first did it. I was soooo proud of myself too! LOL! 2nd, That quilt looks beautiful. You sure did pick the right fabric for those blocks. I cant wait to see close-ups, as w hat you describe sounds just lovely!!!! Also, congrats on having your work hung up in public for everyone to see! Just look at what leads that will get for ya! A BIG NEBRASKA HUG TO YA RENAE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Everything about this quilt is perfect! I\'m familiar with the Orphan Trains story, somewhat sad, and somewhat happy at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appr216 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Beautiful quilt and a touching story. LINZI x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltjunkie Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 The quilt is stunning, kudos to you for going out of your way to make this a wonderful quilt for this re union..the blue was a perfect choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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