Afternoon Nap - The Quilt

This is third and oldest of the three flimsies

rescued by P's mother

that came to my house earlier this year.

I knew the moment I saw P's photo

that this quilt was meant to be mine.

This photo, 

taken after I pressed, trimmed, and bordered the flimsy,

shows just how thin the top really is.

Quilted by Margaret Gunn,

who added an unbleached muslin liner

to help stabilize the fragile quilt top.

You can read Margaret's take on this quilt

and October (previous post)

by clicking here.

Afternoon Nap measures 65" x 80"

These photos were taken after the quilt was laundered.

I had purchased a package of Retro Clean

for soaking out the stains ~

but chose to simply wash and dry the quilt.

Afternoon Nap earned each and every one

of  those spots during the past 75+/- years

and the quilt deserves to look its age.

So hard to put into words

just how soft and comforting this quilt is in real life!

In the end, my initial hunch was 100% correct . . .

Collage for Quilt Album entry

Afternoon Nap was indeed meant to come and live at my house!

Quiltdivajulie