The Original Millennium Quilt
The Original Millennium Quilt, designed and made by Deb Freesemann, owner of design studio Sew Dear. This quilt was introduced at the International Quilt Market in Providence in Spring 1999. In March 1999 this quilt was shipped from Waverly, Louisiana to Center Harbor, New Hampshire to be photographed for the Keepsake Quilting catalog, but it was lost by UPS during shipment. The quilt was last scanned in Chicago, Illinois.
The quilt uses 2000 different fabrics. Deb made it using from four generations of her family�s fabrics. It is approximately 50" by 50". The squares are finished 1". The border is made of four different black on black prints. It is machine quilted with gold metallic thread on the center gold diamond and on the gold inner border.
The label has a photo transfer of the cover of the pattern she designed and markets. It has her company name, Sew Dear, on it. There are also four different "fabric cut-out women" joined together with hearts. Each of these are cut from four generations of fabrics with a name under each cut-out: Hermina Homister, Hilda Gabe, Martha Drape, and Deb Freesemann.
Deb says, "This quilt is very dear to me since it's an original design for which I'm marketing a pattern, but more importantly it is a reflection of the inner connections between my family's generations. I would love to have it returned....no questions asked."
If you have any information regarding this quilt, please contact Deb at [email protected].
Posted October 30, 1999.
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