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Old 08-26-2015, 04:05 PM
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Default Hankie quilt

I need some ideas on how to make a quilt
out of old hankies. Has anyone made one
of these?
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Old 08-26-2015, 04:27 PM
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A friend of mine and I made one years ago, but it was a comfort quilt for a little girl so I'm not sure how well it stood up. We sewed the hankie to a white piece of cotton to give it some body. Maybe if you used a soft fusible interfacing it might give your hankie more strength.
We gave it to a grateful little girl and called it a "Hankie Blankie"
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Old 08-26-2015, 05:20 PM
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​I believe there are some pictures of hankies quilts on QB. Use the search box to find them.
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Old 08-26-2015, 05:28 PM
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Years ago I made a hanky table runner. Can't remember how I did it. Not sure if I still have it either.
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I have seen them folded to make butterflies or dresses and appliqued onto blocks...really pretty
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Check out this one by QB's littlebitoheaven from a couple of years ago:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/pictures-f5/my-daughters-hanky-quilt-finished-t198785.html
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I just saw Pat Knoechel (Eleanor Burns sister) at my LQS and she'd made a cute quilt with blocks of baskets. under the baskets she had put half a handkerchief. Very pretty.
http://www.robertkaufman.com/quiltin...ndmas_Hankies/
can't find the one she showed. had baskets with handles done in a triangle and the hankie below each basket. very cute. new I think.

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Old 08-28-2015, 07:57 AM
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Lots of designs on Google Images:
https://www.google.com/search?q=hank...w=1012&bih=614
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Old 08-29-2015, 04:16 AM
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Look for a book called Hanky Panky. My quilt is a work in progress.
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