remember me telling about repairing an old quilt covered with mildew?
07-22-2014, 10:49 AM
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I'm happy that you were able to save that quilt. In the early 70's knits were very popular = I was given some quilt pieces by a friend to see if I could use them, they were all knit hexagons. I sometimes regret that I could not make a quilt with them, as her dear MIL was someone very special; however, I know my limitations too, and I think she understood.
07-22-2014, 04:21 PM
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One question in my mind here, did you go back and de-mildew all your equipment that came in touch with the mildew when you were working on the quilt. I am almost sneezing here just reading these entries. You were a reall sweetheart to do this for him, and I am sorry that he was too anxious to leave to appreciate what all you did.
07-22-2014, 05:24 PM
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I did a knit quilt back in the 70's too . My kids used it for years, it came apart at the seams which had been done by hand. Well I knew if my kids found this they would trash it , so I took the whole thing apart and sewed it by machine , it turned out beautiful !! I used a different sashing and backing but I made it and can do it my way, Right????
07-23-2014, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by cashs_mom
Good job! Sadly, I remember some people using double knit for quilts. Who's idea was THAT??
I don't know but I'm glad someone did. My mother in law made one for each of her children out of double knit. That was a long time ago. I have one and my son has one and they are still as beautiful as the day we got them. A neighbor made my step dad a lap quilt out of double knit and I love using it in the winter. A friend at church just brought me a box of 4" blocks and a shoe box full of diamonds cut out by hand by her MIL and the diamonds are double knit. I am going to attempt to put the diamonds together into a quilt.
07-23-2014, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DonnaC
And that's why I refuse to de-stash my polyester knits. I figure that if I survive the apocalypse, me and the cockroaches can make a nice scrap quilt together. 
When I was working with a group of ladies to make quilts for a children's home I put out the word we needed fabric. Well, you know everyone in church de-stashed their double knit. I can't find it in my heart to throw it away. One of these days I'm going to make quilts out of it.
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