Thrift Store Score -yoyos! Are these old or repro?
08-10-2014, 05:31 AM
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I have a yo yo quilt with fabric like yours and I would say these are from the 1940-50's. I love to look at the fabric too. I washed mine because of the stale smell and then sat down and resewed about a dozen or so that came apart. The quilt is holding up and I put it on my bed over a white bedspread, very colorful aren't they ?
08-10-2014, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by twinkie
I believe that they are old and not repro. Repros have a tighter weave.
08-10-2014, 07:20 AM
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Thanks ladies! Yes, some of them are really similar to dish towels. Some are sort of pebbled...I think that's called seersucker fabric? So maybe clothing scraps are included too?
None of the stitching is falling apart and I don't see any wear around the edges so I'm thinking maybe older fabric but more recent stitching. Especially if Jan is right and there's some Moda in here!
Regardless of their age I think they're really neat and will definitely be making some stuff out of them. At least one bag, if not two or three. I have a couple of aunts who I think would really love these so I'm thinking these will work their way into some Christmas gifts too. I'm happy I got so many of them! I can do a few different things.
They'll languish in the UFO cabinet for a little while, I have a huge list of things I'm "right in the middle of" but I WILL get to them!
None of the stitching is falling apart and I don't see any wear around the edges so I'm thinking maybe older fabric but more recent stitching. Especially if Jan is right and there's some Moda in here!
Regardless of their age I think they're really neat and will definitely be making some stuff out of them. At least one bag, if not two or three. I have a couple of aunts who I think would really love these so I'm thinking these will work their way into some Christmas gifts too. I'm happy I got so many of them! I can do a few different things.
They'll languish in the UFO cabinet for a little while, I have a huge list of things I'm "right in the middle of" but I WILL get to them!
08-11-2014, 05:59 AM
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I see fabrics ranging from 20's through 50's. The stars were probably around WWII. I have a quilt made in the early 50's, & it has a similar fabric in it. The Snow White is probably right around 1937-38...since the movie first came out in 1938. If I had to make an uneducated guess...I'd date the different blocks (reason there is more than one stitcher?) from 1935-1945 or so. Wonderful find!
Originally Posted by Sewnoma
I finally saw something in a thrift shop I couldn't pass up:
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I got them home and laid them all out; these are 9 stacks of 5 blocks; each block is 6" square. 45 blocks!
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I've looked at the stitching and I think these were made by more than one person. Some stitches are pretty messy, some are very neatly done.
The fabrics are interesting and I wish I knew how to tell how old they are. Does anybody have any ideas? Either on how old these are, or how I can tell? I'm really curious!
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There isn't any paper or anything inside any of them.
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Not sure what I'm going to do with them yet. I don't like yoyos in quilts very much but I couldn't pass these up. I'm thinking probably tote bags - add a structural lining to the back to serve as the inside of the tote and cover the outside with clear vinyl. That way I'd actually get to use them but they'd be pretty well protected.
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I got them home and laid them all out; these are 9 stacks of 5 blocks; each block is 6" square. 45 blocks!
[ATTACH=CONFIG]486887[/ATTACH]
I've looked at the stitching and I think these were made by more than one person. Some stitches are pretty messy, some are very neatly done.
The fabrics are interesting and I wish I knew how to tell how old they are. Does anybody have any ideas? Either on how old these are, or how I can tell? I'm really curious!
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There isn't any paper or anything inside any of them.
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Not sure what I'm going to do with them yet. I don't like yoyos in quilts very much but I couldn't pass these up. I'm thinking probably tote bags - add a structural lining to the back to serve as the inside of the tote and cover the outside with clear vinyl. That way I'd actually get to use them but they'd be pretty well protected.
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