What's the oldest fabric you have?
#22
One of the ladies at the lqs does doll quilts for chairty. today I gave her my quilt blocks my parent gave to me years ago, they are from my handmade dresses left over fabric, from the late 50s early 60s. They will go to good use and were well done.
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Oldest fabric I have purchased is from the late 1970's/early 1980's...it is from a line of fabric by Marti Mitchell and the company "Yours Truly"..very old fashioned looking calico's...I don't have much left, but work a piece into each scrap quilt I make.
Oldest fabric I own is some fabric that is from the 1930's...I have worked with the repro's, but have yet to use this fabric...waiting I guess to have JUST the RIGHT project to use it in....some day...I will know when I see the right pattern!
Oldest fabric I own is some fabric that is from the 1930's...I have worked with the repro's, but have yet to use this fabric...waiting I guess to have JUST the RIGHT project to use it in....some day...I will know when I see the right pattern!
#25
While my mother was still alive, I sold some 1960s fabrics on eBay. While looking for some more, I found a box that had older fabric. When I questioned her, she said it was from my grandmother and was from the 1940s. I almost sold some, then just couldn't. So, I still have it. I'm so glad that I found this fabric before I inherited the whole stash, as I wouldn't have known its origin.
#26
I have some from the late 80's - that was when the first quilt bug bit me. But, aside from collecting eight or ten yards of fabrics that I liked and buying a couple of books, that's as far as I got.
When I realized that it was so complicated and that I was going to have to buy a much bigger variety of fabrics, I lost interest. I was really into "fast and easy" crafts back then - to have a pretty something-or-other to show for it at the end of the day.
When I realized that it was so complicated and that I was going to have to buy a much bigger variety of fabrics, I lost interest. I was really into "fast and easy" crafts back then - to have a pretty something-or-other to show for it at the end of the day.
#27
kwendt - I remember Dacron!! My mom was a "beautician" & back in the 50's & 60's, by TX state law, hair dressers had to wear white uniforms and white shoes - they looked like nurses. In the late 50's Dacron was invented and my mom was thrilled that those white uniforms were being made of this new wonder fabric...it was drip dry, non-wrinkle, repelled stains! Wow! She finally didn't have to starch and iron those white uniforms.
#29
Originally Posted by Plain Jane
I'm new to quilting but have always done crafts and I just found a box of fabric. I've spent the afternoon playing with fire...burn testing for fiber content (learned that here!) and going through it. I found panels from 1981! Is that almost antique? Vintage? The amazing thing is that I have moved multiple times and evidently this box made it with me every time. Amazing.
So how long have you kept fabric?
So how long have you kept fabric?
I still have several large pieces of red plaid flannel, several yds of taffeta, cotton shirting, various cotton fabrics & corduroy that came from my grandfathers fabric shop. He died in 1960 and had been retired for several years. I also have 6 yards of silk shantung (sp) and 6 yds silk sari fabric from 1966. Just can't seem to use it up.
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