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Memories of The Grand Canyon....Quilted by Charisma's Corner

Old 09-26-2011, 09:02 AM
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MaryAnn sent this quilt to us for LAQ.

YOu may remember the waves and bubbles being her other one?

Anyway...MaryAnn bought these vintage bark cloth drapes after going on a trip to the Grand Canyon with her sister. I think this is such a great way to create a souvenir don't you?

Anyway Sally was kind of going to do a navaho theme and then changed it up a bit and went with the designs that were actually in the fabric. The geometric lines, and the cactus type leaves...Mixing it all up and making them play nice together. I love the final finish. Beautiful!

Sally quilted this on her 26 INNOVA and we used Hobbs poly down batting.

Thanks for looking.
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Old 09-26-2011, 09:05 AM
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Awesome. Love the quilting.
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Beautiful job Sally. What is bark cloth?
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Old 09-26-2011, 09:10 AM
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Such a beautiful quilt. Great quilting.
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Originally Posted by suebee
Beautiful job Sally. What is bark cloth?
It's that thicker material drapers were made out of?? like a thicker weave??
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Old 09-26-2011, 09:24 AM
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Very pretty!
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Old 09-26-2011, 10:07 AM
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This piece of bark cloth was made in the 1940's and is a vintage piece of fabric. Barkcloth is a soft, thick, slightly textured fabric, like the bark of a tree. It was origionaly made with the bark of ficus trees but I'm pretty sure this is made from densly woven cotton.

I had to wash the curtain 4 times to get all the nicotine out of the fabric. It was the color of dark coffee the first three times I washed it! It was yuck but I knew I couldn't use the fabric like that.
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Wow!!!
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Beautiful
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Supurb quilting on a gorgeous quilt!
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