Originally Posted by miholmes
Okay so I watched this video this afternoon, and was kinda FLOORED and how this woman quilted. Mind you this film was done back in 1979.
But it was interesting watching her cut out her fabric with SCISSORS with a homeade template, and then sew it with her Coats & Clark thread, and then quilt it by hand on her homemade frame.
To me it was really nice to see what someone could do without all of the gadgets and gizmos, and she turned out BEAUTIFUL quilts!
Give it a watch if you think it will interest you.
http://www.folkstreams.net/film,104
mike, thank you for directing me to this site. i always enjoy your comments on this board. we live so far apart i will never get to meet you. my husband and i are retired and i make alot of quilts. we live in oklahoma. am trying to get ready for a festival and have gotten so behind on reading my newsletters from the quilting board but trying to get caught up. i really enjoyed the film and watched it twice. again, thanks. i can remember my mom quilting and the frames handing from the ceiling on strings. she would roll over in her grave if she knew of all the gadgets we 'have to have' today to quilt. did you notice how polite and loving the lady behaved to all the kids and grandkids and strangers who stopped at the house because of the 'quilts' sign out front? even if she was in the middle of fixing dinner, she always took time to acknowledge their presence. i miss this universal kindness...some people are sooooo mean. can you imagine what neighbors would do today if we put a 'quilt' sign out front on our property? we'd end up in jail before the sun set. thank y ou, mike, and it has been nice to visit with you. johnnye