quilts in movies
 

I saw "Almost Christmas" over the weekend.
they had such pretty quilts in all the rooms, even hanging on the walls.

What movie have you seen quilts being displayed?

Lynnie your post caught my eye! DH and I have a running game of "who can spot the quilt first". What started the game was a movie that was set in the mountains of North Carolina and was supposed to be set around 1900. It was about young girls in an orphanage and there were quilts on the beds. When a close up of a quilt was shown I could clearly see (due to DH's very large 65" tv) that the quilt was quilted on a long arm!
I started listing movies and then realized I should only list my favorites!
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Annie Hall, How to Make an American Quilt, You've Got Mail, Sarah Plain and Tall, Coat of Many Colors, The Santa Clause, The Color Purple, The Birdcage, Shane, Gone With the Wind and the Wizard of Oz.

I saw a show the other day (can't remember the show) and it was a very poignant scene with great emotional drama. DH and I both said at the same time: Oh look at that beautiful quilt.

Marge----they need to be careful around us quilters

The show Blackish, has a beautiful quilt hanging on the wall in the older sons room.

I have seen a lot of quilts on a lot of shows, lately. Such as those mentioned above.

When I saw the movie, How to Make an American Quilt years ago, there was an outdoor scene where the female character had the quilt wrapped around her. As she was running or walking, she dragged the quilt in the dirt, yikes! I could be wrong, but that is what I remember.

Quilttiger, that movie is what started me on my quilting adventure. While watching it, I thought: I can do that !

Steel Magnolias ........in Mom's bedroom
Terms of Endearment......hospital room
Dances with Wolves......old torn one used while sleeping out on the plains

I know there are more just can't think of any.

My favorite is The Proposal with Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds and Betty White.
Google: Quilts shown in Movies. Tons of them.

Wasn't one of the quilts called, The Baby Maker? or something like it? Thanks for the smile.

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*** I watched "Alaska the Last Frontier" with the Kilchers on Sunday and
*** you could see a sewing machine in the back ground & quilts on the bed.
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The quilt in the movie may indeed have been quilted on a longarm, but it can be really hard to tell. I was at a quilt show once, and a lady stopped at the quilt I was admiring. She sniffed in disapproval and said dismissively that the quilting was done by machine. But that quilt was hand quilted! The stitches were small and even, and the quilting was dense, with a beautiful intricate design, and it was all done by hand.

There are quilts in almost every movie that has a bed in it. I knew someone that made quilts for movies. When she finished the quilt and gave it to them, they took it and made it "look old" and or ragged. Almost enough to make you cry. Haha

Not a movie but the old tv series Little House on the Prairie showed nice quilts.

There are quilts and afghans in the movie, Nanny McPhee. I also saw quilts in the TV series, When The Heart Calls.

I have seen Depression era quilts in movies that were set in the 19th century. Sticks out like a sore thumb. Some patterns were not even around then.

Saw one in an old Twilight Zone episode the other day, it is frustrating when you are trying to get a good look at it, and it is not in shot!

Once in LA, we met this lady, Margaret Cavigga.
https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Cavi.../dp/B000MSFQJU
She had a quilt store and also rented quilts to be used in movies. She said they usually damaged them and then they would wind up buying them.

Haven't seen any in a movie but if your a fan of "The Young & the Restless" you've probably seen the cup/mug wallhanging in Crimson Lights cafe. It was made by Beth Maitland who plays Graci Abbott. Also remember seeing a quilt in the cabin when that girl was found murdered in the closet...

a friend and i have an ongoing "thing" about movies and t.v. programs. she's a potter/porcelainist, i'm a quilter/artist, surrounded by artist kids (two have degrees and post grad study in studio art). when we watch a show, the first thing she "sees" are the pottery and hand thrown things. the first thing i focus on are the quilts. it seems as though we can always find at least one "thing" that strikes our fancy. (with the movie "titanic", the first thing she "saw" was the pottery. i'm spotting quilts all the time when the hubby is watching the tube--there are an amazing number of quilts on all of the old cowboy shows, from the 50s and 60s.)

The Americans - TV show about Russian spies in the US during the 80s. They have the most beautiful star quilt on the wall in their bedroom.

In the movie "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray, there is a quilt in the B&B he stays at that is on the wall in the lobby area; I think it actually has groundhogs on it too! He also sleeps under one in his room. :-)