Gingham quilts ???
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I had one made for my MIL by one of her students at the local tuberculosis sanatarium many years ago. It was black and white checked gingham Scotties appliqued on white squares. Three decades later my DM set it with (almost) matching gingham strips and black cornerstones. It was all cut on the grain, the dogs were cut with the straight grain level with their backs. Sorry, I don't have the quilt, now, or a picture.
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There are some posts of Chicken Scratch on gingham on QB that are very nice. You have 2 choices with checks, either cut carefully with the lines or go for a more free form style and just cut as for regular fabric. Do you have a certain pattern in mind?
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joanne's gingham may not be 100% cotton --- but that doesn't make (most) not----i've bought many many bolts of 100% cotton gingham over the years.
it makes nice fun appliques, i generally use a fusable lightweight woven stablizer on the back for appliques- (placed on top-fusable facing right side of fabric- sew all around- make a slit in stablizer & turn right side out- gives a finished edge) because the edges do tend to fray a bit
also works well for pieced blocks- it's a personal choice if you want to cut with the lines or not-
i made lots of little girl dresses, skirts & little boy shirts out of gingham back in the day (when they were little)
also raggedy andy shirts-
i think a couple of my granddaughter's may have a quilt or two with gingham but i don't think i have any pics- will have to do some looking
it makes nice fun appliques, i generally use a fusable lightweight woven stablizer on the back for appliques- (placed on top-fusable facing right side of fabric- sew all around- make a slit in stablizer & turn right side out- gives a finished edge) because the edges do tend to fray a bit
also works well for pieced blocks- it's a personal choice if you want to cut with the lines or not-
i made lots of little girl dresses, skirts & little boy shirts out of gingham back in the day (when they were little)
also raggedy andy shirts-
i think a couple of my granddaughter's may have a quilt or two with gingham but i don't think i have any pics- will have to do some looking
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I had one made for my MIL by one of her students at the local tuberculosis sanatarium many years ago. It was black and white checked gingham Scotties appliqued on white squares. Three decades later my DM set it with (almost) matching gingham strips and black cornerstones. It was all cut on the grain, the dogs were cut with the straight grain level with their backs. Sorry, I don't have the quilt, now, or a picture.
I also made a Sunbonnet Sue for a friend of mine which had Sue's dresses made from red & black gingham.
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