Ideas to use this fabric
03-19-2012, 03:20 PM
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Ideas to use this fabric
I am looking for ideas to use this fabric for.
So far I thought about 1 long wall hanging
or maybe six small (one for each city) wall
hangings.
Sadly the local quilt shop close to home that I
bought it from buys fabric by the pound from
customers and then in turn sales it chain store
quality (Wal Mart, Joann's & Hobby Lobby) for
$1.99 per yard, and LQS quality fabrics for $5.00
per yard.
Low and behold they had this AWESOME fabric
but there was only this small 3/4 yard.
It is city skylines and this is now considered a
"collectors" fabric because it was printed in 1998
PRIOR to 9/11 happening.
The six skylines are (in order):
Seattle
Chicago
Washington D.C.
Hollywood
New York City (WITH the twin towers)
San Francisco
[ATTACH=CONFIG]321115[/ATTACH]
So far I thought about 1 long wall hanging
or maybe six small (one for each city) wall
hangings.
Sadly the local quilt shop close to home that I
bought it from buys fabric by the pound from
customers and then in turn sales it chain store
quality (Wal Mart, Joann's & Hobby Lobby) for
$1.99 per yard, and LQS quality fabrics for $5.00
per yard.
Low and behold they had this AWESOME fabric
but there was only this small 3/4 yard.
It is city skylines and this is now considered a
"collectors" fabric because it was printed in 1998
PRIOR to 9/11 happening.
The six skylines are (in order):
Seattle
Chicago
Washington D.C.
Hollywood
New York City (WITH the twin towers)
San Francisco
[ATTACH=CONFIG]321115[/ATTACH]
03-19-2012, 03:34 PM
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I like your idea of six separate wallhangings. The fabric is lovely, and I think would have more punch if you separate the individual skylines so your eyes don't just sweep across them. Potential for some embroidery there, as well...
Alison
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03-20-2012, 02:23 PM
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I remember that fabric! In its day I mostly saw it used for VW quilts - they were quite the rage down here. Maybe some sort of Americana theme (This land is your land, This land is my land, from California to the.....)
03-23-2012, 07:37 AM
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I would only cut one repeat off because I have a friend
who lost 2 brothers, father and 1 aunt in 9/11. She collects
things of the towers as HER way to remember the good times
and to "honor" her family members who lost their lives.
Since I would be cutting that off amount to get the NYC section
I may as well use the other 5 city skylines to make something
cool to hang on a wall.
who lost 2 brothers, father and 1 aunt in 9/11. She collects
things of the towers as HER way to remember the good times
and to "honor" her family members who lost their lives.
Since I would be cutting that off amount to get the NYC section
I may as well use the other 5 city skylines to make something
cool to hang on a wall.
Originally Posted by Sunnye
If it is considered "collector" why would you cut it?
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