nervous about starting new project
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My post master, she is such a wonderful lady. She asked me to make her a child sized quilt using a hand embroidered dresser cover(I'm not sure what the real name of it would be). It has a few animals and her daughters name on it. It's very pretty. She said that it made it through a housefire years ago with only a little stain they couldn't get out. Her daughter passed when she was young and she doesn't have alot left that was hers. She gave me freedom to make her the quilt with anything I wanted and however I wanted. I told her that I'm to afraid to cut it so I'm just going to add it in without cutting it at all.
I'm so nervous because she doesn't have alot of her daughters and I want her to be happy with it. I just worry sometimes that it won't be good enough. She wants this to use on the back of her chair for a while and when her granddaughter is old enough, she will pass it on her her. I have one chance with it and I hope I can make it perfect. Wish me luck!!! Would you think 30's repro's would be appropriate to put with it??? |
How sweet - Heather you can do this - I have pure confidence in you. This will be a beautiful quilt.
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I think 1930 reproductions would be pretty with it. Something with soft colours as not to over power the embroidered piece. I would add a nice fabric border to the original piece leaving the original intact. I would then sew quilt blocks to go around it to make it a lap sized quilt or baby sized for the grand daughter. How flimsy is the fabric? It might need a light weight fusible on the back to prolong it's life in a quilt.
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You could treat it as you would a log cabin. Using 30's would be perfect. You could also use the around the world pattern idea using a different color for each round. Long strips to each side, shorter to top and bottom. Good idea from Tartan to reinforce the center panel with fusible or just layer a piece of white behind it.
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Originally Posted by butterflies5518
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How sweet - Heather you can do this - I have pure confidence in you. This will be a beautiful quilt.
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Originally Posted by Tartan
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I think 1930 reproductions would be pretty with it. Something with soft colours as not to over power the embroidered piece. I would add a nice fabric border to the original piece leaving the original intact. I would then sew quilt blocks to go around it to make it a lap sized quilt or baby sized for the grand daughter. How flimsy is the fabric? It might need a light weight fusible on the back to prolong it's life in a quilt.
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that is darling. it's just perfect for the center of a quilt. from looking at your previous pictures of your quilts and your quilting, there's no doubt that this one will turn out just terrific.
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I agree that the 1930s soft colors would be a great choice.
I'd back the center panel with a washed muslin instead of a fusible, mainly because I wouldn't trust a fusible to last forever. I would probably use a dissolvable thread to baste the panel to the muslin. I like the idea of bordering the panel before adding blocks. This frames the panel, plus you can make the bordered size a good one for adding blocks. Not sure I would go the log cabin route for this. Perhaps some kind of star blocks? Or perhaps pinwheels. |
You might consider showing your post master what you have come up with before you actually start sewing it. I suspect you would appreciate the input and she would appreciate your thoughtfulness. Plus you would feel more confident with what you are doing. I have made quilts for friends, but with their input, I think we were all happier.
The dresser cover is so sweet. Dina |
Oh that is really a nice piece she has for you to use in the quilt. I agree I think the 30's prints would look really good with it. Your work is really nice, you can do an excellent job on this, she will love it!
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I would sketch out my design plan first. To keep it from being a bunch of blocks above and below the center panel, I'd cut it into three blocks and use the left side in the left side of the top row, the center of the panel in the center of the center row and the right side of the panel in the right side of the bottom row. Some of the 30 colors would work well with the colors in the dresser scarf.
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Can't wait to see what you come up with! Please post pics when you're done. I would think you could easily make 3 separate blocks from this. The fabric definitely looks thin, so added a non-woven fusible interfacing to the back of it will give it extra strength and make it last longer.
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Yes the 30s repo would be perfect.
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Darling piece!! In "my day" we called a dresser piece a scarf. I learned to embroider on "scarves."
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Originally Posted by GailG
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Darling piece!! In "my day" we called a dresser piece a scarf. I learned to embroider on "scarves."
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i think you are on the right track by just adding to it
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I'd suggest adding a light weight fusible interfacing to also help hold the embroidery stitching in place.
I have confidence that you will make a masterpiece!! :) |
"dresser scarves" LOL I've got maybe 3 dozen to do something with.
I'd frame it all around to make it bigger. Then I might cut two bias strips to frame the middle section. |
You may want to do an internet search on using vintage linens in quilts. There may be some valuable information out there that will help you, such as fusible or not. Just saying. I love the dresser scarf- it is so sweet. I think that getting her input would be nice too.
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