Vintage v Old Fashioned
#42
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Bosque County, Texas
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I have a daughter who is exactly that picky about quilts. I would make them pick out the quilt pattern and the fabric. Why go through all the effort of making a quilt that they probably will not even like much less ever use? In fact, the DIL-to-be may, when she has been in the family long enough, put the quilt in a garage sale. Many DIL's have done just that. That fact that you are making a quilt is no secret. You want it to be well received if not loved. Let them pick a pattern - the internet has thousands to choose from. Let them pick the fabric. If they don't live near you, they can send the name, manu. etc of fabric to you or use your credit card, buy it and mail it to you. Why go through the agony of choosing something when they are so picky and the choice seems doomed to failure?
#43
I agree with TanyaL. I would make them a part of deciding which pattern and what fabrics to use. If they live near you, take them to a quilt shop or two. Or spend some time on the internet with them. I would definitely get visuals of what they have pictured in their minds.
#44
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: kannapolis, nc
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Exactly what I was thinking. My daughter is 23 and she would say 50's - 70's would be vintage.
#46
I would show them some patterns and ask them to pick their favorite. That way you will be making just what they want. You can even ask them what colors the prefer. I like to ask and then I know for sure what they want. Good Luck! They will probably love whatever you make them.
#48
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Location: Texas, USA
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When my kids (in their 20's) talk about "vintage," they're usually referring to something second-hand. Going by that, I would think a "vintage" looking quilt would be in muted, "worn" looking colors. Not pastels, though. Unfortunately, the word seems to mean different things, to different people.
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