What to do with a really ugly vintage quilt top?
#104
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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i think its special..no one realizes how precious fabric was to get and quiltmakers often needed to make these in place of buying blankets...i realize it is a challenge..but you know what..if you put a dark..like a navy border on it and then a nice red binding it will look so much better...and yes..put it in the car..you never know...good luck with this one
#105
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I love it. To me it stands of the original purpose of quilting, to use left over fabric, old clothes. to make something from nothing. quilting used to be for the poor, to make something useable from something that otherwise the family had grown out of, or was too work, so the good portions of it were reused.
This reminds me of that. Your MIL should be proud to display it for all to see and get good use of it.
Too me it is beautiful. and it seems you are also starting to appreciate it's beauty. Hurray!!
This reminds me of that. Your MIL should be proud to display it for all to see and get good use of it.
Too me it is beautiful. and it seems you are also starting to appreciate it's beauty. Hurray!!
#107
I like it. Maybe I wouldn't if I looked too carefully at each block and fabrics next to each other but in the broad overall view, I think it's very colorful and cheery. May be I'm crazy but I often prefer the unexpected to the too-coordinated look.
#108
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 543
Originally Posted by monetgardening
I think it's gorgeous!! I'd even go so far as to add lace, beads,ribbon and embroidery. What a blessing to have a MIL you love.
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