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#35
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Aurora, CO
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I made quilts 35 years ago for my two daughters. The idea was in Woman's Day, if my memory serves me right. The puffs were stuffed with nylons. Remember, we wore those suckers everyday back then and had sacks of ones with runs. The nylon is much lighter than poly filler and washed better too. Each square had a tiny pleat on each side. You sew them all together with a size smaller square on back. Then you cut a small slit in the backing square and stuff, hand whip the slit close OR sew three sides, stuff and sew last side. I remember it went really fast and I enjoyed making them and the daughters loved them.
#36
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: West Texas
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My quilt is made a little differently from yours, quilterlois. I am not sure where my grandmother got the pattern, but it would have been closer to 45 years ago. I did recently see a Coats and Clarks brochure with instructions for puff quilts and other energy saving items dated 1977. I don't believe that there is a difference in the size of the square backs and fronts on my quilt, since the puffy quilt shape is the same on both sides. There are no pleats and no slit in the back. The nylon was stuffed in before closing up the square on the last side as you mention as an option.
My quilt is extremely heavy, and it is hard to imagine that polyfil would be heavier. Perhaps I need to open up a few squares and see if Grandma inserted some of her cotton stockings or support hose!
I don't know how long it took her to make this quilt. I am sure that compared to the hand quilted applique quilts that she usually made, this went very fast. I do remember stopping at her house in town after school or staying with her because of an evening basketball game and seeing her working on it that spring. Wonderful memories!!
Thanks, everybody, for your kinds words about this quilt.
dayle
My quilt is extremely heavy, and it is hard to imagine that polyfil would be heavier. Perhaps I need to open up a few squares and see if Grandma inserted some of her cotton stockings or support hose!
I don't know how long it took her to make this quilt. I am sure that compared to the hand quilted applique quilts that she usually made, this went very fast. I do remember stopping at her house in town after school or staying with her because of an evening basketball game and seeing her working on it that spring. Wonderful memories!!
Thanks, everybody, for your kinds words about this quilt.
dayle
#37
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Harrisburg, OR
Posts: 443
So pretty! To me, this quilt is an excellent reminder that I don't need 100s of dollars to buy designer yardage and perfect batting to make a quilt. A little creativity and resourcefulness can go a long ways and make an amazing finished product.
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