Name That Block !!!
05-11-2011, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by jackied
this is really a nice one. My mil used to make many double knit quilts and they will last forever!!
05-11-2011, 04:05 PM
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I don't know about TN, but my grandmother, aunts, and great-grandmother all made at least a few polyester quilts. Mom still has one that her grandmother made, and it's in great shape. I think anyone who sewed in the 60's and 70's had a bunch of polyester scraps and making quilts would be the natural way to use them up. I still remember some of the suits "the girls" made and can id the scraps on the quilts Mom & Dad have.
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05-11-2011, 04:58 PM
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Yes, we still have MILs polyester scrap quilts made during the early 70s. They last forever! As for the binding (which I assume you have removed the old one), I would use a double folded black one. Deep Christmas red might work but a black binding would set the blocks off nicely.
05-11-2011, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by debcavan
Dark blue I usually just put a piece of fabric underneath the quilt top with the width of the binding showing to audition it. Audition a few. it is fun
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