TRying to share my work
02-12-2009, 04:09 PM
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That trunk is not a family heirloom but one I purchased at a local antique store. My husband and I refinished it ourselves. After my Dad died I had one of the trunks he had on his back porch restored and refinished by a local man. The trunks came over with my grandfather when he immigrated here from England in the very early 1900,s. I let two of my brothers take those quilts after my Mom died as I got her quilting stuff. Since the man who did the other trunks was from my church I picked his brain to find out how to do the one I restored. We used one of my husband's old belts to replace the rotted leather handles and my daughter found me the hinges somewhere in PA near where she went to college. I use a piece of plexglass on top of the quilt to protect it. It allows the quilt to be seen without getting soiled.
02-13-2009, 08:46 AM
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Sewjoyce,
I usually buy my wholecloth kits at big quilt shows. I think you can also get them through catalogues and probably on line. I have a queen size white on white that I finished years ago. I also have a kit to make another one that I haven't started yet. The companies that sell stencils often have small ones say 24" by24". I pick up several of them when I go to a big show. They make great small wallhangings or pillows. They are nice and portable so I usually take one with me on trips or cruises for something to do. I like doing them because they are already marked. Basting and marking are the chores I like the least. I have a king size blue star top I purchased from a vendor at a guild show 4 years ago. When she has time I am going to get a friend who is a long armer to baste it for me.
I love the cheaters panels. They make great gifts for various occasions and again are portable and doable in a realitivly short amount of time. I made 4 of them for gifts for my best buddies in our little Bee this past Christmas.
I usually buy my wholecloth kits at big quilt shows. I think you can also get them through catalogues and probably on line. I have a queen size white on white that I finished years ago. I also have a kit to make another one that I haven't started yet. The companies that sell stencils often have small ones say 24" by24". I pick up several of them when I go to a big show. They make great small wallhangings or pillows. They are nice and portable so I usually take one with me on trips or cruises for something to do. I like doing them because they are already marked. Basting and marking are the chores I like the least. I have a king size blue star top I purchased from a vendor at a guild show 4 years ago. When she has time I am going to get a friend who is a long armer to baste it for me.
I love the cheaters panels. They make great gifts for various occasions and again are portable and doable in a realitivly short amount of time. I made 4 of them for gifts for my best buddies in our little Bee this past Christmas.
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