What's on your bed?
01-18-2008, 04:05 PM
#31
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I have purchased quite a few vintage quilt tops (usually 1930's or newer). I also purchase vintage material when I have the opportunity to do so. I used to go the flea markets and antique fairs on a regular basis to look for quilt tops and fabric. As prices have gotten more expensive, I've cut down on my purchases. However, when I am traveling I make a point to check out the antique stores.
This is a top I purchased at an antique fair. I think it is from the 40s. I took it apart, re-cut and re-did the blocks as the top didn't lay flat. I hand quilted it and am very pleased!.
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The quilt that is on my bed.
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Detail of the hand quilting. I used a thin all cotton batting (Hobbs, I think) that was a joy to quilt.
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01-18-2008, 10:01 PM
#33
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What a gorgeous quilt Grammy Dwynn! Your guests must love sleeping under it.
I love scrappy quilts. I could sit and look through all the different fabrics in the quilt for hours. I know, I know, I'm easily amused. :lol:
~Tiffany
I love scrappy quilts. I could sit and look through all the different fabrics in the quilt for hours. I know, I know, I'm easily amused. :lol:
~Tiffany
01-19-2008, 05:02 PM
#36
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Ops! I think I meant to send my request to Lisa and all the rest of you wonderful, beautiful quilt makers. Sandpat, if you have a quilt or two you'd like to mail my way, I'll take them and love them til I die! :wink:
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01-25-2008, 04:13 AM
#38
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Hi Folks!
ANOTHER snow day here today...blizzard warning!
SO! After I made the bed, I decided to take a picture for this topic!
It is a Maple Leaf quilt ( I have LOVED maples since we adopted our flag in 1967!! I was 9!)
It is tessellated and has five colour families in it (red,green,yellow, brown and orange) with each colour group having between 12 and 15 different kinds of material. Sewing the quilt was a simple procedure but the planning and execution of the planning was gruesome. Because of the tessellation you have to know and use colours from the blocks all around the block you're doing. I goofed once and didn't see it until AFTER it was quilted ( hand quilted 1/4" around each leaf) so it wasn't coming apart. But the goof was substituting one yellow triangle for another yellow fabric so it isn't awful!
I made it for my husband- to- be for our bed. Sadly he is colourblind so he really doesn't appreciate it like I do, but he does appreciate the workmanship and dedication so that means a lot.
Happy Quilting~
Lori
ANOTHER snow day here today...blizzard warning!
SO! After I made the bed, I decided to take a picture for this topic!
It is a Maple Leaf quilt ( I have LOVED maples since we adopted our flag in 1967!! I was 9!)
It is tessellated and has five colour families in it (red,green,yellow, brown and orange) with each colour group having between 12 and 15 different kinds of material. Sewing the quilt was a simple procedure but the planning and execution of the planning was gruesome. Because of the tessellation you have to know and use colours from the blocks all around the block you're doing. I goofed once and didn't see it until AFTER it was quilted ( hand quilted 1/4" around each leaf) so it wasn't coming apart. But the goof was substituting one yellow triangle for another yellow fabric so it isn't awful!
I made it for my husband- to- be for our bed. Sadly he is colourblind so he really doesn't appreciate it like I do, but he does appreciate the workmanship and dedication so that means a lot.
Happy Quilting~
Lori
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