Blooms, Bugs, and Butterflys...
10-10-2014, 04:58 AM
#41
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: The Deep South near Cajun Country, USA
Posts: 5,410
I love your quilt. Not everyone remembers that the original quilters used whatever fabric they had. Some made beautiful quilts from new fabric, but a lot of ladies made the quilts from the tattered clothing that had been worn by the family. The object was to stay warm. Had yours been a full size quilt, I know it would have kept someone very warm.
I like your creativity and sticking to an unusual type of fabric. There are beautiful upholstery and curtain fabrics out there and I have been reluctant to use them. Now, thanks to you, I am rethinking those negative thoughts. I have used them for other things before, and usually cut a small piece off to see if they shrink or the colors run if I wash them in the washer, and surprise! Most ravel like crazy but are very washable.
Thank you for the inspiration.
I like your creativity and sticking to an unusual type of fabric. There are beautiful upholstery and curtain fabrics out there and I have been reluctant to use them. Now, thanks to you, I am rethinking those negative thoughts. I have used them for other things before, and usually cut a small piece off to see if they shrink or the colors run if I wash them in the washer, and surprise! Most ravel like crazy but are very washable.
Thank you for the inspiration.
10-10-2014, 07:07 AM
#44
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Northern, Utah
Posts: 973
Very nice. Quilts were made of all kinds of scrap materials in the beginning, they weren't for shows but to keep warm and everything was used. I think you done a great job and remember there are no quilt police here.
10-10-2014, 08:42 AM
#48
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: JAX
Posts: 673
What a wonderful piece and so beautifully done. Shame on those people who laughed at you. Where is it written that quilts can be made only with 100% cotton?
Keep doing what you're doing. Most quilters I know would love to make something so beautiful.
Keep doing what you're doing. Most quilters I know would love to make something so beautiful.
10-10-2014, 10:13 AM
#50
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Lost in my stash- do not find
Posts: 504
Bet those "mean girls" are biting their tongues now. Good for you for sticking to it and creating such a beautiful piece.
When did we become people who would laugh at a newbie's attempts?
Remember the good, and the bad fades away.
When did we become people who would laugh at a newbie's attempts?
Remember the good, and the bad fades away.
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