tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741919792845405171.post8729557558551439745..comments2024-03-18T07:05:43.363-04:00Comments on A Passion for Vintage Textiles: this weeks quiltfabriquefantastiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455177942688723902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741919792845405171.post-83989709385251942432011-08-01T04:04:42.249-04:002011-08-01T04:04:42.249-04:00How exciting!I have recently 'deconstructed...How exciting!I have recently 'deconstructed' a few very damaged quilts to reveal the multiple layers, it is so thrilling to think of the history of each layer! Lois xLoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320595090342565361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741919792845405171.post-18736309462345587482011-07-31T05:48:56.856-04:002011-07-31T05:48:56.856-04:00hi-
I came across after seeing your quilt on the...hi- <br /><br />I came across after seeing your quilt on the sidebar of another blog and your first line did make me smile- <br />how often my heart has not really been in a re-work job because I'm not "in love" with the fabric, and without that buzz of enthusiasm to add to the history of something thats inspired you, the end result, however competent never quite looks right does it?!<br /><br />Such a bonus when there's another beauty underneath just waiting to be discovered!<br /><br />A while back I bought an unfinished quilt which was SO much more expensive than I normally pay, but I was really drawn to it.<br /><br />Backed with silk, when I spread it out the silk shattered as it saw the light to reveal the paper templated still in situ- lawyers receipts from the early 1800s. <br />My heart leapt with joy and I display it template side uppermost!<br /><br />xxted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741919792845405171.post-26232877159647804882011-07-30T20:05:18.038-04:002011-07-30T20:05:18.038-04:00amazing ! just imagining a mother or mil passing o...amazing ! just imagining a mother or mil passing on that quilt to a newly wed as a 'spare' and it being upcycled into something new!...Lyndelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598627219140426679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741919792845405171.post-88601407083569183082011-07-30T17:34:53.770-04:002011-07-30T17:34:53.770-04:00under quilt is VERY worn, I think it could work as...under quilt is VERY worn, I think it could work as a hanging for me....fabriquefantastiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455177942688723902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741919792845405171.post-77628923554685013842011-07-30T17:06:07.924-04:002011-07-30T17:06:07.924-04:00It's fascinating what you will find under a la...It's fascinating what you will find under a layer of quilt. It's kind of like a painting under a painter--myserious--must have been a legend in it's day! :-)<br /><br />I made peach preserves--that jelly looks wonderful.Dawn of LaTouchableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608364272461254611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741919792845405171.post-38697872275156359152011-07-30T15:40:29.243-04:002011-07-30T15:40:29.243-04:00Fascinating to find the hidden quilt. Someone sur...Fascinating to find the hidden quilt. Someone surely recycled it to provide warmth in the following quilt. Recycle, reuse....Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741919792845405171.post-30379588797351937732011-07-30T14:55:55.044-04:002011-07-30T14:55:55.044-04:00Ooh, the hidden quilt looks very interesting...cou...Ooh, the hidden quilt looks very interesting...could it work as a hanging in it's own right?Murgatroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793243750032614020noreply@blogger.com