My grandmother as well as my mother were quilters. Both of them created functional quilts that were used daily during the cold winter months, as well as decorative top quilts that were used as bedspreads. Most of the quilts are worn because they were laundered often because of constant use. Today my sisters and I have them displayed as keepsake quilts in our homes.
My grandmother passed away many years ago. She was a very practical woman. I am sure she would be surprised to find her work displayed in the glass case I found for keepsake quilts. Grandmother quilted because it was a practical way to keep her and the children warm during the winter months. She would recycle fabric from clothing and other sources. She would sew these pieces of fabric together to form one large piece of fabric. Today this is referred to as a crazy quilt. There is no pattern that it followed in sewing the pieces together. Once the fabric was the size that was needed it was attached to filling and another piece of fabric. The filling was often a worn blanket or an inexpensive batting material. This created a two sided quilt that was then held together by hand sewn stitches or by tying the quilt with yarn. We found several of these keepsake quilts in the attic of my mother’s home. When she had cleaned out her parent’s home she had placed crazy quilts and three decorative quilts in my grandmother’s cedar chest. Her intentions were to some day recycle the quilts into new ones by taking them apart. My sisters and I are so glad that she never found the time to do this. She concentrated on making appliqu quilts. She made quilts to decorate each of the bedrooms in the family home as well as baby quilts to give as gifts. I have baby keepsake quilts displayed as wall hangings in my guest room. I also took two keepsake quilts that were twin size and sewed them together to form a cover for the bed in the spare room. My mom had made the twin quilts in the same patterns and colors to have on bunk beds.
My mother did not value the artistry in quilting. She liked creating colorful bedcovers, but she did this because it was less expensive than buying bed spreads. As soon as she and dad had enough money to purchase bed coverings she stopped making the quilts. She does not understand why we want to display the keepsake quilts on the beds and walls of our homes. She would rather see new bedspreads that are purchased at the store. Keepsake quilts have very little value in her eyes.
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... in the country and sits on thirty seven acres of land. She has decided to create more of a country feel for the bedrooms so she wanted to purchase two king size quilts. When she told me this I suggested that we go to the crafters mall rather than the regular mall. My sister was not familiar with the crafters mall. I explained that the stores sold crafting supplies as well as the hand crafted items for local artisans. There are two shops that handle quilts. One offers quilts from local quilters and the other sells Amish quilts that are delivered from Ohio. I have done some quilting, so I love to visit these shops to look at the beautiful art work using fabric. We went to the local crafters shop first. They had two king size quilts. The clerk explained that the king size quilts are more difficult to hand...
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... we could make lap quilts for the residents. The staff gave us the size for the lap quilts so that they would not get caught in the wheels of the chairs. The lap quilts were a perfect project. They were small enough that they could be completed rather quickly and were also portable so we could get together at each other homes and bring our lap quilts along. I had several pieces of fabric from past quilting projects, so I decided to make a crazy quilt pattern for the tops of the first two lap quilts. I pieced together the fabric pieces in random patterns. I then bought a complementary fabric for the back of the quilt and a soft batting to place in the middle. After I had the top completed I pieced the top, batting and bottom together and traced a simple quilting design on the top of the quilt. I then used an embroidery hoop to keep the fabrics together and began...
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... is not a dying art form by any means, there are less individuals engaging in the traditional activity of quilting. Yeah, it's right that we can still produce lovely blankets for babies by using baby quilt kits offered by many companies today. Also included baby quilt kits are easy to follow instructions with lots of color illustrations and diagrams. We all know that years ago, quilting was not considered a form of art. Perhaps, peIn fact, with one of these baby quilting kits you can offer a heartfelt heirloom that is created by hand without neglecting other aspects of your daily life.ople created the blankets out of pure necessity. The designs on older quilts were often mishap patches of different scrap fabrics combination of traditional style and hand-made appeal mixed with modern convenience that is almost a must in most households. The kits available today are so easy to assemble that even the busiest mom has...
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... worked out well for me, and it can be a great gift to give when you just aren’t sure what to get. I buy large collage picture frames each time we have a new occasion that I wish to remember in detail. I choose among the pictures for the very best ones, and those are the ones I print out on my computer or have done at the local photo shop. I put them in the collage picture frames and then I add anything else that might pertain to the event. This might be something like ticket stubs from a show or any keepsake from a vacation. It’s not possible to do for every event, but I always do it for the very special occasions. That way everyone can see our Keepsake Quilts special memories right there on the wall or shelf. With a scrapbook, sometimes they just never get opened. The one problem you might run into is... Read the full article at...
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My sister-in-law has become quite a quilter. She has done several quilting projects over the past few years. Her projects have included wall hangings, throws and bed coverings. She has also completed several baby quilts. I have dabbled in quilting from time to time, but my finished product never seems to look as nice as my sister-in-laws. I asked her what her secret is and she said that the quality of the quilting thread used makes a big difference. I knew that there was quilting thread that was used for projects. I had a few spools of quilting thread in my sewing basket, but I had not realized that it came in varying qualities. There is a difference in what the thread is made out of. My sister-in-law...
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