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| gratefulfarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 04:29:13 AM
I'm new to this forum - joined up late last year - and want to know if anyone has topics re charm quilts listed here? |
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| melody |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 8:15:56 PM
We can add photos!
You will note in the "QUICK REPLY" box that I am typing in there is a little yellow square with a "snapshot and arrow) Simply hit that and it will bring up a box indicating upload image-choose file-upload
This little upload box also appears when you begin an initial post.
(Oh sometimes the picture is indicated at the very bottom of the post so I just cut and paste it and place it where I want to.)
Hope that helps.
Melody
Farngirl #525 |
| gratefulfarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 6:50:05 PM
Thank goodness for the 'back' button - and copy and paste !! :)
[font=Verdana]Hi Daisy and Melody! Yes I'm a newbie and I've made a few charm quilts over the years - I'm teaching a class here at my local group I belong to and thought some Farmgirls might have made them also - and have stories about them that I could share with the 'girls'(at 50 I am one of the younger ones!) I believe adding stories to my classes brings life and inspiration to those I teach. I love the whole Mary Jane Farm thing and this year have goals of completing some of my first badges! It's exciting to belong to such a group of warm and genuine like minded 'girls'! Just a question ... is it possible to add a pic to comments that you post? And if so - how do I go about it? Thanks for your warm welcomes and hugs .. XX Oh, will post how I go about getting 'their' fabrics together for this charm quilt ... hints? Includes swapping and piles of little packets :)
Attitude is everything ... pick a good one! |
| gratefulfarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 6:47:07 PM
wow - just finished my reply - clicked and realised I had not signed in !!! grrrrr! Lost all I wrote ... will try again :) |
| Daizy |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 1:08:30 PM
Applause Applause I, too, have learned something and I have often wondered about the Charm quilt also. Thank you Melody and for Gratefulfarmgirl: I noticed that you have this one post so that means you may be one of my NEW sisters so I am sending you a loving hug and really big Welcome. Are you doing a Charm Quilt?
PHR Farmgirl #1093
A good day is when you find ALL your ear tags! I wonder how my cows would like my Farmgirl apron?? |
| melody |
Posted - Jan 10 2011 : 07:17:09 AM
I didn't realize what a "Charm" quilt was and so I did a little research and found a description of a Charm Quilt on line written by Robin Brisson and called A Brief History of Charm Quilts.
Here is an excerpt:
A Charm Quilt is different than a regular scrap quilt because no two fabrics are the same. They are generally constructed of a “one patch” design, usually a square, triangle or hexagon. Sometimes the quilter just uses a random design, sewing the rows together as she gathered the fabric. Other quilts have very elaborate designs such as trip around the world pattern using the light and dark values of the scraps. A true charm quilt gets its name because a person will cut two patches from the same cloth, keep one and swap the other with a friend—(How nice is that??) If a quilt has a particular color scheme, say all shades of blue, and then it is know as a “Beg and Borrow” quilt. During the 19th century it was common for ladies to write to their friends and include a sample from the dress they were making. Then they could share the letter and the fabric with their friends. Charm quilts were traditionally done using just cotton but they were also made with silks, velvets, satins and brocades. These often included elaborate embroidery stitches to showcase needlework skills. You can make a charm quilt with a random number of fabrics or with one that holds a special meaning, like the year of a birth or wedding. There are also other themes, like fabric from different states, just a cat fabric or events, like the Bicentennial. You have probably seen quilts done with hexagons out of conversation prints” those with pictures of animals, trains, toys, flowers, etc. These are called “Eye Spy” quilts and are used for children, sick beds or long trips. They are great for classrooms and offices. The maker can include a list with some of the things on the fabric. The fun begins when the person tries to find the fabric listed…
How FUN does that sound?
Thank you! I learned something very interesting today!
P.S. I just realized that many years ago I completed a vintage Trip Around the World (I restore vintage quilts) never knowing that this was probably started in 1900 as a Charm Quilt! The diamond shaped fabric consisted of 1-1/2 inch diameter pieces of fabric that when looked at completed seemed to "wave" with a gradually increasing shade of color-It took me FOREVER to hand stitch that quilt, but when it was done and I presented it back to the owner she was thrilled with how it turned out.
Thank you for the post~
Melody
Farmgirl #525
www.lemonverbenasoap.etsy.com |
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