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Across the Fence:  Honeycomb quilts? Here's mine  |
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3335 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3335 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 31 2009 : 9:52:40 PM
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It looks to be in pretty good shape. I restore vintage quilts and did a grandmother's flower garden restoration many years ago. I found the quilt at my mothers house and her favorite dog was sleeping on it. She had washed the quilt without realizing that the batting was WOOL. Of course the whole thing shrunk right up. I asked her if I could have it and it took me two weeks to rip all of the quilt stitches out! I pressed the top, replaced the batting with some nice soft cotton, put on a back, re-Quilted, re-did the outside border and Voila....My mother-in-law came by every so often asking if I had planned to sell the quilt, which was in gorgeous condition, and I kept saying no....until I finally gave in one Christmas and presented it to her. When my mom found out WOW!! Sparks flew.....
Melody
http://melodynotes-melodynotes.blogspot.com
www.bythebayhandcraftedsoap.com
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ClaireSky
True Blue Farmgirl
1792 Posts
Julie
Arcadia
WI
USA
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Posted - Feb 01 2009 : 04:20:04 AM
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Allison, your quilt is just beautiful! I had gone to an estate sale once and picked up an old, never used queen-sized quilt for $17.50. What a steal! As for you Melody...your story is just too funny. I hope things are ok with your mother. Did she finally calm down?
Julie
Farmgirl Sister #399
West-Central WI Farmgirls
"Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient." --Aristotle |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2009 : 06:25:32 AM
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nice quilt...what is on the back? I didn't understand how to do the back when I read the new MJ magazine. I'd like to make something that didn't need quilted but the folded sections in the back would be the thickness. hhhmmmmmm can't figure it out. Looks easy enough, though.
Can you take a pic of the back?
Linda in Scranton, PA
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3335 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3335 Posts |
Posted - Feb 01 2009 : 12:29:46 PM
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Julie,
Eventually, mother calmed down. I have to admit it looked very nice once it was completed and my sweet mother-in-law just loved getting it for Christmas! |
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 01 2009 : 11:50:32 PM
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I have a wonderful 1/2 finished grandmother's flower garden quilt made from old 1930s feedsacks. A dear friend bought it for me in "pieces". I hope to finish it before I am 94! LOL!
Hugs & blessings,
Brenda
Past Blessings . . . Celebrating Life as it used to be . . . when people loved God, loved their families and loved their country. |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2009 : 04:27:16 AM
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I love the look of the honeycomb quilt. I am going to try my hand at it, only tiny. If you print off the template at the original size, it will yield honeycombs about the size of a quarter. Now, how cute would that be?
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
www.perfectlittlemiracle.blogspot.com
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2009 : 05:01:34 AM
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I read a long (typed in blue) post from MaryJane (Queen Bee) about backing a quilt and the frames, etc. I thought it was here....where did it go?
Anyone else see it?
Linda in Scranton, PA
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16667 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16667 Posts |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2009 : 1:39:15 PM
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Karin - love your idea of a miniature one! You are always so clever!
MaryJane - it is so nice to see your posts cropping up everywhere! Love to you and yours.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2009 : 1:41:32 PM
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Thanks MaryJane...
Linda in Scranton, PA
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