Help needed with design using vintage pillowcases
02-10-2014, 12:47 AM
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Wow!! Sounds like many of us are "sitting" on these vintage pillowcases! I too have probably 10 sets. Have to carefully look at all the suggestions. Must be something beautiful... just waiting to be made!
02-10-2014, 03:35 AM
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My Great Aunt use to make these so I had bunches in what her and my Gramma referred to as my Hope Chest. And through the years I have added to the collection I made several skirts for myself in the early 70's-which I still wear : ) I also made dresses for my 3 GDs which they all love and -even tho the oldest wears her's as tops now they are loved. I had thought about putting them in a quilt but felt they would be too girly. But my plan was to cut the case's 4 inches above the design-both layers stitched together at the cut and over lap them with a 3 inch exposure of the white. As I am writing it hit me this may even make a nice QAYG .. Well I hope you are happy - Now I have another idea for a little girls quilt to add to my list At this rate I will be here til I'm 130 yrs old LOL
02-10-2014, 03:46 AM
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My MIL embroidered lots of sets of these but they were for standard-sized pillows so I removed the embroidered hem-parts and put them on our kings w/ a pretty band. we DO use them and i love the look. If you decide to cut it, a crazy-patch type border around a center motif would be nice...or the reverse of that with crazy-patch in the center and a plain, but scalloped border? if you use mostly white and cream for the crazy patches and keep your patches fairly good sized, the embroidery will not be lost in the design.
02-10-2014, 04:32 AM
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Okay, this was the first quilt that I began working on when I retired in 2011. I had all of my grandmothers' pillowcases and wanted to make a quilt with them. It is all hand quilted after I carefully sectioned the embroidered ares off including the crochet detail on each of them. It took me almost a year to hand quilt them only because it was my first to do. Here are the pictures. Hope this might give you some ideas.
02-10-2014, 07:09 AM
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center of crazy quilt Hmmmm.....
02-10-2014, 07:12 AM
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I just finished Cindy Needham's class on Wholecloth Quilts on Craftsy. Cindy does a lot of work with vintage linens, and the class gives examples of how you might use these treasures. Don't be scared by the "wholecloth" aspect. The entire class is taught on a domestic sewing machine, not a longarm, and the techniques are not that hard. She will even show you how to use the lace at the bottom of the pillowcase in your quilt. I wish I had saved some of the lovely pillowcases and other linens from my younger years. I do have two tablecloths that I will use for wholecloth quilts, after I practice on some that I hope to find in the thrift stores. Have fun!
wonderful and I thought to myself "She was so good, any other class I take, if not taught by her, could possibly be a waste." It's good to hear she's teaching another - this time I'll pay!
I forgot she did a lot with vintage linens, thanks for the reminder. I'm certainly going to check into it.
02-10-2014, 07:16 AM
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I kind of feel the same way, about cutting them up. Then I got to thinking, they're just going to sit in a bin in my closet, and there are some that will not be cut, so I've come to the conclusion whoever made them would rather they be enjoyed. That's kind of why I want to do something 'challenging, they are worth the work and I sort of owe the maker
02-10-2014, 07:20 AM
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They are so beautiful!
I once used embroidered linens like this to create curtains and valances for my very feminine Shabby Chic bedroom. I also used them to line the visual edge of shelves in an antique secretary - behind glass doors - on which rested my family photos collections.
And once I used them to make neck roll pillows for my bed.
Jan in VA
I once used embroidered linens like this to create curtains and valances for my very feminine Shabby Chic bedroom. I also used them to line the visual edge of shelves in an antique secretary - behind glass doors - on which rested my family photos collections.
And once I used them to make neck roll pillows for my bed.
Jan in VA
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