How old is your oldest quilting scrap?
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1920's...I was given a stash of an elderly lady. Neither of her granddaughters sew...and the bank called and asked if I wanted it...yep, I did. It's nice living in a small town, and having the bank know you quilt.. I did two quilt tops that came in the stash in return for these ladies.
I was digging around in my scrap bins and can across a scrap that was from the 70's when I first started quilting. I still love that fabric.. I could not bring myself to use that last little bit. As I folded it , and placed it carefully back in the bin... I wondered if I am the only one that has scraps that old?
#46
I have several flour sacks from the '30's, and also a 4-yard piece, 36" wide, of grey paisley with a sticker on it that says "JC Penney-4 yards for $1.00. Don't know if I'll ever use them, I enjoy the conversations they evoke.
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Talking about how old is your fabric does anyone ever worry about older fabric ripping loose because of the age of fabric?? About 15 or so years ago I won a quilt at a raffle. It was made with older fabric but so cool. I have it on my bed a lot because it is not overly heavy, has thin batting. Anyway after a while the fabric started to look like it was disintegrating. Just pulling apart. So-------wondering would anyone not use older fabric because of this?? feel bad but I just keep on using it, I like to quilt but am not into redoing so much of the top. What would you do??
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