Old School Quilting
07-31-2011, 05:59 AM
#142
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Location: Pacific NW
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It is pretty impressive. Personally, I think we've begun to really get away from the skill in the craft when there are so many gizmos, etc. that make it easier.Factor in that now a lot of people don't even finish their own work and it's not really the same.
07-31-2011, 06:01 AM
#143
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 809
Originally Posted by niizh
The seventh year, each child was given a "blue ribbon" quilt for Christmas. ... We don't used blankets on our beds, we use Mama's quilts.
07-31-2011, 08:24 AM
#146
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Elm City, N.C.
Posts: 484
Originally Posted by WMUTeach
That is how I learned. When I returned to quiliting in the 2000's it was amazing how those gagets helped with accuracy. You don't need them all but a few of them do make quiliting easier. Quilting should always be fun. When it becomes work and not a joy then, why are we doing it? If a plastic template and a few gagets make it fun, go for it.
Can you imagine quiliting with scraps of discarded or worn out clothing? You only had a scissors, needle and thread and were perhaps riding in a wagon or sitting by a fire to complete a blanket to keep your family warm. We are privledged and should be thankful for our blessings. None-the-less we honor the craft, the creativity and the skills of quilters from around the world and across time with our efforts.
Can you imagine quiliting with scraps of discarded or worn out clothing? You only had a scissors, needle and thread and were perhaps riding in a wagon or sitting by a fire to complete a blanket to keep your family warm. We are privledged and should be thankful for our blessings. None-the-less we honor the craft, the creativity and the skills of quilters from around the world and across time with our efforts.
07-31-2011, 08:45 AM
#147
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Lake Havasu City Az
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I do not send my quilts out to be quilted, I personally feel that a quilt is not finished until you quilt it , some of mine are hand quilted and some are machine quilted, it is not easy to quilt a kingsize quilt by machine but like my fourth grade teacher used to tell me when I went to school in a one room schoolhouse in the sierra foothills many years ago, Don't say "can't "say "can't hardly" :thumbup: :XD: :thumbup:
07-31-2011, 02:26 PM
#150
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 811
Originally Posted by CAS49OR
Does this video have sound? I can't hear it if it does.
I also noticed it is 30 minutes long, hard to post a video like that now.
I also noticed it is 30 minutes long, hard to post a video like that now.
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