doh can not edit my post... I did not mean to say it is almost a bolt (at 12 feet LOL) not sure what I was thinking when I said that. Probably still had those bolts on the brain.
|
I do it all the time, after all that is how the quilts were made in the good old days.
Billy |
One of the reasons I love quilting is that re-purposed fabric makes some of the most amazing and one-off quilts. I collect vintage fabric, anything that can be cut up and incorporated into a quilt or an embellishment for a quilt. No thrift store is safe from my "rummaging":).
Love the stuff you got...specially the pillow panels with the buildings, could be a brilliant quilt, as a centrepiece if you only have the one or incorporating more, surrounded by geometric blocks using plain fabrics that co-ordinate with the colours in the panel....see...salvaged bits and pieces just get the creative juices running:)....have fun and happy quilting. |
Originally Posted by Rhaorth
Wish I knew how to test fabric, so I could determine if the ones that did not have labels are 100% cotton
|
I hope you get the job, too. But...will you ever bring home a check? lol
Michelle |
Here's a post about using decorator fabric sample books: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-158818-1.htm
|
I think it's pretty neat to do quilting like our ancestors did. They used what they had. Of course, I like the color coordinated ones, too, but like the history of how women used what they had.
|
My real passion I guess is finding great fabrics in weird places. And I love my seam ripper, too, so I enjoy buying curtains or skirts or bed ruffles or tablecloths, or whatever and ripping them down to make something else out of . I'd guess probably half my fabric is reclaimed.
Recently bought a valance that when I had finished ripping apart was 45" wide and 4 yards long--------------pastel seersucker plaid, just perfect for a baby quilt back I'll be making in the next couple months. |
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
Originally Posted by Rhaorth
Wish I knew how to test fabric, so I could determine if the ones that did not have labels are 100% cotton
|
Originally Posted by Michellesews
I hope you get the job, too. But...will you ever bring home a check? lol
Michelle |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 07:57 PM. |