What will we all do???????
#41
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Longview, Tx
Posts: 153
I do what my grandma did. I use scraps from all the familys clothing that is still good, tell my friends (they all know I've got the quilt craze)to give me their old clothes and use the good from them. Her quilts were necessary for winter and wasn't color coorinatedbut she took pride in them.you should see her tiny even stitches. I live on a small S.S. chec and can't overindulge in fabrics so I do it the fun way.
I have a few blocks that she pieced in the 30es and several blocks that she had started. all different sizes and patterns. As soon as I think I'm good enough I would like to put them all in a quilt.her patterns were cut out of newspaper. she hand pieced and quilted all hers. I finished one and you can tell mammaw didn't do it. and had 2 tops quilted. now I'm making tabletoppers out of strings.
I have a few blocks that she pieced in the 30es and several blocks that she had started. all different sizes and patterns. As soon as I think I'm good enough I would like to put them all in a quilt.her patterns were cut out of newspaper. she hand pieced and quilted all hers. I finished one and you can tell mammaw didn't do it. and had 2 tops quilted. now I'm making tabletoppers out of strings.
#42
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: here and there
Posts: 423
Well, we can't control the weather! All reports I've read say the worldwide cotton crops were harmed from the severe weather conditions. So its not just here in our country (U.S.). Maybe this is a belssing in disguise. My Grandmother always found the bright side to things. This will help us clean out our sewing rooms by using up fabric we have, help the thrift stores by buying old clothes, help each other by swaping, help our brains by using our imaginations, etc. I sew quite a bit for our community theater and keep all the scraps. Now I'm already thinging of patterns to use the calicos from "Oklahoma", 30's style prints from "Smoke on the Mountain" and more. :) :) :)
#47
We have to relize that quilting is a hobby and ask your self how many quilts do you really need. We are maybe moving twards a hard economy right now and sky rocket prices on everything. I am going thru my stash and sorting out fabrics for quilting and will be saving for sewing clothing. I went to my favorite fabric outlet and got some really good deals this weekend. It isn't cheap fabric as it is quality discontinued fabric at a real bargain. My hubby is giving me $500.00 to get all the fabric, notions and things that I may need for quite some time.
#49
Originally Posted by deedum
just thing what that is going to do to the price of clothing, etc!
#50
Originally Posted by justflyingin
Originally Posted by Deborah12687
We are maybe moving twards a hard economy right now and sky rocket prices on everything.
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