"Where Vintage Met Contemporary" Fiber Art Quilt
10-24-2011, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by serenitybygrace
Sew cute! Does it hang on your sewing room wall?
The "Story" that goes with the piece is in my blog post (see my signature). There was more info in my original post here but it seems to have been "edited out" ....hmmmm, interesting.
10-25-2011, 01:53 AM
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"Closure"....we all have many openings, and many Closures! Each one a little different. Some of our relationships last longer than others. Some were cut off short. Some have threads hanging loose yet. Some are rusty. Some are definitely vintage - that may be good or not so good. All depends.
The Story:
The cotton fabric for the quilt front and back is repurposed table napkins. The zippers and buttons are vintage and previously used. They look like the buttons my mother snipped off garments that had seen their best days & kept in her button jar until further notice. Zippers she saved from trousers, shirts and dresses and kept in a drawer of her Singer treadle sewing machine. I still remember how the drawers smelled. Often the threads were still hanging from the zippers and buttons. Note the zipper tab on the red zipper in particular!
The Story:
The cotton fabric for the quilt front and back is repurposed table napkins. The zippers and buttons are vintage and previously used. They look like the buttons my mother snipped off garments that had seen their best days & kept in her button jar until further notice. Zippers she saved from trousers, shirts and dresses and kept in a drawer of her Singer treadle sewing machine. I still remember how the drawers smelled. Often the threads were still hanging from the zippers and buttons. Note the zipper tab on the red zipper in particular!
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