I finally get to show off a find!!!
09-11-2011, 09:57 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by dublb
Originally Posted by gigi10
I am a little surprized. All of us agree......this must be a land mark post. Usually we differ on what we would do, but not this one. A new batting will give it new life.
I agree!!! Its nice that we all agree on this!
It's also great that we have this wonderful place to come & talk about our craft & have different ideas & tastes.
I love this board!!!
09-11-2011, 11:13 AM
#44
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It's such a beautiful top and wouldn't you rather have a beautiful quilt to grace one of your beds rather than a lumpy, bumpy one. I would take it apart, add new batting, and if you can salvage the backing fabric, go for it.
09-11-2011, 11:56 AM
#46
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First ask an expert of antique quilts. The lumps you are mentioning could be when they used newspaper for batting, many years ago, when people could not afford or perhaps batting was scarce due to wars. It is a nice quilt.
09-11-2011, 01:23 PM
#47
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
I'd take it apart and use new batting. Beautiful quilt!
09-11-2011, 01:34 PM
#49
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Yes, yes, yes. Do re-do it. Beautiful quilt, and who knows what kind of batting was used. If it were an old one, could have been just "carded" cotton, which required lots of close stitching as it was loose and not bonded like our batting of today. Go for it and show us again when you are finished.
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