Selvedge Quilts Done
01-17-2016, 01:24 PM
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Thank you everyone for your lovely comments. Thank you too to oksewglad for highlighting my albums under my Profile, where I am slowly putting all the photos of my selvedge quilts and other quilts I make.
To answer some of the questions asked :
How do you get so many selvedges? - well I must admit I cut them off fabric as soon as I buy it but I have some great friends (both local and overseas) who give me their selvedges , I trade for them and I also buy them from a local online quilting store.
I sew my selvedges, which I like to be at least 1/2-1 inch wider than the actual selvedge, onto a tracing vilene which stabilises them so they don't go out of shape. The extra 1/2 inch allows you to 'anchor' the next selvedge securely so they don't pull apart.
To answer some of the questions asked :
How do you get so many selvedges? - well I must admit I cut them off fabric as soon as I buy it but I have some great friends (both local and overseas) who give me their selvedges , I trade for them and I also buy them from a local online quilting store.
I sew my selvedges, which I like to be at least 1/2-1 inch wider than the actual selvedge, onto a tracing vilene which stabilises them so they don't go out of shape. The extra 1/2 inch allows you to 'anchor' the next selvedge securely so they don't pull apart.
01-17-2016, 01:26 PM
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Gail, they will be displayed as part of a quilt and craft market being held on the North West Coast of Tasmania on the 19th and 20th March. I would love to display them on the mainland but not sure who would be interested in seeing them.
01-17-2016, 02:45 PM
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Just think of the historical record of fabrics, makers, designs of this period that you have stored in these quilts. I can imagine them being quite valuable some day 50+ years from now.
Hopefully you have clearly labeled them with the dates they were made for future reference.
Jan in VA
Hopefully you have clearly labeled them with the dates they were made for future reference.Jan in VA
01-17-2016, 04:10 PM
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Just think of the historical record of fabrics, makers, designs of this period that you have stored in these quilts. I can imagine them being quite valuable some day 50+ years from now. Hopefully you have clearly labeled them with the dates they were made for future reference.
Jan in VA
Hopefully you have clearly labeled them with the dates they were made for future reference.Jan in VA
01-17-2016, 04:23 PM
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You know I never thought about it either but now that Jan has mentioned it, I will be sure to label them accordingly and make sure they are passed onto to someone or an organisation who will preserve them for historical purposes.
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