suggestions for giving this old quilt new life
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My boss gave me this quilt. His grandmother made it, but alas, one of his dogs got to it, and he gave it to me to do with it what I wished. Well, what I'd really love to do is give it back to him in some form. It is not repairable as is. My next thought was to cut out the save-able blocks (about 13) and make a lap quilt; Or, even better, to use the quilt to make teddy bears for his two granddaughters. Someone told me teddy bears are tricky ??
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance
dog food....
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Teddy bears *are* tricky to make and rather time-consuming. Plus, the ones I have seen have been made from "cutter" quilts that were originally pieced quilts rather than applique quilts. I think it would be much harder to make the teddy bears out of the appliqued quilt because of the need for positioning the butterflies.
If you haven't made teddy bears before, I would recommend making at least one first so you can see how it goes and where the butterflies would need to fall.
If you haven't made teddy bears before, I would recommend making at least one first so you can see how it goes and where the butterflies would need to fall.
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
You could salvage 8 blocks and turn them into 2 four block wall hangings for the granddaughters.
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I would make pillows, square ones,bolster types,rectangles ,ect. framing singles is another good call- there are several12-12.5 frames available for framing lp's that might work for you or sectionals where you build the size you need.--both are fairly inexpensive!
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If you decide to do bears, make sure that the pattern only has a couple of parts. I used to have an old one that had 2 pieces, the arms and legs are extensions of the body and head. So you cut 2 fronts and 2 backs and put together. I think the pattern was McCalls.
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