Can you tell me what these cut fabrics are for??
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Hi all,
I am relatively new to quilting, so I don't know a lot about older patterns, appliques, etc. I went to an auction last year, the woman who passed away was 94 years old and a lifelong quilter. I got a ton of vintage fabrics from her, including about 25 Sunbonnet Sues, all put together and turned under. I also got about a hundred of the leaf/flower petal cut-outs and hundreds and hundreds of these strips. Does anyone know what the leaf cut-outs are for, or what I could use them for? And the strips are a heavy canvas type fabric, cotton, but heavier than the usual quilting fabric. They are wider on one end and they taper to the other end.
Can anyone give me any idea of what these were for? Thanks much in advance,
Nancy
I am relatively new to quilting, so I don't know a lot about older patterns, appliques, etc. I went to an auction last year, the woman who passed away was 94 years old and a lifelong quilter. I got a ton of vintage fabrics from her, including about 25 Sunbonnet Sues, all put together and turned under. I also got about a hundred of the leaf/flower petal cut-outs and hundreds and hundreds of these strips. Does anyone know what the leaf cut-outs are for, or what I could use them for? And the strips are a heavy canvas type fabric, cotton, but heavier than the usual quilting fabric. They are wider on one end and they taper to the other end.
Can anyone give me any idea of what these were for? Thanks much in advance,
Nancy
Tapered fabric
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Leaf/petal cut-outs??
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Daisy flowers and perhaps a stem? Were there any green petal/leaf fabrics for leaves on the stem?
I'm not sure about the weight of the fabric though, unless she was just using what she had available. That was done a LOT.
I'm not sure about the weight of the fabric though, unless she was just using what she had available. That was done a LOT.
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Ah, thank you for your suggestions. The smaller pieces do look like leaves, but they are not green, so I though maybe petals? And the strips would make nice strong tote bags, for groceries, etc. Thanks!!!
Nancy
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i had left over "petals" when cutting out drunkards path blocks and made this quilt.
you could make "happy daisy" quilt blocks out of them.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-58294-1.htm
you could make "happy daisy" quilt blocks out of them.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-58294-1.htm
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