Quilting an old (like 100 years) quilt top
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Thanks for sharing with us Eddie...you have done a marvelous job. You are obviously a very special person, you don't entrust such precious family treasures to just anyone! It must have been great fun to finish what was started so very long ago (an I love the fact it has those quirky seams!).
#12
Beautiful finishing & quilting you did on this lovely old quilt. I know your friends are glad to have you do it. Enjoy the quilt they gave you, also. Glad to hear you're busy. Sorry Melissa isn't feeling well. Hopefully she'll feel better tomorrow.
#13
How beautiful and how very lucky you are! I love the uneven seams these are so much part of the charm. You have finished it off so nicely. I am curious as to why you chose machine quilting over hand quilting mainly to do with the integrity of such a piece this age. And also perhaps some one might be able to tell me about the dating of such a quilt. I read just recently in the Australian Quilting Mag that the dating of a quilt is determined by the latest fabric used not the oldest, how would you get on in this case with a recent fabric being used for the backing? Gal
#15
Beautiful job you did on this. Old ones have a lot of character.
I also have the same question about the machine quilting over hand quilting, to maintain the integrity of the original piece.
I have a top that was entirely hand pieced and appliqued in the 1920's to early 1930's with miniscule hand stitching
I recently showed it to another quilter, and was told it needed to be hand quilted.
In that case, I may well be 100 as well, before it is ever completed!
I also have the same question about the machine quilting over hand quilting, to maintain the integrity of the original piece.
I have a top that was entirely hand pieced and appliqued in the 1920's to early 1930's with miniscule hand stitching
I recently showed it to another quilter, and was told it needed to be hand quilted.
In that case, I may well be 100 as well, before it is ever completed!
#16
Originally Posted by Toto's Mom
I may well be 100 as well, before it is ever completed!
#17
Originally Posted by Eddie
Originally Posted by Toto's Mom
I may well be 100 as well, before it is ever completed!
#18
Yes, definitely thanks for the inspiration!
I had gotten a vintage reproduction piece to border mine with, that looks really nice with it, and then was having second thoughts about using the new fabric with the old top.
Since I don't know who originally did the top, it is my plan to use it and enjoy it, character and all.
I had gotten a vintage reproduction piece to border mine with, that looks really nice with it, and then was having second thoughts about using the new fabric with the old top.
Since I don't know who originally did the top, it is my plan to use it and enjoy it, character and all.
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A wonderful thing you did for those people. I LOVE old quilts, and have several that should be in a rag bag somewhere, but I love them just the same. You did a great job quilting it. Fantastic!! Can't wait to see the next ones.
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