Karen brought in her Flea Market find to share with the Clubhouse Quilters…and YES, we all drooled over it!! Sorry about that, Karen…but REALLY you can’t bring in something like THIS and not have just a bit of drool!…OK…a LOT of drool!! It will mop up!!
We all wondered why this quilt wasn’t finished…Imagine getting to this stage in your HAND PIECED quilt only to abandon it!! Yowzers!! She must have been hit by a truck!
Not to worry…Karen to the rescue!! First up will be to repair any of the seams that are coming apart…and then she isn’t quite sure what to do…?
I think I would sandwich it with backing and batting and machine quilt an all over meander to give it stability as it is very fragile in this state. Then I would gently hand wash it…and then I would ENJOY it, as all quilts are intended to be!
What about YOU? What would you do with a antique/vintage hand pieced top in a fragile state…? Come on…Karen wants to know…
Oh…and the best news…Karen paid the grand sum of FIVE BUCKS for this top!! “SCORE!!”
Have a Super Satisfying Scoring kind of Saturday and Happy Stitching!~P
What a gorgeous quilt, and for five bucks. Wow. A lot of people, myself included, have been doing this pattern, but I love the yellow. It really pops the quilt. I think your suggestions are great, don't think I could add anything.
ReplyDeleteVery nice find and wonderful fabrics.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
What a lovely quilt! That bright yellow with the blues and reds is just brilliant. I agree with you about fixing loose seams, sandwiching and quilting, binding and then carefully washing. It's a quilt that's meant to be enjoyed!
ReplyDeleteIsn't this block pattern one that you made blocks like it this past year or so?
ReplyDeleteFirst thing I would do......drool too. It is lovely and so much better because of the price. I always wonder what happened to make it an unfinished quilt.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised you said machine quilt it! I'm repairing the hand stitched seams in my grandmother's quilt, then I'll sandwich it and hand quilt it. I asked what to do at my LQS and they were horrified at the suggestion of a machine touching any part of an antique hand stitched quilt. But once I'm done, it will go back to my aunt with the strict instructions to NOT use it...much. :(
ReplyDeleteIf it is hand pieced I would make an effort to hand quilt it. But it definitely needs to be quilted before it is washed.
ReplyDelete$5!!!!! Tomorrow I am heading to the largest antique and collectible show in the Pacific Northwest...hope I fing something!
ReplyDeleteScore indeed. That was some find. I agree totally with what you said about it - fix it, sandwich and quilt it with a fairly simple pattern (anything fancy will get lost in all the fabrics in this quilt - and then USE IT.
ReplyDeleteI would stablize the back with lightweight fusible stablizer, layer it,quilt it with my longarm, and use it forever. If grandma had my machines she would have used them.
ReplyDeleteI think Sandi Hall had a great idea about stabilizing it. If it's that fragile. I also think machine quilting it is the way to go. The person who made this top would want it used. Why go thru all the time of hand quilting it, if you're going to say, don't use it?
ReplyDeleteLike the comment about, if Grandma had these machines, she would have machine quilted it.
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I think Sandi Hall had a great idea about stabilizing it. If it's that fragile. I also think machine quilting it is the way to go. The person who made this top would want it used. Why go thru all the time of hand quilting it, if you're going to say, don't use it?
ReplyDeleteLike the comment about, if Grandma had these machines, she would have machine quilted it.
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What a great find! I agree. Quilt it and use it!
ReplyDeleteMachine quilting a hand-stitched top seems like a crime, but as opposed never finishing and using it, that is the best option. I have three antique tops that are sandwiched, basted, and ready to quilt--when I too retire and have more time?!
ReplyDeleteMy sister is a long arm quilter ad has just recently finished quilting a grandmother's flower garden. She has no problem with quilting a vintage quilt but always lets the quilt speak to her and tries to find the right pattern to fit the quilt.
ReplyDeleteI would suggest using Soak https://www.soakwash.com/
to wash it and if it has any stains use Restore http://www.englesideproducts.com/index.php/restoration.html
to clean the it once it is quilted.