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Quilting and Patchwork

January 13th, 2008

Memory Quilts from Old Shirts

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I’ve heard of several quilters recently who have been recycling men’s shirts into quilts. 
*These might be shirts from a family member and thus evoke memories.
*They could be shirts you’ve acquired at a second hand store and thought would make a colorful quilt.
*You might have some colorful shirts with Hawaiian prints that would be very striking […]

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October 4th, 2007

Am I a “Vintage” Quilter?

                 As I browsed around the Revival Fabrics web site, I came across the vintage tablecloths category.  Pictured there was a tablecloth and napkins in blue and white with floral and ribbon design.  I’d say it dates to the 1950’s or early ’60’s.
They reminded me of a wedding shower gift from my husband’s aunt!  […]

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September 6th, 2007

If You’re a Fabric Fanatic, You Can Make Quilted Tote Bags

           A love of fabric, whether a particular type or simply fabric in general, can lead to an interesting business or sideline.  Most quilters, fabric artists, or accessory designers share a love of fabric and need to justify the urge constantly to add to their “stash.”
Laurie Maier, a collector of vintage fabrics, found that […]

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August 17th, 2007

Fascinating Vintage Fabric Wall Art…a Variation of Quilting

In my recent explorations
 I discovered fascinating wall art with the artist using some of her grandmother’s vintage fabrics at How about orange…..  The framed hangings of vintage fabric flower petals are bold and colorful and created without stitching. 
Graphic designer, Jessica Jones also provides a tutorial for the hangings and book marks, actually relatively simple to create, […]

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November 26th, 2006

Cyndi Lavin, Mixed Media Artist & Fabric Collector

Cyndi Lavin collects old fabrics, something I discussed in a previous post.  So I asked Cyndi what she did with these old fabrics and found she has some interesting ways to utilize them, whether in quilts or mixed media art work. 
Cyndi also writes a b5media blog about multi media art, Layers Upon Layers (www.layersuponlayers.com)  She says […]

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November 11th, 2006

Collecting Old Fabrics for Quilts and Mixed Media Art

In addition to, or instead of old quilts, some quilters collect antique or vintage fabrics.  These can be very interesting to accumulate, whether you use them to make quilts, repair old quilts, or incorporate into fiber art.  I’ve had two readers write me about their fasconation in collecting old fabrics.  This got me thinking about the few […]

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