tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post1963470837080523567..comments2024-03-29T06:10:21.932-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Plain & Simple Truth!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-56808248931275878432014-01-15T16:27:31.468-05:002014-01-15T16:27:31.468-05:00I go one step farther when using an old shirt. I r...I go one step farther when using an old shirt. I remove the label and sew it on the block. Gives it a very different and unusual look, a sort of cabin or rustic feel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-83878367513396822322014-01-15T14:05:12.858-05:002014-01-15T14:05:12.858-05:00Sew it, quilt it, LOVE IT...Amen! I call these ty...Sew it, quilt it, LOVE IT...Amen! I call these types of quilts, "Hug 'N Lug" quilts and the name describes them perfectly. <br /><br />Beautiful reply, Bonnie...Thank YOU!<br />~Deb~Deb Lindleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951551094712059810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-66403145926824902232014-01-15T12:44:13.967-05:002014-01-15T12:44:13.967-05:00Lost a cousin to colon cancer about two years ago....Lost a cousin to colon cancer about two years ago... quilts and other things made from her clothes keep her near to her family and we wouldn't trade them for all the quilt show quilts in the universe. You usually speak from your heart, and on both this issue and an interview I think that's the best thing to do. You rock!Sewing Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907568309756938880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-15825772048554185142014-01-15T11:47:38.858-05:002014-01-15T11:47:38.858-05:00I agree 100% if I had been quilting when my Dad pa...I agree 100% if I had been quilting when my Dad past I would have loved to do the same thing, cotton or polyester. <br />I have an antique quilt that I bought from a seller that is made from fabric from the whole family during the 30's. It isn't perfect, the seams don't match in places but do I care, heck no I love it because it meant so much to someone years ago.<br /><br />Peg xPeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02316654845669641549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-31831683530829490312014-01-15T00:57:57.625-05:002014-01-15T00:57:57.625-05:00Look into quilting history and this is how quilts ...Look into quilting history and this is how quilts were made. Cut up pieces of fabric from old clothes. And they can even be made into works of art. Check out Luke Haynes. He buys clothing in bulk from Goodwill etc, His quilts are fabulous and they are not made from expensive cotton from the local quilt shop. This quilt will be beautiful for the memories it holds, not the fabric used.You are right on!lefuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912855783660520930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-52731937692494229072014-01-14T20:18:20.822-05:002014-01-14T20:18:20.822-05:00I learned to quilt from my grandmother….she would ...I learned to quilt from my grandmother….she would use ANY fabric she could get her hands on, no matter the fabric content. If she thought it was pretty she used it. I recall a block or two that she made with pieces of one of those dishtowel calendars that used to hang in her kitchen.<br />If the fabric can be used to make clothing, it can certainly be used to make a quilt.<br />Ignore the busy body quilt police. Life is too short to let them rain on our parade!<br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877216815959832221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-77595011797423264282014-01-14T19:18:02.776-05:002014-01-14T19:18:02.776-05:00I've made quite a few memory quilts and love t...I've made quite a few memory quilts and love to see the reactions of the people. Nothing can come close to that...not even a prize winning quilt.Tiff W in TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-16481739267149410602014-01-14T17:32:33.455-05:002014-01-14T17:32:33.455-05:00Bonnie, you are so right. These quilts will never...Bonnie, you are so right. These quilts will never win awards; but to those for whom they were made are priceless.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351588410493570331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-5212378344608897172014-01-14T17:30:53.396-05:002014-01-14T17:30:53.396-05:00Bonnie, you are so right. These quilts will never...Bonnie, you are so right. These quilts will never win awards; but to those for whom they were made are priceless.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351588410493570331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-82756751910081820922014-01-14T16:22:49.528-05:002014-01-14T16:22:49.528-05:00You could not have said it better. I have made se...You could not have said it better. I have made severl quilts from poly/cotton shirts and they wear very well. In fact, they dry more quickly and are lighter in weight, but if not mistreated should last as long as 100% cotton content. I'm using a quilt that was made for me in 1969 and it gets washed more frequently than most -- it is still in one piece and very little wear shows. In fact, the parts that look a bit worn are the cotton backing and binding.Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960683751935834250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-35258603150122271242014-01-14T15:35:56.855-05:002014-01-14T15:35:56.855-05:00I am encouraged now to open up a box that was sent...I am encouraged now to open up a box that was sent to me and start working on a quilt for my friend. She mailed me the shirts just after Thanksgiving, and I told her I would work on it after the first of the year. So, whatever I find, it will be cut up and made into something my friend will hopefully love!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-62412505400162099862014-01-14T15:28:35.141-05:002014-01-14T15:28:35.141-05:00Oh, Bonnie, as usual, your heart is absolutely rig...Oh, Bonnie, as usual, your heart is absolutely right! I have many poly quilts, made by other quilters and by me, but please email her back and remind her to use POLYESTER THREAD not our usual cotton. Poly thread has a stretch to it like the poly fabrics, cotton will break easier when the quilt is used and washed. I use Guitterman threads when I sew with poly fabrics. <br />I'm so glad you're a "from the heart" quilter, and not worried about the quilt police knocking down you sewing room door. Lyn in MichiganGranny Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541576458508173416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-8738037605478535272014-01-14T14:32:22.901-05:002014-01-14T14:32:22.901-05:00My youngest sister passed two years ago and she wa...My youngest sister passed two years ago and she was a heavy smoker.<br /><br />My niece,a very faithful loving daughter for many years,cared for her mother through a lifetime of drug abuse and destruction of her body because of it.<br /><br />The last three years of her life was spent nearly bed ridden and clothed in flannel and fleece pj's.<br /><br />I have acquired those pj's for the purpose of making a memory quilt for my niece but the cigarette smell was very overpowering. I began washing several times then washed with soda in the the water and finally used vinegar.<br /><br />My son who is extremely sensitive to cigarette smoke told me that he could not smell the cigarette smoke.<br /><br />I am now looking for a pattern that will allow me to mix the flannel and the fleece and be a joy to look at. Any suggestions would be awesome.<br /><br />Cherri, in Davenport, WAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566593544382450678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-25497049318877396532014-01-14T13:32:25.738-05:002014-01-14T13:32:25.738-05:00I have a quilt made from all of my Granny's 19...I have a quilt made from all of my Granny's 1970's polyester pantsuits, and wouldn't trade it for the world!infoladyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203903019895652946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-75452796510977769822014-01-14T12:41:57.406-05:002014-01-14T12:41:57.406-05:00Amen!!! Thank you for encouraging(spelling?) memor...Amen!!! Thank you for encouraging(spelling?) memory quilts!Louise SShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826148385688837951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-16049438226053356542014-01-14T08:44:13.462-05:002014-01-14T08:44:13.462-05:00I am still sorry that it didn't occur to me to...I am still sorry that it didn't occur to me to save my daddy's shirts for a quilt- instead I donated them. What a blessing it would be to have now. I didn't save my mother's tops and dresses either because they were all so nice I wasn't thinking of cutting them up- just someone getting to use them. But what a joy it would be to see those colors and fabrics again. I would cretainly do it now if I had a chance.Lin Blocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-33534764688099754572014-01-14T08:23:14.243-05:002014-01-14T08:23:14.243-05:00I just made a quilt for a friend using her daddies...I just made a quilt for a friend using her daddies shirts. <br /><br />the one was very stinky. <br />but it was a great quilt and she loved it!<br /><br />I used foundation piecing for the blocks because of all the different fabrics. <br /><br />http://debaeremaeker.blogspot.com/2013/12/jessicas-quilt.htmlDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468637606476106848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-32821706807831690062014-01-14T08:18:04.160-05:002014-01-14T08:18:04.160-05:00this could not have come at a better time. I too a...this could not have come at a better time. I too am in the middle of making four quilts out of knit fabrics, and poly fabrics. Only about two shirts were actually cotton fabrics and I have struggled with this and worried it would not work. I finally found a doable pattern that I thought I could make that represented the mom who owned the clothing. I was wondering about the quilting part of it, but feel encouraged to keep working to finish these and all will be well. <br /><br />Bonnie....it was a clear message for me, as I have worried about this for a while. Thank you for posting this, and giving me the push I much needed to keep working and getting this project finished!Coloradoladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312809532968928183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-30393763858943406582014-01-14T08:04:10.812-05:002014-01-14T08:04:10.812-05:00That's what quilts were originally made from, ...That's what quilts were originally made from, scraps from garments, curtains, feed sacks, anything! My most precious possessions are my grandmothers old quilts, made by her neighbor using scraps grandmother saved through the years. They would never win any award but the patterns and the handwork is beautiful! Much nicer than some that you see today. Plus they have been used and loved for years and still holding together. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-44192917572158682014-01-14T05:56:33.523-05:002014-01-14T05:56:33.523-05:00QUILT IT, QUILT IT, QUILT IT.
It's all about t...QUILT IT, QUILT IT, QUILT IT.<br />It's all about the memories not about the best fabric.<br />I made a memory quilt with a crochet blanket, that I had made my husbands grandma, as the backing. Yes it was hard but it is so very treasured.<br />Those memories mean so much more.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07816490142334340354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-37932256920447383782014-01-14T05:49:07.191-05:002014-01-14T05:49:07.191-05:00Thank you again and again for encouraging each and...Thank you again and again for encouraging each and everyone to sew with their heart involved, and pay no attention to those who thinks differently :-)<br /><br />A memory quilt in polyester is as valuable as any other quilt :-)<br /><br />You inspire me a lot!<br /><br />Hannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977133647814863003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-31208666381079986392014-01-14T03:41:51.269-05:002014-01-14T03:41:51.269-05:00Well said Bonnie, and lovely to read all the posit...Well said Bonnie, and lovely to read all the positive responses from everyone. My Nanna made me a little quilt for my dolls bassinet and it not cotton. I cannot bring myself to throw it away, now that my girls have finished with it, some 40 years later it is only just wearing thin and I can see the wadding inside is a bit of old blanket. Love it!<br />How long do these things have to last anyway?!! Surely only as long as there is someone to love them?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882100362270325569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-83276926436465971672014-01-14T02:32:20.054-05:002014-01-14T02:32:20.054-05:00I am pretty sure we would be missing all of the gr...I am pretty sure we would be missing all of the graphically wonderful Gee Bend quilts, if there was a quilt police, so go for it. Just make sure to <br />consider how it will behave, applique with poly might not be a good idea as it does not hold a crease well.Kucki68https://www.blogger.com/profile/08899834063961406187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-91739990945172157242014-01-14T00:40:37.416-05:002014-01-14T00:40:37.416-05:00I still have a quilt my grandma made me out of all...I still have a quilt my grandma made me out of all sorts of fabrics...mostly polyester...it is still in great shape and i used it every night when i was growing up...pretty much until i got too tall for it and then some! It was my favorite blanket! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353100154813348790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-35558746328453166172014-01-14T00:39:21.564-05:002014-01-14T00:39:21.564-05:00Oh Bonnie, that was some email. I hope that the q...Oh Bonnie, that was some email. I hope that the quilt gets made, not only will it benefit the person receiving the quilt, when they cover themselves in that quilt it with feel like the arms of their loved ones around them. Also, the quilter will get to know the wearer of all those shirts. While cutting, ironing, sewing and quilting they will begin to ask, I wonder what he was doing when he wore this shirt, or who he spent time with, what they talked about. I have made several memory quilts for parents who have suffered the loss of a newborn. To have a quilt made from the clothes they child would have worn, and to know that a similar quilt was made to enfold their child in love, and remember their hopes and dreams for their child. It has always been a comfort for me to make this kind of special gift. Thank you for your quips....RosieGmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862558766432544270noreply@blogger.com