tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769048173809484225.post8777537824857496785..comments2023-09-19T10:22:18.312-04:00Comments on The Bitchy Stitcher: Two posts in two days?Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848601503102752338noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769048173809484225.post-75715071127940643292010-08-03T11:35:39.350-04:002010-08-03T11:35:39.350-04:00isn't there a conservation technique where you...isn't there a conservation technique where you cover the worn out places with fine silk tulle? Can't remember. Nice to have a quilt from your mom!woolywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798060848062776281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769048173809484225.post-59473918700892526562010-07-07T23:33:27.974-04:002010-07-07T23:33:27.974-04:00What a lovely treasure. I hope you can come up wi...What a lovely treasure. I hope you can come up with a way to display the special blocks. What about a memory frame with other of her sewing items and maybe add a picture of her too.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446695925503861609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769048173809484225.post-9560032466302866782010-07-07T22:55:15.587-04:002010-07-07T22:55:15.587-04:00p.s. Ok now that I actually watched the clip, I r...p.s. Ok now that I actually watched the clip, I realize I WAS remembering that line correctly. :)<br /><br />And in my opinion, Sarah is STILL dorky, lol!Peggihttp://www.seamstobeyouandme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769048173809484225.post-48528008190458859612010-07-07T22:51:28.729-04:002010-07-07T22:51:28.729-04:00I'm blaming you for the fact that I went to th...I'm blaming you for the fact that I went to the grocery store yesterday JUST to buy peanut butter cups. <br /><br />"I don't wanna wear my glasses but I hafta wear my glasses"... am I remembering that right?<br /><br />How wonderful that you found those treasures! For the longest time, I thought I was the first quilter in my family, until my grandmother showed me a quilt that HER grandmother made. (That would be my great-great-grandmother.) I had it appraised while I was in Paducah. To the appraiser it wasn't worth much, but it's priceless to me.Peggihttp://www.seamstobeyouandme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769048173809484225.post-23887408380743672152010-07-07T21:22:53.082-04:002010-07-07T21:22:53.082-04:00No, you can't actually see the damage in that ...No, you can't actually see the damage in that picture. I used an old shot because I was too lazy to take and upload new ones that showed the deterioration.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848601503102752338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769048173809484225.post-79108573805291442532010-07-07T21:18:38.186-04:002010-07-07T21:18:38.186-04:00Deborah says:
Love the Square Pegs bit. Amazing t...Deborah says:<br /><br />Love the Square Pegs bit. Amazing that Sarah Jessica Parker started out as dorky as the rest of us!<br /><br />I like the sampler idea. Although it will probably be tricky to find other fabrics now that will match the older ones.<br /><br />The quilt your mother made for you looks great. Was there supposed to be something wrong with the section you showed? (It's probably obvious to a more experienced quilter.....which is not me!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769048173809484225.post-30930188693791226102010-07-07T19:49:56.761-04:002010-07-07T19:49:56.761-04:00Could you stitch those unmatched blocks to larger ...Could you stitch those unmatched blocks to larger square of a solid that would let you put them all together in rows?<br /><br />Try laying them all out on a plain sheet to get the idea, and see if they look somewhat like a sampler would look.Sequanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617638382237815770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769048173809484225.post-21287339670800643452010-07-07T14:22:01.249-04:002010-07-07T14:22:01.249-04:00Oh my! It's like you entered my life!
When I...Oh my! It's like you entered my life! <br /><br />When I was packing my mother's things to move her into a nursing home environment, I found a bunch of baggies with 'quilt bits' - mostly just pieces that hadn't been pieced together. Took me a WHILE to figure out what the pattern was supposed to be. She had enough for 10 full pieced Sunbonnet Sues with a few extras. <br /><br />I knew I wanted to finish this project for her. I supplemented what was missing to create 12 squares, and finished this quilt. I gave it to her this past Christmas and found out that she had cut the pieces back when I was in college (I have 9-year-old twin boys of my own now). <br /><br />It's a special experience. <br /><br />Here is the finished quilt, viewed from above: <br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=10161841&l=e52b54b1ec&id=656340300<br /><br />and here is her opening it:<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=10502356&l=3bf19bb445&id=656340300<br /><br />Such a great thing. I hope you can figure out a way to honor your mother and her friend's work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com