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The Emporia => Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside => Topic started by: Sandra on January 09, 2022, 12:11:02 PM
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I bought this years ago for my son thinking he probably wouldn't really like it (a bit too boring/old fashioned? Too grown up) but he gave it the thumbs up. He's all grown up now in a big bed 0_0 so a single quilt cover's no use to him any more.
(https://i.imgur.com/kDK7BC5l.jpg)
Can't remember where I bought it from but it's 100% cotton and it's not printed. It's real life stitched together patchwork squares.
Oh, I do wish they'd pre-washed the fabrics before stitching them together. :S ><
It's been an absolute nightmare to iron. Like trying to iron a human body! It's twisted, wrinkly and shrunken in places.
It was even annoying to fold up because it was so twisted.
Didn't know whether to charity shop it or dump it in the clothing bank nearby, but I've decided to take it apart and turn it into a quilt. I like the colours. Sort of denim-y blue-grey.
I simply cut it all apart getting as close to the stitching line as possible, and have pressed all the pieces.
(https://i.imgur.com/xuIhkqNl.jpg)
Ooooh....it was lovely :loveit: to iron flat.
I don't think it's going to be hugely different to the original. The more I tinker with the squares, the smaller they'll become. They need squaring up for starters, so that's going to trim them down.
I'll try to have a think about some sort of layout.
No idea on a time scale for my plan but one day I'm sure I'll make a start on it.
Sandra.
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Wow that’s a brilliant idea, I am getting more into this remaking from old. Maybe we need a new thread.
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It looks to be made from shirt fabrics - so quite likely a memory quilt made from the shirts of a loved one who had died.
The original squares look to be about 6" x 6" (which is quite big) and the fact that you were able to just cut them apart means that they hadn't been quilted (except maybe in the ditch) suggests that it was made by someone not experienced in quiltmaking.
There are lots of ways you could put the squares back together again; just as they were and make a smaller lap quilt or acquire more fabric (charity shop shirts?). I agree with you that checked and striped fabrics really do need to be cut on grain.
We will get you over to the dark side!
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@BrendaP No it hadn't been quilted at all. It was a proper duvet cover and yes, very much like men's shirt fabric but not the nice, smooth, fine cotton shirts like Imi used. This is slightly coarser stuff.
It was stitched and overlocked together and as you say, the squares were about 6 inches to start with but when I've squared them up they're going to have to be 5 inch. Some of them are so wonky and on the squiff.
I think I'm going to do a simple 8 squares across and 10 squares down quilt top, with the squares stitched in blocks of four, separated with sashing using the original outer border fabric.
That's the plan for now anyway. :thumb:
I'll remove the outer border fabric coloured squares from the pile and I've now unpicked :laughing: ripped apart the pillowcase to salvage what I can from that.
I'm not too concerned about it having to be a particular size. It'll be whatever it becomes (within reason).
Sandra.
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Nothing wrong with 6" (f) squares ...
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Its lovely working with laundered shirts because they attain a softness and subtlety of colour unlike anything else ... but you say the fabrics were not prewashed ... so maybe not a memory quilt maybe a cheap first project for someone as the colours are all a bit myeh errrm lacking pop.
Add a lil Take a lil, make stripes from them using a background fabric between, make HST's from them with a BG fabric ... play! Lovely!
Which reminds me after the thing Ive been working on today there will be Heathies memory quilt to start on ... the shirts are Airing upstairs in what used to be HWMNBN's room
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Having very little actual work to do, I've managed to get the top put together.
It's nothing special. I wanted to make do with what I'd got and not spend even more money on even more fabric.
The main thing though is that it's FLAT! :meditate:
(https://i.imgur.com/06BAYQil.jpg)
The backing and the binding will be the blue and white check.
I've got no wadding so it's going to have to wait in the quilt queue with all the others. 0_0
Sandra.
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That looks nice @Sandra I can see that sort of quilt with a fleece backing if you don’t want to use wadding, I am no expert and could be wrong but just a thought
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Good idea, would be interesting to see how it turns out
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Excellent idea & good progress. What will be then finished size?
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As it is now, it's 54 inches long x 42 inches wide @Sara-S I don't think it'll be much larger than that when I've finished with it.
I imagined I'd have liked a 2 inch wide border around it in the blue and white check but after roughly pinning a strip round the sides, I don't think I like it so might just put a narrow binding round instead. :)
Sandra.
xxx
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Lovely @Sandra . The slightly more complicated layout makes all the difference. Maybe your son will want it back, just to snuggle under on the sofa.
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Lovely @Diane. Maybe your son will want it back
@Sheilago I have a son :scream: :laughing: I think you mean Sandra
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@ Diane - oh no :laughing:, wonder if Sandra would happily post the quilt!
I’ll change the entry!
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That looks good, and I like the way you have alternated the direction of the red and white stripe.
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It's done. I don't know what came over me to get it done this quickly. 0_0
Quilted it a couple of days ago with a simple diagonal across the squares, and then a straight line down the centre of the sashing, and then I bound it this morning. The size is still 54" x 42".
(https://i.imgur.com/4znhvdsl.jpg)
It's not gorgeous by any means and there's nothing special about it but it's perfectly usable. I've only used fabric which came from the original cover so there's been no added expense from buying any more. :)
Sandra.
xxx
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It looks great @Sandra :thumb:
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It does look great. You can really see the difference between now and the original
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@Sandra its lovely, fresh and modern. A very good upcycle.
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:perfect10: Brilliant. The quilting is perfect to set off the design.
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Really nice, modern and masculine.
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:thumb: Thanks everyone. :grouphug:
Sandra.
xxx
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I'd almost forgotten how even simple quilting transforms the look of fabric. I really want to use it more often in my crafty makes, and I'm fast coming round to the idea of making the real McCoy. Your recycled quilt looks really good @Sandra. :love:
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Lovely job, it looks great :thumb:
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Brava @Sandra Brava! :perfect10:
Theres nothing wrong with simple and as you know I love Shirt Quilts! Its the essence of P&Q I think.
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@Sandra I think it looks great xx
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What a great redo! That looks brilliant and is the sort of quilt I like. Well done. :perfect10: :thumb: