BYC SEWING/QUILTING CLUB

[goldenluver]

wash in mesh bag, also lay them out to dry on any surface. There is one way to test the material, keep in mind it will only tell you if it is man made or natural.
take a sample piece of each fabric (a corner) and hold a lighter to it. Man made melts and natural burns and makes ash. Remember that man made material bleaches out over time when exposed to light.

 

[mema2003]

I washed the squares and then sorted all of them till late last night into their piles that match. They measure 4X4 in. Most are cut pretty straight but some are not but they don't look too much off. I don't think they had cutters and maps back that many years ago. Now too figure out what too make or how too make a quilt top with them. They must be polyester as they crawl everywhere. Can't keep them stacked straighter cause they just slide every where. There is two rolls of red something called tape. It is not sticky tape but I think you call it binding or something like that. Thanks for all your info.

 

[SarahBeth9394]

I found a treasure! A friend of mine had gotten a bunch of fabric from a local lady who had put it in the paper for free. So she went through it with another friend. When they were done they had a box of stuff left. I got a few good pieces. But the find was a top. It's a late 60's early 70's hexagon top made of polyester all hand pieced. I just about had a heart attack when I unfolded it and saw what it was. It's a large lap size. I'm thinking of no batting, just a nice soft back of I'm not sure what fabric, and tying it for the quilting. I'm going to take it to guild this weekend and bounce some ideas off the ladies.

 

[CedarRidgeChicks]

Lucky you!!..I would probably tie it too..I have seen a few that were hand quilted; but it didn't look nice ..because of the bulk with polyester I'm guessing the stitches were enormous. I have heard that they are really warm.

 

[SarahBeth9394]

My granny made scrappy hexagon quilts out of whatever fabric she had around. So lots of poly (no batting) and they were real warm. To bad I didn't know what it took to make a quilt or I would have taken those. I'm just kinda stunned that neither of my friends took it. There were still paper templates in quite a few pieces. I have a quilt to finish this week. Then new curtains for my sons room and maybe another runner. Then I'm going to concentrate on the treasure. I don't want to just get something and throw it together.

 

[CedarRidgeChicks]

SarahBeth..

..agreed

 

[Acre of Blessings]

Hey Sarah.....you could buy you a nice solid color of fleece material and tie it to the back of the quilt top. That will make is soft and warm

 

[NanaKat]

That's exactly what I did with some hubby's aunt made. I made two just alike for her great niece and nephew.
Fleece has the same stretch characteristics as the double knit.
First I cut a trim piece from a contrasting fleece and added it to the outside edge of the double knit top. This was to help stabilize the knit edges because knit can run. I pinned the double knit top to the center of a nice cream colored fleece. Then because fleece does not unravel, I was able to sew the fleece binding edge down flat onto the cream colored "sheet" of fleece and along the seam of the binding to the double knit top. This gave a nice double line on the back side outlining the shape of the quilted iece. Then I hand tied it together. I cut a 6 inch fringe in the top and bottom edges of the fleece like a throw.

 

[baustin]

Wow! You ladies sure have some fantastic ideas. I found a pattern using old denim from jeans, etc. and it's cut out in circles and joined in such a way that they're squares with scalloops (flaps) like the cathedral window. You put a square of quilt fabric in the square then turn the scallpoed part over the fabric sqare just like you do the cathedral window pattern and zigzag the flaps down.

 

[Panther Creek Poultry]

baustin-

That is my next quilt to make! I saw that a couple of month ago and i love the idea. I am doing it a little differently though. I plan on using flannel circles in a bright red or blue and putting primary "I spy" fabrics in the middle. or find a bright blue with truck/car print and put primary in the middles. this is for my son so i want it bright and cheery. I just don't look forward to cutting all those circles.

My latest obsession is quilter's grid interfacing. Say a show about t-shirt quilts and then looked up the interfacing and there are so many EASY quilts you can do with this stuff.

Now back to finish a lap quilt for my hubby for christmas! I am pin basting now and am going to ATTEMPT machine quilting it myself.

Sheila