Destroying a Quilt

Feb 11, 2009 11:18

When I was home in January, my mom gave me the quilt her grandma made her when mom was a young girl. It's pieced of rectangles, each probably about 10 inches by 4 inches. Fabric: old and shiny...nothing organic going on...I'm going to say "acetate, mostly". It was tied together over a wool blanket, with a shiny acetate (again, guessing) backing ( Read more... )

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jethrien February 11 2009, 17:20:42 UTC
I suppose you could hang it, but a full quilt is an awfully large wall hanging.

I'd vote for photographing it well in really good light (maybe with some close-ups) and then make the pillow.

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wendywoowho February 11 2009, 17:28:01 UTC
I could hang it, but....

....okay, I'll say it. It's kinda ugly. I mean... it's a mid-to-late-50s girl's bedspread. It looks like it. It was lovingly made, but it's not something I'd want on my wall or my bed...

I'll take pictures and post 'em to give you all an idea of what I'm talking about.

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jethrien February 11 2009, 17:58:17 UTC
From a historical viewpoint, that doesn't matter.

However, personally, from a "what the hell am I going to do with this thing" viewpoint, I think this is yet another argument in favor of the pillow.

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wendywoowho February 11 2009, 18:04:53 UTC
You should hear me dither on and on about the wedding dress and maid's uniform a friend's grandma gave me. I :know: there's no Historical Interest in them, as they were offered up to several museums and historical societies, but... so hard to cut.

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jethrien February 11 2009, 18:19:53 UTC
I can't decide what to do with my wedding dress, let alone someone else's.

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chuckro February 11 2009, 19:34:51 UTC
I somehow suspect I'm not going to get you to make a quilt out of it.

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jethrien February 11 2009, 19:43:24 UTC
Why not? (I'm just curious.) I actually had someone suggest making a baby blanket out of it one day. Not entirely sure how that would work, granted, but it's sort of a cute idea.

I don't think I could actually bear to take scissors to it, though...

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chuckro February 11 2009, 19:45:39 UTC
You answered your own question with "I don't think I could actually bear to take scissors to it, though...". Makes it hard to turn the dress into a quilt, then.

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jethrien February 11 2009, 20:14:35 UTC
For some reason, I'd misread this as "let you", not "get you".

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