A blog about quilts'n stuff

A blog about quilts'n stuff

Tuesday 1 October 2013

Treasure Trove

My mum and her husband, which is technically my stepfather, have sold their house. They will move out in a couple of months
This means of course that the house needs to be empty by then. So they're sorting out their stuff: clearing up and out.
My mum asked whether I would like to have all of her quilting stuff and I said YES! Who wouldn't?


This is all of her fabric: some ghastly, some beautiful.
I've been going through it: so many memories: old blouses, my dad's shirt, bits of an old skirt of mine.
She also has maps filled with tutorials she learned at guild meetings, like this one, which might look familiar ...
I also found a (8-year old) tutorial on how to make half square triangles easier (like this method 2) and one (dating 1998) on making a twister quilt like this (the tool was included).It seems to me the wheel is invented all over again sometimes, but it may just be that rulers or templates are made now to make the easier method even easier.
Don't you love these flowery fabrics? I do, but not all of them.
They were very popular 25 years ago ...



And there are a lot of orphan blocks: could I make a quilt from them?
Hmm, I need to mull that over ....
If you have a suggestion: don't hold back and tell me.

I'm linking up with Lynne's Fresh Sewing Day and Blogtoberfest.

Thank you for stopping by!



13 comments:

  1. How fun! I love all the plaid blocks. They remind me of Bonnie Hunter's quilts made with old shirts.

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  2. No ideas for you. It must be fun finding those bits and pieces. Enjoy!

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  3. What a great score! And look at all the cool stuff your Mum's been up to. I'm getting a bit of a Christmas vibe from about half of those blocks; all the green and red. Maybe you could make a Christmas table runner or a under-the-tree skirt or something of the like?

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  4. Oh I like those plaid blocks too! I think there's a lot of wheel reinventing in quilting and cycles in fashion too so if you make some quilts from your retro fabrics you maybe ahead of the next wave:-)

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  5. Goodness what a treasure trove! Have a lovely time making new creations from these :D

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  6. That’s quite a loot! Love those plaid blocks too!!

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  7. What a treasure trove! Enjoy sorting through everything :D

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  8. Nowhere near as many horrors as there were in my granny's fabric collection, well done :oD

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  9. what a fabulous opporunity to rummage through someone elses fabric collection !! Love it x

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  10. What fun discoveries and really splendid orphans! I'm sure you'll find a good use for them in time ;)

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  11. Wow, what a treasure trove of goodies. I was thinking that you should totally frame your mom's extra quilt blocks and hang them on a wall somewhere. I saw it done not to long ago and it was a great way to display vintage blocks that were too fragile to sew up and use. You'll have to let us know if you ever make them up into something :)

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  12. How about make pillows with those blocks and give one back to your mom, keep one, give one to sisters, aunts, grandmas, for Christmas? They will be special because they are a mix of both you and your mom.
    They are lovely! How fun is that?

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  13. Wow! That's a great gift from you mum. Enjoy!

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