Lessons from an Old SCRAP Quilt || So Scrappy!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- Let's look at my gramma's (I think!) old scrap quilt and learn why this quilt is so scrappy AND happy. This episode of Lessons from an Old Quilt features this beautiful scrap quilt. It is so scrappy! And the scrap fabrics are interesting, adding to the overall charm of this quilt.
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The seams don't have to match. These patchwork quilts are REAL quilts. These kinds of quilts were made because they were needed. I love these old quilts far more than the fancy-OCD-gotta-have-the-seams-in-perfect-alignment nonsense. These are the best. I think people now-a-days get carried away with their fancy perfect, machine quilted quilts and have forgotten where it all started years ago and why.
I understand what you are saying. There is room for all kinds of makers in the quilting world. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Me too! The best quilts.
Beautiful! Made to keep her family warm. Love it❤
That's exactly right! A great one, for sure! ❤️
I love vintage quilts! Thanks for sharing your grandmothers work and ideas!
You are so welcome!
I really love this idea for a series of quilt videos! I used to love watching videos of old fashioned bed turnings on TH-cam and enjoyed learning about the construction of old quilts. But there's only so many of those online, so this is great!
I haven't heard of that before. I will look into that! And thank you! I love sharing these quilts with the world. Thanks so much for watching!
I made a lot of my kids' clothes when they were growing up. Oh how I wish I had saved scraps from everything I made. What a story a quilt like that can tell!
Yes! I agree. It would be a wonderful memory quilt, wouldn’t it? I wish I knew more about the fabrics in this quilt.
That was interesting Kris. It made me think of when patching things. My aunty taught me to never patch things with an unequal type of material. When we were first married and yes even to this day, I have to constantly patch my husbands work clothes as he constantly rips his shirts or shorts and sometimes his work clothes would be brand new. If I didn't patch his clothes it would have cost us a fortune to replace them all the time. He may look a dag but with his type of work it's not glamorous and it doesn't matter. I guess with quilting it too is a live and learn lesson and I suppose sometimes it's necessity that makes the rules.
Yes! Absolutely! Your aunty is smart. :) I have seen it over and over again--many of the holes in scrap quilts especially are caused because of the difference in the weights of fabrics. Even if the makers would double the lighter fabrics, it would help. Great lesson we all need to remember. Thanks for sharing!
What a great old quilt. Taught me so much, like not using an old blanket as batting. Someone worked hard to save and prepare all those scraps. I can see your g grandmother sitting, maybe at her treadle machine getting these sewed up. Very touching.
Thank you! I think you could use an old blanket, but it needs to be well-supported with a lot more ties/quilting. I can see her at her treadle, too!
There is an attractiveness about someone elses mismatched old quilt that I wouldn't see in own work. I am thinking this was a quick put together as you said, to cover up a useful blanket that didn't match décor, perhaps it was rushed because visitors were arriving for the season, whichever the reason it would've cheered up any bed and said welcome. It would be a good idea to have a"Quilt book" for the fabrics origins, how adorable would that be, Dads work shirt, Uncle Billys breeks ...........
I would have loved to have had a "Quilt book" for this quilt, and although I know Billy is a common name, one of my uncles is named Billy! LOL! I had to read your name twice wondering if you were a relative! HA! I wish I would have been more aware of how relatable and special quilting is while my grandmother was alive. She passed about 15 years ago and although I was quilting then, I was also in the middle of raising my boys, running the household, etc., etc., etc. If only I would have chatted with her more about these quilts. That's a great lesson for me moving forward!
Family history😊❤️
Yes! So true.
Maybe it was a group project. Perhaps it was started by one person and finished by another. Or it could have been an early example of her work.
Oh! Great point! I wonder if it was a group project. I have so many questions for her about her quilts. We lost her way too soon.
Looks like maybe they used old clothing.