When you read instructions for making a quilt or making blocks for a swap, almost every single time the instructions say, "Use good quality 100% cotton fabrics." We have seen that written so many times that we just tend to gloss over it. Most of the places where we shop only carry 100% cotton fabrics, but other places have fabrics that are blends or are made totally of something other than cotton.
This beautiful Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt has been on my bed for several years. I don't know the name of the maker, but she was the mother of one of our neighbors when I was growing up. My Mom went with our neighbor up to Michigan to visit the neighbor's Mother, and my Mom fell in love with this quilt....so the lady told Mom to take it home with her and enjoy it. She did that until she passed away in 1995, and now I have the quilt. I would guess that this quilt is at least 50 years old. Think of the amount of time that it took to hand pieced all of these hexagons. It is also beautifully hand quilted.
I don't know if you can see in the above photo, but take a look at the close up of the block below. The brown fabric in the first round of this block was made from something other than 100% cotton. I'm not sure what the fabric is....maybe polyester or a blend. You can see the beautiful hand quilting on this quilt.
There are two other places where this same fabric was used on this quilt. There is a half block at the top and bottom of the quilt, too. I plan to try and applique' some other fabric over these worn places and hand quilt to make it look like the rest of the quilt.
A bed sheet was used as the backing for the quilt which was fairly common around this time. The sheet is still in fine shape.
For the most part, this quilt is still in fine shape, but you can see the reason why there is always that little sentence...Use 100% cotton fabrics...in quilt instructions. So no matter how much you may love a fabric, always be sure to check the fiber content on the fabric before you buy it and use it in your quilts.
I hope you are doing a little stitching this weekend!
Thanks for stopping by for a visit!
This beautiful Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt has been on my bed for several years. I don't know the name of the maker, but she was the mother of one of our neighbors when I was growing up. My Mom went with our neighbor up to Michigan to visit the neighbor's Mother, and my Mom fell in love with this quilt....so the lady told Mom to take it home with her and enjoy it. She did that until she passed away in 1995, and now I have the quilt. I would guess that this quilt is at least 50 years old. Think of the amount of time that it took to hand pieced all of these hexagons. It is also beautifully hand quilted.
I don't know if you can see in the above photo, but take a look at the close up of the block below. The brown fabric in the first round of this block was made from something other than 100% cotton. I'm not sure what the fabric is....maybe polyester or a blend. You can see the beautiful hand quilting on this quilt.
There are two other places where this same fabric was used on this quilt. There is a half block at the top and bottom of the quilt, too. I plan to try and applique' some other fabric over these worn places and hand quilt to make it look like the rest of the quilt.
A bed sheet was used as the backing for the quilt which was fairly common around this time. The sheet is still in fine shape.
For the most part, this quilt is still in fine shape, but you can see the reason why there is always that little sentence...Use 100% cotton fabrics...in quilt instructions. So no matter how much you may love a fabric, always be sure to check the fiber content on the fabric before you buy it and use it in your quilts.
I hope you are doing a little stitching this weekend!
Thanks for stopping by for a visit!