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Good advice. I think they're

Ramona — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 01:15:06 +0000

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Good advice. I think they're under some linens in my linen closet. I'll have to get them out and take care of them properly. Thanks.

Thanks, I will. You need to

trkingmomoe — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 01:06:57 +0000

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Thanks, I will. You need to keep your quilt tops wrapped in muslin or in a clean pillow case. Don't store the top with it touching wood or a box made of acid paper.

Yes, it is a Dresden Plate.

Ramona — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:30:44 +0000

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Yes, it is a Dresden Plate. I remember my mother-in-law telling me that.

And yes, my grandma's quilts were always hand-tied with yarn. They were more utilitarian than attractive! I remember she did make her three daughters quilts made from their daughter's outgrown dresses. I was little but so thrilled to be able to point out my dresses on our quilt.

I have a few books on quilting that I would be happy to pass along to you if you send me your address. Email me at ramonasvoices at gmail dot com. Some of them may be books you already have but if you email me I'll give you the list and you can tell me if they're duplicates. It would give me so much joy to know you could make use of them, Momoe.

Thanks. People don't realize

trkingmomoe — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:33:12 +0000

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Thanks. People don't realize that women have a vibrant history of their own.

The pie flowers was probably

trkingmomoe — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:27:17 +0000

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The pie flowers was probably the Dresden Plate quilt. I would love the pictures. I don't have many pictures of quilts. When you do get time to dig them out, take full shots and close ups. Quilters like to see the stitches. Take a bunch of pictures and I will tell you all about the history of the fabrics and patterns. You can then print it out and keep it with the tops. The history of the crazy quilt, I think is the most interesting.

Old blankets of cotton, wool and quilts was used for utility quilts. These quilts were pieced from old clothing that still had wear left in the fabric. They would cut blocks out of the parts of cloths like dress pants and shirts that had been out grown or gone out of fashion that had been gently worn for good. The wool was always turned inside out so that it would look like new. Some times they would felt it in very hot water, so the fabric would not fray. Felted wool would be cut into shapes and sewed on the quilt with a button hole stitch around the edge to make wool patch work quilts pretty. Shapes like stars, animals, flowers, houses and every day things. They would hand tie the quilts with yarn that had blankets in them because they didn't have to worry about the batts wadding up in big balls. Quilting was used to hold the carded cotton or wool into place.

Those old wrappers from the batting are now very collectable as well as the old patterns clipped from newspapers and magazines.

Stern and Foster put dates on their wrappers. The one showing was from 1954.

I also learn alot from you

Richard Day — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:05:21 +0000

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I also learn alot from you everyday!

Fascinating, as always,

Ramona — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:30:42 +0000

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Fascinating, as always, Momoe. I remember those old batting packages. I used batting in pillows but I never made a quilt, even though I've taken two quilting classes!

I have some old quilt tops from my husband's grandmother that were never made into quilts. One of them is a Sunbonnet Sue pattern, and another one looks like big segmented pie flowers. I'll dig them out some time and take pictures. They're made from old dresses and flour sacks.

I have a small crazy quilt made with velvet and brocades with feather stitching embroidery. It's beautiful, but more the size of a crib blanket than anything else. I don't know what it would have been used for.

My grandma used to make winter quilts from denim and men's suiting. The "batting" was old cotton blankets. They were so heavy! But warm up there in the north, where the bedrooms weren't heated.

I'm learning so much from you. Thanks so much for sharing.