Orchard with Blossoms image. Van Gogh??? No maker in the tiny line of ownership.
Open wheel racing from Hungary to start the day...Pizza is up next but until then Cooking with Miss Brown on the Food Channel....she is making some unhealthy things. But the bacon burger looked amazing. I might want a burger this week. And what's with young men with long stringy hair????
My neighbor gave me two old quilts to "do something amazing"- and downsize them. Her grandmother (born in 1890) made them- machine pieced and then hand sewn to the heavy muslin backing. Depression Era. 30's. No batting or quilting.
Here's what I am thinking as my neighbor's new place is VERY limited in space.....let me know in the comments- PLEASE- what you think or what you would do..... I could have just selected the best Dresden Plate and mounted that....but then...the rest of the quilt? This way- she can see and remember the entire quilt in miniature????
Since my first real artistic work (love) was/is drawing and watercolor- I was thinking of a small Dresden Plate template (perhaps asking the computer engineer to help with that) and then tracing that one pattern onto a sheet of water color paper to recreate the entire quilt and THEN painting each to match the patterns and colors of the original. With a very tiny brush. Or I could use colored pencils and color the tiny shapes. (pencils would be easier). More detail. Matted and framed and.....perfect for a tiny apartment with limited wall space.
Or I could remove one piece of each plate and sew them together into a miniature quilt. Also matted and framed..... AND have no idea what happens to the remainder of the quilt itself....
Past two nights I slept with the bedroom window open. Wrapped in my sheet and quilt. Cozy.
30's Depression Era Quilts were quite popular back in the day....but not now as the 30's prints are not that popular???? I had a pile of them in the Attic and have been giving them away as Housewarming Gifts. Something to have on the couch or bed for naps. The two I adore- are in really really bad shape- the cloth having shredded...so during the winter, I appliqué a replacement fabric over the bare spots....it's taking forever. Each time I move to a new section it feels like something I will never finish.
I like the idea of framing the best section of the quilt and perhaps the drawing/watercolor of the entire quilt. Does your friend have a lovely photo of her grandmother that could be included as well?
ReplyDeleteI have only done a couple old quilts for friends. One was made into oversized pillows with the remainder made into Christmas stockings and stuffed toys for her grandchildren. Probably not a great idea for your friend if space is a concern.
The other friend's quilt was in poor shape so I took the best parts of it and unpicked the quilting that was pretty much non-existent by that point. I took it apart and used the best parts of it to make a smaller quilt that she hung over her mother's antique rocking chair. She didn't use it but it was a comfort to see her mom's old rocker with the remainder of the quilt hanging over the chair.
I really like the framed piece idea, especially with the watercolor reproduction. As long as she has wall space it sounds good.
As for nobody liking Depression era quilts, that isn't the case here. They go like hotcakes.
Can you pick apart the quilt at it's best spot and remake just a section only miniaturize it?
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