Happy Tuesday! Today I wanted to share a recent quilt rescue project I undertook!
I've made it a habit to go to the Goodwill Outlet near us in the mornings on the weekend. Digging through the bins of linens and books is a great way for me to check out for 30 minutes or so. It's kind of chaotic, but different from my everyday chaotic, so I can really disconnect for a bit. I've found some incredible things there lately, including a few vintage quilts. I have a really hard time leaving those behind, despite the fact that we have a home full of quilts! Knowing that their next stop is a landfill just hurts.
That's how I ended up bringing home this little quilt! It's a small throw that was in pretty good shape considering. The main issues with it were the binding had mostly disintegrated, and it had almost no quilting holding it together. I knew it wouldn't take much to get this quilt back in working order.
The first thing I did was remove the binding and fix a couple small holes. In hindsight, I probably should have taken the time to replace the batting since it was all balled up in some places. But, we're working with very minimal crafting time over here, so! I knew it needed a decent amount of quilting to make sure it all continued to hold together. I went with a simple diagonal grid. I followed the lines of the patchwork, so the quilting is a bit funky, but that's okay.
Unfortunately, the old binding was not salvageable. Time for new!
All done! It's not a dramatic transformation, but I do think that it's life has been extended.
Other than the fun colors and prints in this quilt, my favorite thing about it is how soft it is. These fabrics have been washed so many times, it's extremely soft.
The back is a plain blue, you can really see the quilting on the back.
I loved the scrappiness of the old binding, but I really didn't have the right solids to recreate it. So I went with this nice woven stripe that's been in my stash forever. I believe it was also thrifted, which is nice!
It felt really good to bring this quilt home and give it a little tender loving care. It is now living a happy life as a car quilt. I keep it in the car to use as a quilt to use in the car, so take out at the park. I hope it has many more years of use in it now!
Happy Quilting!
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ReplyDeleteI make house coats out of mine. I'd send a picture, but your comment section won't let me.
ReplyDeleteYour salvaged quilt really hearkens back to hard times. Over the last 13 months, I made 7 scrappy quilts, every stitch by hand. (35 total since marrying) Nevertheless, I keep a lot of rhyme and reason to them. This latest fling included two twin-sized, top quilts; 2 crib mattress sized; 2 36"x 45"; and a 36"x 36". One used 576, 2" squares...not small enough to be considered "postage stamp." Five thousand to 8,000 hand stitches with many designs along a framed edge. I'm originally from the county just north of Lancaster County, Conyngham, Pennsylvania, and just old enough to not be able to appreciate, even my own earlier, machine-pieced or machine quilted, quilts; but, modernized enough to now use large and small, PVC tubular "hoops." I quilt up and down; no running stitches. Alot of love-labour. 🫢
ReplyDeleteNice rescue! I love the way cotton feels after it been used and washed many times. Just so soft.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great save for someone's once cherished quilt - that makes me happy. Enjoy! cmberry@lsu.edu
ReplyDeleteWonderfully done! I look for rescues as well. If non repairable, can be cut into small children clothes. Carrying on the love!💕
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