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Sigilini.
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04/17/2018 at 5:02 pm #37869
I have a very large quilt (king size perhaps) and it looks totally handmade to me. The woman I got it from did not make it herself but she told me it was handmade. I believe it is based on the stitches and from what I learned from you all the last quilt I asked about.
What is your opinion about this quilt? Handmade?
Desirable design?
How might you describe it: Hexagon Flowers Quilt?Your opinions and comments are invaluable and greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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04/17/2018 at 5:49 pm #37872
I’m not a quilting expert, but I believe this type of pattern is called “Grandmother’s Garden.” My eyes are too lousy for me to judge if it’s hand stitched and/or the possible age, although my gut just from what I can see is that it looks a bit like a mix of 50’s to about 70’s fabrics.
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04/17/2018 at 9:06 pm #37882
Definitely hand quilted. I can’t tell from the pictures if it was hand pieced – if the small pieces were sewn together by hand or a machine.
The way you can tell is if you carefully pull the green part, that’s already coming apart, further apart – hand stitching will only have one thread holding the pieces together while machine sewing will have two threads sandwiching the pieces together.I would use the key words hand quilted, hexagon, Grandmother’s flower garden. Research the term for a purposefully wavey/not straight edge – I bet it has a name but I can’t think of it.
I don’t know that it is intrinsically valuable but if you stage it right, and maybe include a story about how the fabrics were taken from won out clothes, you might be able to increase the sentimental value. (not that I’m encouraging you to lie…)
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04/17/2018 at 9:49 pm #37884
Thank you very much.
antarestar I think it is one thread… I am not an expert but it seems one to me. Got it on the Key Words, thank you, very very helpful.
Habnab, thank you again, very helpful and appreciated.
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04/18/2018 at 8:59 am #37899
For anyone looking to identify hand quilting vs machine, the easiest way is to look at the spacing of the stitches. If you look at the green flower close up, you can see that the stitches are not evenly spaced. The gaps between them are uneven and the stitch lengths are uneven. Machine quilts are perfectly even.
Also, the term “quilting” is often misunderstood. Quilting is the act of sewing a “sandwich” together, the backing, batting, and top. Most folks associate the patchwork/pieced tops with quilting, but there are many items that are just a plain white length of fabric with intricate designs quilted onto them. They’re often referred to as wholecloth quilts and can be breathtakingly beautiful. Have a look at this one: https://amishspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Heirloom.jpg
The intricately pieced designs, such as the one in your photos, is a pieced or patchwork top. If the pieced item is not quilted, or sewn into a sandwich with backing and batting, as in a tablecloth, it is called patchwork. Patchwork can be lined, or sewn with a backing, but if it isn’t sewn through all the layers, it’s not quilted.
Hope this helps! 🙂
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04/18/2018 at 9:13 am #37902
Amatino, thank you for this very helpful 101 info.
Here is the back of the quilt. Is this a sandwich? From what you said, I believe it is.
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04/18/2018 at 10:04 am #37911
The “sandwich” of the quilt is the layers – front with the pretty design, batting inside to make it warm and give it that slightly puffy/puckery look when it is quilted, and the backing.
Her explanation on whole cloth quilts vs patchwork quilts is more for your edification. Any quilt with lots of little pieces sewn together to make the pretty design is technically called a patchwork quilt.
I wouldn’t use sandwich as a key word.
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04/18/2018 at 3:00 pm #37927
Definitely grandma’s flower garden pattern and yes it looks hand quilted. As far as desirability I would never attempt it simply because of it’s intricacy so that might add to the value. As far as the edges of the quilt you could refer to it as scalloped. What a beautiful quilt you found!
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04/18/2018 at 7:41 pm #37948
Sigilini, yes, it’s sandwiched. And antarestar is correct, you wouldn’t use “sandwich” as a keyword.
That quilt is beautiful! Lots of work.
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04/18/2018 at 11:12 pm #37953
Thank you all, I sincerely appreciate all your time and your valuable advice. Thanks to your help, I am able to list now and will keep you all posted!
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04/24/2018 at 5:34 pm #38301
So I listed the quilt (hooray!) and got a query if it is 100% cotton. I answered that I can only say that it feels and looks like cotton but I could not promise this.
Anyone familiar with fabrics and how to tell what something is made of?
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04/24/2018 at 5:43 pm #38303
The burn test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4tCcnA6jo
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04/24/2018 at 7:58 pm #38309
I think you gave the right answer. The burn test is good when you are testing one large piece of fabric but not so good if you have lots of little pieces that you need to test.
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04/25/2018 at 9:32 am #38330
Thank you Jay for the video, I did not know that! And antarestar, thank you again for your help.
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04/27/2018 at 10:10 pm #38527
Sold!!!!!!!!!!!! for $165. The buyer wrote to me yesterday and had some questions. I answered as honestly as fully as I was able and she just paid for it! Thank you for all your amazing help on this.
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04/27/2018 at 10:43 pm #38533
congrats!!! That is wonderful.
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04/28/2018 at 8:47 am #38557
Hi Sonia, of course! I paid about $20.00. Along with this quilt I got two more all total $50.00. The other two are not as big or as desirable it seems. But they are very cool in my opinion.
Here they are in case you are interested:
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04/28/2018 at 9:14 am #38562
For your first one, you might want to poke around and see if those cross stitch patterns are from a “Precious Moments” kit or kits.
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04/28/2018 at 2:07 pm #38591
Habnab, Thank you for that. As a matter of fact now that you mentioned this, I remember that the person that sold me the blanket did use that phrase and I had no idea what she was talking about. I did the research as you suggested and updated the title and description. Thank you very much for pointing this out.
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