I’ve been still working away on my crochet wrap. I would love to finish it this week but lately, life has been interrupting and not allowing me a nice long stretch to sit and get a lot done.
Since fabric had been on my mind since last week, I decided to bite the bullet and begin taking apart the vintage quit that was in tatters to see what is salvageable. There was a floral sashing between each of these strips that was so weak, it would tear just by handling it. While there were originally 5 rows of stripes in the quilt, only 4 are usable at least on one side. The 5th has too many pieces that have disintegrated on both sides.
Cutting into the piece, I still felt like this was destruction rather than deconstruction. Now, however, I am starting to feel like something usable will be able to be made, and that’s a good feeling.
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This is a big job. How old is the quilt? I hope you can make something from it.
I’m not sure of the age, it was just labeled as “vintage.” Even though it was in such poor shape, I liked the old fabrics and hoped I could salvage it.
That is alot of work! I look forward to seeing your project.
I have a feeling my seam ripper will be very busy.
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I can understand your worry about cutting this up but I think you’re doing the right thing! These strips are lovely and now they will be given a new life, and appreciated! Think of it as the fabric version of organ donation–they’ll be living on in a new body!
Ha ha! Good analogy. Once I determined it was unusable as it was, it was a little easier. That first cut took some doing though.
I can’t wait to see what you do with it