Old Meets New by Geri
I went through a lot of ideas for this one: a mending basket; taking bits of fabric that had memories – wedding lace, beads, fabric from previous quilts and creating something; taking old fabrics and making something new. OH-AH-HA!!!!! I settled on the word “BORO”. This is a Japanese term for mended and patched textiles – boro or rags. “For some time within Japan boro was regarded with same because these utilitarian textiles are strong evidence of rural Japan’s impoverished past.”
For me it represents – making do, making something OLD – NEW again. I have long been intrigued with Boro textiles.
I have used many OLD bits from my stash to create my version of this theme.
For me it represents – making do, making something OLD – NEW again. I have long been intrigued with Boro textiles.
I have used many OLD bits from my stash to create my version of this theme.
Old Meets New by Kathy
When I heard about the new topic I thought about a new pattern that I wanted to try with old fabric. This is an old shirt cut up and sewn into broken dish squares.It seemed a bit boring with only the squares so I added the swirl and white dots and stitched in the ditch. Still boring so I added the red slashes. Still boring so I quilted with red thread. Then I measured it and it was too small so added the red border and cut some bias strips from the shirt for the binding. I am on the prowl for more blue shirts so I can make a bed size quilt using this style.
Old Meets New by Colleen
If you knew me all my life, you would know that there is no person, place or object more precious to me than memories of my Grandma.
I remember the day she moved in with us, I remember what she was wearing, I remember her scent and I was three.
For 42 years, her thimble has been in my top drawer, this is the only hankie I have left because I used the others and this picture sits on my dresser. At all times she is “at hand”.
When Leslie said “old to new” I knew that my 12.5 inch piece would include my Grandma. So this is an old picture of her printed on new fabric. And using the new fandangle things we quilters do today she is quilted with her hankie and thimble in the right hand corner
I remember the day she moved in with us, I remember what she was wearing, I remember her scent and I was three.
For 42 years, her thimble has been in my top drawer, this is the only hankie I have left because I used the others and this picture sits on my dresser. At all times she is “at hand”.
When Leslie said “old to new” I knew that my 12.5 inch piece would include my Grandma. So this is an old picture of her printed on new fabric. And using the new fandangle things we quilters do today she is quilted with her hankie and thimble in the right hand corner
Old Meets New by Lois
Not Your Grandmother’s Flying Geese
I represented the “Old Meets New” theme with flying geese. Along the top edge I used traditional flying geese in the Amish style, with a black background and primary colours. My new geese are curved and I used batiks and hand dyed fabric to construct them.
I represented the “Old Meets New” theme with flying geese. Along the top edge I used traditional flying geese in the Amish style, with a black background and primary colours. My new geese are curved and I used batiks and hand dyed fabric to construct them.
Old meets New by Norma
I have always wanted to make a postage stamp quilt. I decided to get that desire out of my system for this Old and New theme. I used Christmas scraps to make the 144 square background. I collect Christmas postage stamps.
The first Christmas stamp was issued by Canada in 1898.
On this square you can see that stamp and the 2010 stamps with other old stamps.
This was my first effort at transferring pictures to fabric.
The first Christmas stamp was issued by Canada in 1898.
On this square you can see that stamp and the 2010 stamps with other old stamps.
This was my first effort at transferring pictures to fabric.