My parents grew up in the depression period and they never threw anything away. A certain amount of that rubbed off on me, giving me pleasure to rescue items from the trash bin. Everything in the little quilt below was part of what I had 'tucked away' in case I had a use for them.
A project in creative thrift: reuse, recycle and re-purpose
The making of the little quilt can be seen in this link:
http://vivian-institches.blogspot.ca/2012/12/transfer-paints.html
The Embellishment: I used two threads to embellish:
http://vivian-institches.blogspot.ca/2012/12/transfer-paints.html
The Embellishment: I used two threads to embellish:
- a cotton thread that was used for sweaters in the 1980's (purple and teal with slubs - my mom knit many sweaters for the whole family)
- a rayon thread from the 1940's (purple - a mixed bag from an elderly neighbour)
The dragonfly is a vintage button ... probably from the 1920's (a little gift)
The beads are taken from necklaces worn in the 1940/1950 decades (a bag given to me by one of my mom's friends)
The batting was a scrap from a past quilt
The backing is an old sheet.
So my little quilt did not cost me money ... only time.
So my little quilt did not cost me money ... only time.
I became sick with the flu on New Year's Eve ... not a nice way to start the year!
However, since my energy level restricted me to my big comfy chair ... that gave me the time to embellish this little piece. Although I enjoy hand embroidery, I seldom sit still long enough to do it!
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