Decorating with quilts presents many possibilities.  The quilts may be old or new, pieces salvaged and framed, quilts repaired and reconstructed and many other quilted items that add interest and color to the room’s decor.
An interesting article at STLtoday.com’s lifestyle section, Family Heirlooms Make This House a Home, by Susan Fadem with photos by Laurie Skrivan, describes decorating with old quilts. 
 There’s a framed yo-yo quilt, made from flour sacks, by a great-grandmother.  This quilt originally was cut into three pieces so that each child could have a piece.  Then it was cut into thirds again before being framed.
Another inherited quilt is …read more

Nancy Kirk, a specialist in quilt restoration, quilt dating, and appraising, conducts workshops and teleseminars on these topics.  Recently she held a free teleseminar and I was disappointed that I was away that evening.
So imagine my delight when I received a message that Nancy has, online, an audio recording of this teleseminar here…… 
Nancy also has available on her web site, The Kirk Collection, DVDs of her workshops for those who are unable to attend….and those who have attended but want additional reinforcement.
(It’s amazing what we have available to us with modern technology.  We can sit at home, attend classes and workshops, participate …read more

Old quilts have always fascinated me…those made by family members and others.  I don’t have a large collection, but enjoy the ones I’ve accumulated, whether given to me as gifts, hand-me-downs or purchased.
I only wish I had a place to display more of them.  Our multi-generational home (hubby, daughter, son-in-law, two grandchildren, dog and assorted other pets) doesn’t allow for much display space…only the wall where Daughter Beth puts up her projects-in-progress to gain perspective.
What fun to be able to display these collectibles and tell the stories associated with them at quilt shows and to quilting groups!
Along the line of …read more