Have you ever wondered what to do with a worn and tattered old quilt?  It’s not worth repairing…there are too many worn and torn pieces.  However, you don’t want to throw it out.  Perhaps you decide to cut it up and convert whatever is usable into pillows, toys, or wall hangings.
Why not use it for the filling of another quilt?  It wouldn’t be a quilt you sell, but one for your own or family use.  The older quilt, even though it isn’t seen, would still have more years doing “undercover work.”
Lisa at her Lisa’s Sew Fun blog, tells about doing …read more

I’ve received a number of questions about identifying quilt patterns various quilters have acquired.  I don’t have pictures, but from the descriptions, does anyone have an idea what it might be.  It’s simply fascinating, too, to learn some of the stories surrounding the quilts you own.
Ruthie asked:
Recently i was given a rather strange unfinished quilt. It was made of scraps of fabric, I think mostly of old clothing. The fabric is a real mixture of texture and colors and probably from th depression era. Going through it is a white 2 inch wide curving strip. It continues through each square. …read more