All Things Vintage & Old-fashioned

gotoseagrl · 09-04-2016, 06:24 PM

Recently I was given an old king size quilt that was made probably 40 yrs ago by my great grandma. It's so heavy I can hardly fold it. Gonna save it for winter. Looks similar to this one:

homoe · 09-04-2016, 06:54 PM

Yes, those old vintage quilts, what made them SO heavy? Perhaps better made textiles fabrics? Whatever, they lasted forever!

FireSignFemme · 09-04-2016, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by homoe

Yes, those old vintage quilts, what made them SO heavy? Perhaps better made textiles fabrics? Whatever, they lasted forever!

I know the reason at least some of them lasted so long, wore like iron was because they were filled with heavy duty repurposed wool used as batting as well as in some cases topper material in all or as part of their construction.

FireSignFemme · 09-04-2016, 09:13 PM

[QUOTE=gotoseagrl;1088963]Recently I was given an old king size quilt that was made probably 40 yrs ago by my great grandma.

I remember when I was a girl, back in the 70’s, there was a project by women, to preserve examples of quilting from various different time periods, not only the work and doings of the Betsy Rosses of the world but also that of women from less privileged and esteemed backgrounds too. It was a very interesting project to be involved with. Every quilt tells a story about both the period in which it was made, as well as the woman/women (in some cases man/men) behind the quilt who made it. I don’t have anything made by any of by any of my grandmothers, or even my mother - not a thing made by anyone female in my family not even from any of those who are still living. How very fortunate you are to have had something like this handed down, passed along, entrusted to you for safe keeping. What an exceedingly precious, irreplaceable gift - enjoy! I'm sure it would delight your grandmother, as well as anyone else who might had a hand, helped play a part in it's construction to know how very much you do.

gotoseagrl · 09-06-2016, 12:02 PM

Thank you for the sweet post. Thanks to my dad, this relic was still around, as apparently he has kept things longer than anyone else in the family has, stuff we didn't even know existed still lol. I totally agree about the personal touches that go into quilts, and that's one reason I really want to get into quilting. They are amazing and I love patchwork.

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Originally Posted by gotoseagrl

Recently I was given an old king size quilt that was made probably 40 yrs ago by my great grandma.

I remember when I was a girl, back in the 70’s, there was a project by women, to preserve examples of quilting from various different time periods, not only the work and doings of the Betsy Rosses of the world but also that of women from less privileged and esteemed backgrounds too. It was a very interesting project to be involved with. Every quilt tells a story about both the period in which it was made, as well as the woman/women (in some cases man/men) behind the quilt who made it. I don’t have anything made by any of by any of my grandmothers, or even my mother - not a thing made by anyone female in my family not even from any of those who are still living. How very fortunate you are to have had something like this handed down, passed along, entrusted to you for safe keeping. What an exceedingly precious, irreplaceable gift - enjoy! I'm sure it would delight your grandmother, as well as anyone else who might had a hand, helped play a part in it's construction to know how very much you do.

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FireSignFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: N/A Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: WA Posts: 4,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37,962 Thanked 10,303 Times in 3,146 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	[QUOTE=gotoseagrl;1088963]Recently I was given an old king size quilt that was made probably 40 yrs ago by my great grandma. I remember when I was a girl, back in the 70’s, there was a project by women, to preserve examples of quilting from various different time periods, not only the work and doings of the Betsy Rosses of the world but also that of women from less privileged and esteemed backgrounds too. It was a very interesting project to be involved with. Every quilt tells a story about both the period in which it was made, as well as the woman/women (in some cases man/men) behind the quilt who made it. I don’t have anything made by any of by any of my grandmothers, or even my mother - not a thing made by anyone female in my family not even from any of those who are still living. How very fortunate you are to have had something like this handed down, passed along, entrusted to you for safe keeping. What an exceedingly precious, irreplaceable gift - enjoy! I'm sure it would delight your grandmother, as well as anyone else who might had a hand, helped play a part in it's construction to know how very much you do.