tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post185112232336198728..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: The Joy of MendingKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-45604572682643935172010-03-13T15:16:06.816-05:002010-03-13T15:16:06.816-05:00I would love some suggestions on mending a quilt t...I would love some suggestions on mending a quilt that my Mother-in-Law made and she passes last fall. She used 1/8" or less seams and cheaper material (I'm sure its all she could afford.) As it is mostly white, and between my husband and the dogs, has to be washed frequently. I use cold and gentle for washing, but now the fabric has frayed at the seams. I thought there was enough to do a small overlap and maybe hand sew an "X" stitch with a quilt hoop, but don't think there's enough material to do it. No change in getting any scraps from the original sewing of the quilt. Would love any suggestions as we are moving to a 100+ farmhouse and would love for people to see this quilt on our spare bed.<br />Thanks, Denise<br />DSR2HB@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-71907952464431172322010-02-02T08:20:41.584-05:002010-02-02T08:20:41.584-05:00Somehow we need to be able to celebrate our inner ...Somehow we need to be able to celebrate our inner bag lady.Debbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-37806168601121819602010-02-01T12:41:51.505-05:002010-02-01T12:41:51.505-05:00I have often wished I had not returned that mendin...I have often wished I had not returned that mending book to the library. Especially since I suspect I was the only person to ever read it, before or since.kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-48612869402047245392010-02-01T11:42:59.804-05:002010-02-01T11:42:59.804-05:00I, too, feel no qualms about mended clothes althou...I, too, feel no qualms about mended clothes although generally I wear them at home or when I duck out to the grocery store convinced no one will see me or notice I haven't got my makeup on, either ;-D My mother and grandmothers mended everything which I took to have been the influence of The Great Depression and never thought about until I saw the exhibition that Kathy refers to in her post. I know the Brits were particularly focused on making do and mending in WWII, and sometime I would love to read such a book as you found, Kathy. People mend and pass on clothing here (Uruguay) far more than they do in Aus and USA by which I mean in all socioeconomic classes, not just the poorer people. I took a workshop with Dorothy Caldwell several years ago in which she showed us some wonderful mended garments she'd collected over the years. The work of Wendy Lugg, personal friend of mine and highly eminent Aus textile artist references mending in fabric as part of the story of the life , often very long, of the fabrics she collects and uses in her wonderful art - http://www.wendylugg.comAlison Schwabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929118812159014248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-75175868274908654362010-02-01T11:08:19.199-05:002010-02-01T11:08:19.199-05:00I was too young to remember the suit my mother had...I was too young to remember the suit my mother had when I was born, made for her by her mother-in-law from one of her father-in-law's suits, but I remember the improved version of a childhood dress, which had a light colored skirt and a dark print bodice and wide sash. When the skirt got some small holes from spattered bleach in the laundry process, my mother cut some butterflies from the wide ends of the sash, leaving it still long enough to tie, and appliqued the butterflies over the holes. Much prettier.<br /><br />Coming from this background I have never had any hesitation about wearing mended clothes. <br /><br />Mary Anne in Kentuckysolarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606487180967915130noreply@blogger.com