I finished hand stitching the binding last night on this Kaffe collective 16 patch baby quilt. It is 39" x 47" before washing.
The Cloud backing is also a Kaffe Fassett fabric. The binding is the pastel Pencils fabric.
I was cleaning out a box in the basement and found the pattern for the 22" soft sculpture dolls which were popular in the early 1980s. One of my employees gave a class on making them at my quilt shop. In another box I still have some of the stretchy fabric for making them and I think there might even be some of the iron on eyes. I didn't dig into that box yet. I wonder if anyone still makes these.
They came out with an 18" doll pattern and more patterns for clothes for them. I made one of the 22" dolls and knew I didn't need to make any more.
This is the kind of stuff that I really don't want to put in a landfill but what do I do with it?
In the same box is template plastic printed with shapes and a page of block drawings to go with it. They might be helpful for someone who hand pieces but not for me.
Also in the box were counted cross stitch magazines from 1985 - 1990.
More counted cross stich magazines. There is a stack about 6" tall. I guess these will go to paper recycling.
21 comments:
You could always donate these thing to a charity shop- you'd be amazed at what some people are looking to buy. Or, perhaps you could put these in your next pop-up shop.
Kathy
I agree, some of the charity thrift stores would sell these happily. People who weren't yet born in the early 80s may see these and want to make them.
I would buy the template plastic patterns. I love hand piecing and make my own templates—these would come in handy sometimes.
I recently took a deep dive into my storage area and had similar feelings.
You and Vicki might want to look around for doll making/ collecting groups on Facebook … some of their members might be very interested in what you have.
And what a beautiful quilt finish!
Ditto for the cross stitch devotees on Facebook - a friend of mine here sold quite a lot of her older craft items through FB groups and marketplace. (I am not on FB, but lots of others are)
The quilt turned out so pretty and you now have a finish for September already! The easiest thing would be to take the unneeded items to a donation shop.
Such a pretty little quilt! It just calls for snuggling, and the baby who receives it is a lucky child.
I'd send all those old doll and cross stitch things to a thrift store. People still make dolls, probably not the country-cute style, but the basic patterns and fabrics would still be usable. The cross stitch magazine patterns may not be the current styles, but are still useful to use bits of them combined to make a whole new pattern, or just to look through and see what was the hot "must stitch" things or latest tools were back then.
Another wonderful baby quilt that works for boy or girl.
Love the baby quilt. There is a store around here (1 hour away) that accepts all sorts of craft item donations. They repackage, sell, give classes, etc to get people involved in crafts at low costs. It was worth the drive to deliver all the stuff I culled when we redid the basement into my longarm room. If you have just a few things, I would not feel bad about tossing them. I don't want to be caretaker of things I have no use for anymore.
You might check out ebay for some of your unwanted items. They may be valuable to collectors!
You have kicked off September in a big way! The quilt is really sweet and cuddly.
Your quilt turned out beautiful. A child is going feel lucky to have this one!
Kay in Kansas
Another lovely finish for the month already. Pencil border is perfect.
So now you have several ideas for passing on your stash of patterns. Oh did they bring back my own memories of those days gone by.
JJM
P.S. are you going to the Fair ?
The baby quilt is beautiful. They should have a website to post all of the old patterns, magazines, etc. it would be fun to have them go to good homes.
I second the suggestion to check e-bay. I tossed some art magazines and then found out collectors would pay quite a bit for them, including postage. A bit of a hassle, but if nothing else, you may make a new friend!
I also took some quilting magazines to a local guild meeting, got permission to put them on a "FREE" table and they were all gone before the meeting started. The pile was about a foot high! Fun!
Love your quilt. So pretty. And yes one man's trash is anothers treasure. I would definitely donate.
Nice finish and already #2 for September is awesome. I commend your pondering of letting go with some products that no longer serve you. I use and love “free cycle dot org”. It’s a great way to give your excess to someone who wants it, safely, and even though recycling is the last way to go a blessing to others while saving our planet. A huge win, Win, WIN for all involved. When signing up for free you can enter your general area with highlights of wanted , giving, pending, etc… and the topic of the item(s). When a person contacts you via that site arrangements can be made that it can be picked up at- porch with an address, meet at a time at a grocery store, the box can be found at a specific time near a church hall. I’ve emptied so much conveniently and blessed someone else and our planet safely. Stray Well.
Lol. I meant Stay well.
My MIL and I sewed two of the 18" dolls for my two children one year for Christmas. They had asked Santa for Cabbage Patch dolls but of course, not being much of a shopper, these were sold out before I had a chance to buy any. I no longer have the dolls but I do have two gallon bags of clothing to fit them, made by my MIL, and my GD uses them for her dolls. Happy memories-thanks!
Those craft / cross stitch magazines turn up everywhere! (A church here in town is having a rummage sale this weekend. I went to the sneak peek pre-sale last evening.)
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