tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post5615624411765665432..comments2024-03-28T06:00:16.731-05:00Comments on Exuberant Color : A little fun, 1970s finds..........Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00064308660138307797noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-26266832593224894972013-02-08T02:21:50.870-06:002013-02-08T02:21:50.870-06:00I remember this cloth -- cotton pique (pe'kay)...I remember this cloth -- cotton pique (pe'kay)<br /><br />Bee in Toronto<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-49702217498710784992013-01-17T00:56:13.241-06:002013-01-17T00:56:13.241-06:00Hey Wanda, What is the middle block and outside s...Hey Wanda, What is the middle block and outside strip sizes?? otterpc@aol.comPatty Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03357146776833060771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-13679316729623281702013-01-15T08:35:04.191-06:002013-01-15T08:35:04.191-06:00I did a lot of clothes sewing in the 70's. It ...I did a lot of clothes sewing in the 70's. It sure looks like a crepe weave to me.PegDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548519645437895320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-25111788536414627842013-01-14T08:46:13.083-06:002013-01-14T08:46:13.083-06:00Possibility, is the fabric Duck Cloth or Monk Clot...Possibility, is the fabric Duck Cloth or Monk Cloth?Mcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105382911586120044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-38833776971749989972013-01-13T16:45:28.227-06:002013-01-13T16:45:28.227-06:00Does that fabric have some rayon in it? I remember...Does that fabric have some rayon in it? I remember it...soft hand and flowy. Can't remeber what I made out of it. Bark cloth is sturdier than that was. Oh, those enormous prints! Had to watch where some of the roses were placed!!!! hahaha!nancyc20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10110078676535660035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-12204218326529963042013-01-13T09:51:02.210-06:002013-01-13T09:51:02.210-06:00Like the quilt but I too prefer bright colors. As...Like the quilt but I too prefer bright colors. As far as your fabric, I think it is crepe also. Wow, haven't seen that in years but I also am not sewing clothing anymore. When the cordoroy quilt was done it must have been very heavy. Victorian quilts had velvet in them and a variety of fabric choices in them. I used to save all my pattern books and some magazines but with moving as much as I have I finally had to give some of them up. Now I weed out as much as possible to make it easier on my kids after I am gone which naturally won't be for a long, long time. Just saying!!!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369628004197892967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-40439405965967181792013-01-13T00:05:13.847-06:002013-01-13T00:05:13.847-06:00Lovely blocks, Wanda and fun to see the quilt book...Lovely blocks, Wanda and fun to see the quilt book from the 70's. I have a couple of older quilt books that are from the early 80's.<br />Just look at all the fabric choices we have now- Your textured fabric is very fun and would be considered quite retro - maybe even very trendy right now.<br />Every now and then when I am in a second hand shop, I have seen a fortrel quilt- Those quilts were so heavy and will never wear out. I wish I could say the same about my first cotton quilt- it was the victim of our pets unfortunately. Most of my early quilts are still around and in reasonable shape 15+ years later. I learned about the value of buying better quality fabrics now- I figure if I am going to put all that work into a big quilt it better last for awhile. <br />Loved your post,<br />Regards, <br />Annaquiltmom annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976120921532056369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-12343851096282490752013-01-12T17:07:12.378-06:002013-01-12T17:07:12.378-06:00I think I had a dress made out of that stuff! I w...I think I had a dress made out of that stuff! I was so cool...Carol E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02741550863747328734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-57636643242575142402013-01-12T15:38:06.987-06:002013-01-12T15:38:06.987-06:00My mother made a biscuit top out of seersucker pri...My mother made a biscuit top out of seersucker prints, except the filling was coiled nylon stockings! not lovely, but it survives to this day. she doesn't like to admit this was her first quilt, but since she went on to make many many beautiful quilts since, she's forgiven. everyone has to start somewhere!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09029115839076216849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-13294568783045732992013-01-12T15:33:40.666-06:002013-01-12T15:33:40.666-06:00Wanda you make me laugh. Only you would say that ...Wanda you make me laugh. Only you would say that the beauty at the top of this post will be an okay quilt. I like it and I'm a red lover, too. <br /><br />My grandmother used to make quilts like the puff ones. She had everyone save their old stockings and stuffed the puffs with those, then sewed them together. She used leftover fabrics from clothing she had made, so they were virtually "free" quilts. And they were heavy! As someone who had lived through the Great Depression, she was always trying to find ways to save money and to use up every little bit of what she had.Elaine/Muddling Throughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542943000832182111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-41058122900144678712013-01-12T15:19:28.643-06:002013-01-12T15:19:28.643-06:00I made one of those puff ball quilts with my mothe...I made one of those puff ball quilts with my mother in law and then she gave it to my daughter who was 3 years old then. It was so heavy once you covered her up she could not move!<br /><br />Even though this quilt is not your usual colors it has a really nice feel to it. <br /><br />Barbara Strobel Lardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314713622021695107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-40359195861850013732013-01-12T14:11:52.732-06:002013-01-12T14:11:52.732-06:00Is that fabric chiffon? Seems like that's wha...Is that fabric chiffon? Seems like that's what I remember it being called. My mom had a couple of dressed made with it, and she would get confused and call them crepe.<br /><br />Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602900561738874703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-630357566427887942013-01-12T12:46:10.243-06:002013-01-12T12:46:10.243-06:00I can date a publication not just by *what* is pic...I can date a publication not just by *what* is pictured in it but also by *how* it is picture. The full-color printing technology of the 60's and 70's has an inherently faded look.Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-39667171878868372782013-01-12T12:10:41.425-06:002013-01-12T12:10:41.425-06:00I love those blocks1 They make me think of the sha...I love those blocks1 They make me think of the shadow cast on a river by a willow tree. Absolutely beautiful!Cathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531639422553980153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-89745568670627765862013-01-12T11:51:52.852-06:002013-01-12T11:51:52.852-06:00I don't know what that fabric was called eithe...I don't know what that fabric was called either, but I sewed all of my own clothes in high school, and I know I used that for dresses or shorts outfits (I was stylin', no?) - but didn't have that groovy print! and guess what, a friend of mine has a puff quilt - but her blocks weren't whipstitched together.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527505463760502930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-61936043858696029212013-01-12T11:41:56.329-06:002013-01-12T11:41:56.329-06:00I love your weekend posts they are always so full ...I love your weekend posts they are always so full of photo's and information. <br /><br />You know how to design no matter what the color way. And your blues, greens and lavender are lovely. I like the simplicity of the blocks also. <br /><br />The booklets from the 70's just made me smile. And I SHOULD know that fabric for sure. And I remember it well, but I do not know the name either. Now I am anxious to know the name.<br /><br />J~MTJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389364082577405221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-22370003382362663722013-01-12T11:12:39.868-06:002013-01-12T11:12:39.868-06:00I remember the large print fabrics and the feel of...I remember the large print fabrics and the feel of that one but not the mane of it. Angel, Kirby and Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142914249981749713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-72564709698625443732013-01-12T09:23:22.650-06:002013-01-12T09:23:22.650-06:00I remember that fabric. Had at least one dress mad...I remember that fabric. Had at least one dress made of it in a large floral print. And I agree - not bark cloth. But I don't remember what it was called. Maybe it will come to me in the middle of the night! <br /><br />I do like your cool colors; very restful!kadybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973514129689335905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-58304142009330746772013-01-12T09:11:57.400-06:002013-01-12T09:11:57.400-06:00you could slice those blue squares on the diagonal...you could slice those blue squares on the diagonal, rearrange the triangles, and make a "magic squares" quilt out of it. that might add some movement -- though it still wouldn't excite you as much as a red/orange/yellow quilt would!didihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686868327976191543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-66915953783764628762013-01-12T08:56:30.932-06:002013-01-12T08:56:30.932-06:00I always liked the way those puffy quilts look, ma...I always liked the way those puffy quilts look, maybe theres an easier way to do that? I love the blue and green squares, so peaceful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-35781056548968993312013-01-12T08:41:53.122-06:002013-01-12T08:41:53.122-06:00Is it a crepe fabric?Is it a crepe fabric?Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854994835967550768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-16686398081919976042013-01-12T08:03:41.404-06:002013-01-12T08:03:41.404-06:00I have the very same pamphlet!!! I always liked t...I have the very same pamphlet!!! I always liked the colors in that puffy quilt...saving everything, you know:)O'Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350950712546652314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-1864537871256529172013-01-12T07:50:07.549-06:002013-01-12T07:50:07.549-06:00Those Thompson fabric flowers are huge! I was in ...Those Thompson fabric flowers are huge! I was in Home Ec Club in high school in the mid-70s and we made that puffy quilt in about the same colors.Paulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181665241824945247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-71063612280319062242013-01-12T07:48:39.500-06:002013-01-12T07:48:39.500-06:00That large print is pretty cool. LOL....I think t...That large print is pretty cool. LOL....I think the voice in my head switched to the 60's/early 70's when I typed that. I do like it though. <br /><br />Say, I have some bark cloth - the bumpy stuff...what can I do with it? It is in pieces about 8" by 20"Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4049103935243328127.post-78061889354485221412013-01-12T07:41:22.931-06:002013-01-12T07:41:22.931-06:00Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
JUdyThanks for the trip down memory lane! <br /><br />JUdyOne Minnesota Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324481663679002621noreply@blogger.com