Lessons from an Old SCRAPPY COIN Quilt || Old Quilt Pattern

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  • čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
  • Scrappy Coin Quilts are so much fun! In this video, we will be looking at a vintage scrappy coin quilt and seeing what can learn from the maker.
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    00:00 Introduction
    00:54 A Closer Look
    08:36 Lessons from this Scrappy Coin Quilt
    09:34 Final Thoughts
    General Information about this Scrappy Coin Quilt
    Overall Measurement: 76" x77"
    Each Block: 5" (finished) wide strips; height of scraps varies between 1.5" and 4"
    14 rows with approx. 40 pieces in each row = approx. 560 scraps
    Machine pieced/hand tied/machine bound
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  • @SewtheDistance
    @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +2

    Here is a link to the scrappy coin quilt tutorial: studio.czcams.com/users/videoGjUviBr8lzo/edit
    Here is a link to Tracy's video where she uses gauze: czcams.com/video/ov-3cXnD0ic/video.html

    • @UsernameUnkwn21
      @UsernameUnkwn21 Před 2 lety

      Hey Kris I came across a video from a UK Tuber that is right up your alley! The WORK this gal put into learning about the quilt reminded me of czcams.com/video/1xUfGHZldyI/video.html

  • @barbaracoleman9215
    @barbaracoleman9215 Před rokem +2

    I made a quilt like this during the 2010 snow storm that keep us in the house for 2 weeks. Foundation (muslin) and scraps. It is the warmest quilt I own. I even have several pieces of glow in the dark fabrics. Very, very cool. Managed to empty a huge basket of scraps!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Love this! I just made something with glow in the dark fabric. It is so much fun! Thank you for sharing!

  • @mambakind
    @mambakind Před 2 lety

    It makes me happy just to look at that quilt. Those old fabrics were special.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      YES! Me toooooo! You can't help but smile while looking at these wonderful fabrics! ❤️

  • @abigaildolinger2754
    @abigaildolinger2754 Před rokem

    So interesting to learn about gauze being used as “batting”! Thanks for sharing this old scrappy utilitarian quilt with us.

  • @suzanne529
    @suzanne529 Před 2 lety +6

    That is a fun and pretty scrappy quilt! I bought a quilt today at the thrift store for $6. It is hand appliqued butterflys on white blocks with plain yellow blocks between. Each butterfly is a different fabric. It is more like a flimsy with no fill, and a yellow (sheet?) backing. They machine quilted around all the blocks.I think it is a crib or child's bed (smallish) quilt. I really like old quilts, too!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Ohhhhh! I can just see it through your description! What a great find! Isn't it thrilling to save these quilts? I often wonder how many are lost forever. So happy we are kindred spirits. ❤️

  • @sewbeitquilts
    @sewbeitquilts Před 2 lety

    Wow what a great quilt! I love that the maker just went for it! They put whatever fabric they had! I just love it!

    • @sewbeitquilts
      @sewbeitquilts Před 2 lety

      That is so interesting that the binding on one part was different! What an interesting quilt!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Isn't it? I really thought about not even reviewing this one at all. I am so glad I did! I learned so much.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      I need to be more like this maker! LOL!

  • @suestutzle2779
    @suestutzle2779 Před 2 lety +1

    I like the idea of the double gauze for batting. Where I live there is no need for a warm heavy quilt cover. A light weight gauze would be just the thing. Interesting.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +1

      This would be a perfect batting for you! It is a great quilt, isn't it? Thanks for watching and being such a great friend! ❤️

  • @annemegis
    @annemegis Před 7 měsíci +1

    Hey!!! I spy the sea horse fabric that's in another quilt of yours!!! Very unique!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 7 měsíci +2

      I love it! Yes! I bought them at the same auction.Great eye! 😁

  • @laurajustice4275
    @laurajustice4275 Před 2 lety

    I love that quilt. If it's twin wasn't still on the bed at my mom's house, I would think that was ours. So many of those fabrics look like our clothes from childhood.

    • @laurajustice4275
      @laurajustice4275 Před 2 lety

      We always helped mom tie our quilts (so not always beautiful ties) and she used old wool blankets for the batting.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      I haven't told the viewers this yet, but I have another one from the same maker in the same style from the same auction but with some different fabrics. Shhhh. Don't tell anyone! 😀 I will featuring it soon! I love that you have its twin (triplet?). Thank you for sharing!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +1

      Love this! They are often called Haps in North Central Pennsylvania. They say it comes from quilts that HAPpened to come together, and often have wool blankets in the middle. I love this! I want to be more like makers from early to mid 1900s, but with the modern tools! Lol! 😀

    • @laurajustice4275
      @laurajustice4275 Před 2 lety

      Some of the fabrics are polyester from our clothes in the 70's. Lol

  • @glynisreynolds446
    @glynisreynolds446 Před 2 lety

    Fabulous quilt 🥰 and well done for rescuing it 👏👏🇬🇧

  • @debbielee7117
    @debbielee7117 Před 2 lety +1

    Kris, you have the best luck finding old quilts. This one’s a real gem!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +1

      Isn't it? I just love these old quilts. I'd like to think they find me. 😀 Thank you for watching!

  • @debcobb9739
    @debcobb9739 Před 2 lety

    Being a child of the 50's and helping my mom cut fabric for quilts it was truly use what you had....and hearing her stories of her young adulthood fabric was a luxury and used to its greater good...our quilts were utility quilts. I have seen her use older blankets that may be showing some wear as batting. And the thin baby blankets made of gauze were sewed together and used as batting...we had family and friends who gave us clothing and the fabric from these would be used to make quilts. We never let good fabric/clothing be thrown away. It was use what you have as best you can.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      What wonderful memories! Thank you for sharing this! ❤️

  • @chrislittebrant5235
    @chrislittebrant5235 Před 2 lety

    Hi Kris, Wow, isn’t that cool, gauze, I hadn’t heard anyone mentioning that before. Very interesting, but yea, perhaps it was mainly used in the summer or maybe the maker was from the south. Doesn’t it make you want to know more about it’s life? It does me. I love your content, it’s so interesting. 👏👏👏 Wow, this week went by so quick for me I need to go watch your other video, that got by me, not for long though. Have a wonderful weekend, 🥰 Chris

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much! That's an interesting idea! Maybe the maker was from the south. I purchased the quilt (and about 11 other ones) at a house auction near Montoursville, PA. I haven't studied all the quilts from that auction yet, but I am anxious to see if there are similarities. I am curious if they were all made by the same person. I have reached out the to family with no response. It makes you wonder, though. Maybe a relative in the south made them. I love thinking about this stuff! LOL! Thank you for all your kind words and for getting me thinking! 😀

  • @dianehuntley2493
    @dianehuntley2493 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Just love this series😊

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Thank you! I love making these videos, too! 🥰

  • @TheSewingChannel
    @TheSewingChannel Před 2 lety +2

    I am loving that black/pink rose backing!!!WOW!
    Love the double gauze! I'm so on trend I guess LOL🤣(not really)lol
    This quilt is AMAZING Kris! Well done!!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +2

      YOU are on trend, my friend! 😀 I just love this one, too! Thank you for everything! And look! I am finally responding to comments. 😬 I need to get better at this!

  • @mambakind
    @mambakind Před 2 lety +1

    I love that you appreciate these old quilts. The double gauze is a real find. I have some (on Tracy's hint) and love the idea. Breathable! Yes!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Thank you! I love the idea of using gauze, too! I need to try it. ❤️

  • @omisfavorites1054
    @omisfavorites1054 Před 2 lety +1

    I love your “Lessons” videos. They make me want to go searching for some wonderful quilts! Love your excitement!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much! I am happy to hear this! I love the hunt almost as much as the quilts. Almost. ❤️

  • @margm4
    @margm4 Před 2 lety +1

    Kris😍 Love the quilt and your genuine enthusiasm. What a find that was. ❤️🇦🇺

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Thank you so much! It is easy to get excited about this one! 😀

  • @melodyn2music
    @melodyn2music Před 2 lety

    Love the quilt! Great find.

  • @junehanson7865
    @junehanson7865 Před 2 lety

    Loved this quilt I have not ever come across gauze in a quilt what a surpise

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Isn't it? I want to try it! I was so surprised when I opened it up, especially with it being yellow. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

  • @annettegraff8323
    @annettegraff8323 Před 2 lety

    I just love these make do git er done quilts ! The gauze lining was a new one on me ! Something new every day . My grandma used to buy Mountain Mist polyester batting when it first came out . She would split the batt to use in light weight summer quilts such as Flower Garden . Easy to hand needle and so very soft ! I purchased a bag of coin strips from the same era . My feeling was to use a solid strip of color between each bar and sash with same . I'm leaning to black or royal blue to make the fabric strips pop ! My strips have wonderful fabrics like feedsack with Hawaiian prints . I feel the border strips on yours are feedsack . There were fantastic children's prints ! Grandma hoarded her feedsack material and scraps for just the right purpose . There is no such thing as an ugly fabric , they just need the right neighbor !

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      OH! I am sure your quilt will be a stunner! Thank you so much for sharing your story about your grandma and all the coin strips! This brought back a memory for me, too. I forgot that when I first started quilting 25+ years ago that I would split the Mountain Mist batting, too! Why don't I do that anymore? I wonder if you even can. We also used to tear our fabric to get the straight grain, but I don't think that works anymore. Thank you for watching, commenting, and sparking some memories for me! ❤️

  • @gail9289
    @gail9289 Před 2 lety

    I enjoyed your detail description of this antique quilt. I'm a scrappy quilter but I don't enjoy scrappinest to this degree - just my opinion, we're all different.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      You are so welcome! I know what you mean! I am getting scrappier as I get older (in personality and in quilting 😂), but this sure is scrappy! Thanks for watching!

  • @heavensmountains323
    @heavensmountains323 Před 2 lety

    This was so interesting. I would like to try gauze as a filling. New info for me. I always use light weight fleece as a filler in both quilts and runners.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      I found it interesting, too! I need to try that. I have used light weight fleece as a better, but it tends to stretch for me. Do you starch it? I am curious how it works. I have used fusible fleece in table runners and I love it, but I think the fusible material helps stabilize it. Thanks for sharing! I hope you give gauze a try!

  • @maria3rls
    @maria3rls Před 2 lety

    Great review of the quilt!

  • @deloresrast8543
    @deloresrast8543 Před 2 lety

    I love this quilt!!! Thank you for sharing!!! Never heard of using gauze either.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching and commenting! Isn't gauze such a good idea? I want to try it!

    • @deloresrast8543
      @deloresrast8543 Před 2 lety

      @@SewtheDistance I want to try it too!!!!

  • @brendaholder2260
    @brendaholder2260 Před 2 lety

    This was exciting to watch ! Reminds me of early childhood at my aunts house. I had never seen a quilt before and I was in awe at all the colors and patterns. I love the old quilts

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Ohhhh! I love this! What a wonderful memory! I am so happy you shared this. ❤️

  • @desleybartlett322
    @desleybartlett322 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi Kris have only found your channel recently but I am enjoying it immensely. I beat myself up when choosing colours for the quilts I make but since watching your series on lesson of a quilt I now know it is my choice and that is all that matters. Love your channel keep up the good work. Desley from Australia

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +1

      You are so sweet! Thank.you for all your kind words! I, too, have grown from reviewing these quilts. I have learned so much from them as well. In fact, it you watch some of my older Lessons from an Old Quilt videos, I am much more harsh with the choices the maker made. Crazy, isn't it? I am a bit embarrassed by some of the stuff I said about the old quilts, I I do love how I can see the growth in myself and in my quilt-making just from learning from the makers. I am so happy to hear you are learning, too! Thank you SO much for sharing this! ❤️

  • @donaldsteiner9695
    @donaldsteiner9695 Před 2 lety

    Wow, I think this is beautiful,,scrappy quilts are my favorite to buy and make. I enjoy all your finds. Thanks for sharing

  • @franpatzcraig6713
    @franpatzcraig6713 Před 2 lety

    What a fun quilt! Thanks for showing it to us.

  • @giselaa6111
    @giselaa6111 Před 2 lety

    Very happy quilt thank you 🙏

  • @gbyrd1970
    @gbyrd1970 Před 2 lety

    That is a really awesome quilt! I love the scrappy quilts!

  • @arvettadelashmit9337
    @arvettadelashmit9337 Před 2 lety +2

    Would the gauze make the quilt light enough to be a summer quilt? This is the second video that I have watched that had gauze in or on the back of a quilt. I still think of gauze as being used to make bandaging. I have not noticed it being offered for sale in the quilt shops or Walmart; however, I was not looking for it.
    Mother made quilts without batting that were used in the summer. She machine quilted those summer quilts on her sewing machine. Mom always hand quilted her batted quilts. The summers are so hot anymore. Does anyone still make summer quilts?
    Someone used up a lot of her/his left over scraps in that quilt. That may have been a necessary quilt. I have used old blankets inside my quilts when I could not afford new batting. My children used to fight over a quilt I made out of flannel scraps and an old wool blanket. Thank you for this video.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +1

      I would think you could use gauze for summer quilts because they are supposed to be more breathable. I have a few coverlet quilts (that's what my grandmother and mother always called them) that do not have batting in them and are sewed together like you explained. I have reviewed a few of them in some of my early videos, but honestly, I don't see anyone making them anymore. I wonder why? We should start making them! They are nice light-weight quilts that are lovely to nap under in the summertime.
      I hope to try gauze soon. People who use it just love it. Someone commented in this thread about double gauze being used in cloth diapers, which sparked memories for me. They commented that it would withstand hundreds of washings. It must be durable, right? I am going to give it a try!
      Thank you for watching and commenting! Great questions and observation!

  • @gailgoldade547
    @gailgoldade547 Před 2 lety

    Really enjoyed this!!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      So glad! Thank you for watching and commenting! ❤️

  • @berthaemerson9060
    @berthaemerson9060 Před rokem +1

    👍👍👍

  • @jenmckitrick
    @jenmckitrick Před 2 lety

    very cool quilt. I would have bought that for $20!

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      It was a bargain! 😍 I would look at it all day!

  • @TheGuyWhoSews
    @TheGuyWhoSews Před 2 lety

    Hi Kris. Such a fun quilt. I thought it looked similar to the one that you did the tutorial on the other day. It's always fun to see what old quilts you find during your travels.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      You are so welcome! I love it when these old quilts inspire me to make a quilt. It is the best! Thank you so much!

  • @Judy-pq7sy
    @Judy-pq7sy Před 10 měsíci +1

    I am currently making one like this using leaders and enders😊

  • @janiesoito4494
    @janiesoito4494 Před 2 lety

    I saw Tracy use gauze batting on the back of her quilt and it intrigued me too. My experience with double gauze cloth diapers shows that they can be washed 300 to 400 times before wearing out. I'm going to try gauze as batting on a quilt I'm making for myself.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +1

      Oh my goodness--I completely forgot that there is (or was--still is?) double gauze in diapers! I used cloth diapers with my oldest (he's 31 years old now) and you are right! How did I forget this? And yes! hundreds of washings! Okay--that REALLY wants to make try double gauze now. Thank you for the reminder and memories! Oh, and for watching! ❤️

    • @janiesoito4494
      @janiesoito4494 Před 2 lety

      @@SewtheDistance My daughter is 38 and my son is 36. My son was a huge baby consequently I had to start using double diapers on him before he was 6 months old. I literally wore out about 6 doz diapers by the time he was 18 months old. I was thrifty and bought receiving blankets for a dime or a quarter at yard sales. I still use some of those in the kitchen as towels. Winnie the Pooh was so cute on his little butt. 😊

  • @gerryfix1009
    @gerryfix1009 Před 2 lety

    I love this quilt! That gauze inside is interesting. You mentioned using double gauze. I would like a scrappy, lightweight quilt for a summer bedspread. Did you say there’s a tutorial for this quilt? I hope I can find.🍒🍒🍒

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety +1

      I did make a tutorial that was inspired by this quilt. Here is a link: czcams.com/video/R5hK4pzwzUg/video.html I didn't put a gauze batting in it, however. I do want to try it! Thanks so much for watching!

  • @stephvlittle
    @stephvlittle Před 9 měsíci +1

    I think I found something amazing in this quilt! Time stamp 4:07 and 4:41, there are two bits of fabric that look like the seahorse fabric that is on the back of one of your other quilts. Am I seeing that right? 🤔

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 9 měsíci +1

      Wow! You have a great eye! I didn't notice that! You are right! Thank you so much! ❤️

  • @lanastephenson6174
    @lanastephenson6174 Před 2 lety +1

    Take your old quilt top and put flannel back on and cut in 3 squares and donste to pet shelter. Dogs and cats will have comfy cushiony and warm pad to sleep on.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Good idea for a quilt that can’t be saved. Personal, I love this one and am keeping it as a quilt for my family to enjoy, including our dog. Daisy. Thanks for the suggestion! I make pet beds for shelters with my scraps. I have video about it with a pattern if you are interested! Thanks again for watching and commenting!

  • @rosemarywaddell4120
    @rosemarywaddell4120 Před 2 lety

    I bet the maker of this quilt worked at a factory.

    • @SewtheDistance
      @SewtheDistance  Před 2 lety

      Maybe! That would make sense. There was a clothing factory in the town. Great observation.