Lessons from an Old POSTAGE STAMP Quilt || 1930s Scrap Quilt
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- I have always wanted an old postage stamp quilt and now I have one! Come with me as we explore this antique quilt, what makes it special, and why i believe the top was created in 1936, but the quilt was finished after 1950.
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00:00 Introduction
00:34 A Closer Look
06:36 Lessons from this Quilt
08:56 Final Thoughts
General Information about this Old Postage Stamp Quilt:
Overall Measurement: 82" x 82"
Each Block: 1.25" (finished) with 121 little squares within each of the larger units
Hand pieced/tied/machine bound
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Crazy when you think it was probably all cut with scissors!! That's some accuracy 🤩🤩 Thank you for sharing x
You’re welcome 😊
It is amazing to think about, isn't it? Wow! The determination!
Great detective work on the 1,936 pieces (1936). That you put that together kind of blew me away! I thought the same about the back looking like a starry night - it's another wonderful quilt and I'm wondering about hand-piecing now! Thank you from London! x
Glad you enjoyed it! Love that it worked out that way! Quilters are so clever!
So happy you enjoyed this. Thank you for watching and sharing! ❤️
That’s a gorgeous quilt. I can’t even imagine cutting all those tiny squares with scissors! And all the different pieces of fabric, from different florals, to plaids etc. Would have taken forever to cut to sort, let alone stitch by hand. What a treasure. 💕🇦🇺
I know, right? Can you imagine? I think that is part of the charm, especially as makers looking at something like this. We know how special it is! The cashier at the thrift shop thought it was grossly over-priced! Most people just don't understand. i am blessed to be in a community that loves quilts like I do! Thank you, as always, for watching and commenting! ❤️❤️❤️
My guess is that the blocks were pieced over time, as scraps become available, hence the 'themes' of the different blocks.
Oh please leave it tied..As a lover of antique quilts the original methods are so interesting, representive of her work, and materials..Just my thoughts, thank you so much for sharing.
My pleasure! Love these old quilts! You will be happy to know this quilt still has its ties. ❤️
I am with your dog. Great quilt. I love the binding. Please keep it as is.
Thank you! She is still trying to make it a bed! LOL!
What a wonderful quilt :)
In regard of finishing started projects... I got some old fabrics from my aunts friend who used to start quilting but did not stay with that hobby. There were a lot of christmas fabrics already cut in roughly 1 5/8" strips. She also had diamond shapes for lemoney star blocks. I took all the precut fabrics (cut with scissors and not very evenly) and started the throw all the christmas fabrics in. Now I'm near to finish the top and am wondering how to quilt it. When it's finished, I'll give it back to my aunts friend and hope she'll enjoy it as much as I enjoyed working on it.
I believe you love to preserve and make things useable just as much as I do 😊
Now I'll proceed to watch just some more "lessons" ❤
That sounds beautiful! I do love to save these oldies--we are kindred spirits! Thank you for sharing this wonderful story about your own project! And thank you for watching my other videos! I have many more to come! ❤️❤️❤️
How beautiful
Thank you! 😊
I love this quilt!!! Leave it alone.
LOL! I like your bluntness! I am going to leave it alone, but my heart still tells me to hand quilt it! LOL! Maybe someday. Thanks for watching and commenting! You gave me a chuckle!
Oh! My goodness ! What a keeper . I would leave it alone just repair the binding . My paternal grandma was the quilter. Born in 1903 to a family of 11 girls she always had handwork going. She preferred hand piecing since she mastered it as a child. They wasted not a scrap ! She made a master pattern and then would make a separate cutting pattern each time she cut. She kept shoe boxes near when cutting a shirt or dress. She would go to work in process boxes and bring out a few already cut. Then she would start cutting pieces for each pattern box from largest to smallest ( of the remnants). If one box was near the amount necessary to piece , she would focus on that one. Floral and pastels for a girl quilt plaids n shirtings for boys/ men . She always asked what color quilt do you want ? Then selected border backing. She hand quilted but could do one in a day by machine using large squares ! She accomplished so much by having everything ready to go when she sat down . She also had pigs chickens and garden . Canned and preserved .I have a couple tops in need of love myself . I do love the oldies the best !
Your grandma sounds like an amazing woman! WOW! We could all take advice from her, couldn't we? I love the old fabrics, too, but those new lines of fabric call to me. I should use up what I have, but I tend to get more! Maybe I need to get better at this! Thank you for sharing this remarkable woman's story! LOVE IT! Also, thank you for watching! This made my day! ❤️❤️❤️
Another beauty😊
It's a favorite! ❤️ Thank you for watching!
What pretty a quilt!! I just quilted two quilt tops my husband's great aunt made around the 1930/40's. I've had them in my possession for 30 years or more. I can't even explain how happy they make me feel when I look at all the beautiful old fabrics and her hand piecing. They held up very well over the years and I think they will be around another 80 or 90 years.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that you finished them! Aren't they amazing? They seem to have a calming effect or something. I love looking at old fabrics and could do it for hours. The beauty, the colors, sometimes the humor, I just love them! We must be cut from the same cloth (HA! See what I did there? 😂). So happy you saved them and are enjoying them. Thank you so much for watching and sharing!
@@SewtheDistance They are amazing. I saved them long before I started quilting with know idea of what I would do with them. I'm so glad it did.
@@lindalosier5989 Please write up what you know about the quilt, who did what and when and where, and keep it with the quilt. Ideally you could print the info on fabric and sew it to the back of the quilt. Once lost, this info can never be regained!
This is a fun quilt. It must have taken a very long time to cut and sew all 1936 little squares. Thanks for sharing this with us.
You are so welcome! Can you even imagine? Crazy! Thank you for watching! I need to catch up on your videos. ❤️❤️❤️
Thankyou for showing us this quilt Kris. I was thinking this quilt may have been made by several people.Just a thought.
It could be, especially with the blocks going in different directions. I love thinking about that kind of stuff. I wish these quilts could talk. 😀 Thanks for watching and commenting!
A really nice quilt even if it's tied. I finished one of my grandmother's quilts since I was the only one interested in it. I wouldn't take out the ties. Maybe it was done by a granddaughter and adds to its history.
It's a beauty! Thank you so much for watching and sharing! ❤️
It’s a great quilt! I wouldn’t take the ties out. They add to the character of the piece. I could spend hours pouring over all the vintage fabrics.
Thank you! Aren't there fabrics amazing? We must be kindred spirits--I could do the same thing! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Thank you, I love seeing the old quilts.
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!
I bought a ‘picnic ‘ basket filled with fabric scraps. Included a huge bunch of 1.5” squares. So sanity went out the window and I started sewing. Really no thinking just tons of chain sewing. Return to present day and I have a large stack of 16”x16” blocks. Only choice of fabric placement is colour choices. I have loved this quilt project. I will go to a lap size. It is a ton of fun.
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Ohhhh! That sounds wonderful! I may have a project coming up that is inspired by this quilt. Stay tuned! ❤️❤️❤️
WOW!!!
I love the Quilt. I don't love the ties but would not remove them as they are now part of the quilt. Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome! They are cool, but my heart says it needs to be hand quilted. Someday, maybe, but for not, I am going to just leave it alone and love it as is. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! ❤️❤️❤️
What a great find!
Isn't it? I also wanted to thank you for the tip with my last video. I contacted the companies involved and have since removed the video. I also unsubscribed to that box. Thank you, thank you, thank you! So disappointing, but I am happy you had my back. I can't thank you enough!
@@SewtheDistance OMG! I was wondering what happened to your video! Did u ever get a response?
I did, and it wasn't a good one! Let's just say they are addressing it. 😳 Either way, I couldn't, in good conscience, keep the video up. I appreciate you telling me.
@@SewtheDistance I commend you.. for a few reasons ! A: alot of content creators would have just did the perverbial 'shrug' and kept the video up for the views ect ..but for me its soo bothersome when u see a business..generating ALOT of revenue using social media and essentially becoming a familiar name within a certain community and then just 'taking advantage' or not doing the right things when it comes to keeping that revenue train going. Using someone else's intellectual property is 'not an accident '
Thank you so much! I try my best to do the right thing. It isn't always easy, but I try. This was so disappointing, to say the least. Sad, really. I hope it all gets sorted out! Thank you for your kind words. ❤️
Very cool.
It's a beauty, for sure! ❤️
Oh my. What a wonderful quilt. And you’re discussion of the history of it is great. I LOVE postage stamp quilts bc I think they’re so charming. Not only what a lot of work for the quilter, but it’s like the original-eco friendly- recycling! Good work! 👍 I am trying to make a postage stamp - set on the diagonal, but not a Chandelier quilt - to replicate one I saw in a magazine years ago. 😊 I understand the block, and the setting, but I don’t think I will know how to be very careful of fabric yardage. Nevertheless, I realize that this is something that I will just work on - off and on - for months. 😊
Thank you for sharing this! I also started a postage stamp quilt months about after getting this quilt. I am making it by hand. EEEK. It is so much harder than I thought it would be. I love it, but still! Wow! I have a new appreciation for those little pieces! ❤️
I have an unfinished postage stamp top made by my husbands great grandmother for her grandson, born 1915. per hand written notes attached. I would guess it was about half done, skinny and long. I gently took it apart and made three wall hangings to share with other family members. I used flannel to batt and muslin to back and simple handquilted through the light colored blocks .diagonally.some pieces similar to yours, lots of shirting for the light rows . I love to have history out where it can be shared.
Oh, what a wonderful way to preserve and share the amazing quilt! I love this! Thank you for sharing this story. What a remarkable thing you did for everyone in your family! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. This made my day!
👏👏👏 that’s absolutely wonderful! ❤️😀
I have really enjoyed this video! I really like antique quilts! It looks like some feedsacks may have been used.
I think so too! So happy you enjoyed it!
Super! My thrift shop never has quilts. You are lucky. Thanks for sharing.
This one usually doesn't, but I follow them on Facebook and they posted pictures of their newest stock. In the background, I could see this quilt. I think I may have broke the speed limit driving there! LOL! The cashier said it had just come in that day. She thought it was overpriced! This gave me a good laugh. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
@@SewtheDistance I am going to see if my thrift stores have a facebook page! Excellent tip! Thank you! I am quibbling over whether or not to buy a Siddi Kawandi quilt, some of which I have been swooning over, but those price tags are a bit heftier.
Ohhhh, another item on my quilt-collecting bucket list! I wonder if I will ever find one of those at a yard sale? LOL! Probably not! I say buy it! 😂😂😂 Quilts are really holding their value now, especially with the popularity of quilt clothing. Siddi Kawandi quilts are amazing!
@@SewtheDistance Oh, you temptress! $500 is no little thing. I do look once in a while. Sigh.
😂😂😂 Ohhh! That IS a lot! Yikes!!!
I love these lessons from an old quilt videos. I have learned so much from them. I have a postage stamp quilt on my short list. And bonus points for someone finally understanding the evils of white balance confusion!
Oh my goodness--white balance and lighting, in general, has been my nemesis since I started my channel! Just when I think I have it figured out, I realize I don't. Lighting is especially hard because I wear glasses. Sorry for venting, but this by far the hardest part of video making. LOL! Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching! I have learned so much from really examining the quilts for these videos, and I love sharing what I find out. So happy you are enjoying them and finding them helpful! ❤️❤️❤️
@@SewtheDistance A photographer’s nightmare is having to photograph a black bride in her white dress. Thank goodness for digital post editing! Look forward to your next video.
I love that quilt !!
Isn't it grand? I just love it!
Love the little squares. I want to make something like that, that’s what I have been saying for a couple of years. Some days I will. Lol
Aren't they amazing? I just love it, too! Thanks so watching! Love hearing from you, too! ❤️❤️❤️
That is a very cool quilt Kris. And lots of love went into making it. Replace the binding but keep it as it is and enjoy it!
Thank you! I love this one! Definitely need to replace that binding, especially if the pup sees the batting coming out. LOL! Thanks so much for watching and commenting, as always. I love hearing from you!
Hello! Another awesome video! I'm just sitting and hand quilting. I hope you have a delightful week ahead! Thanks for sharing!
Have fun!
A friend of mine found some unfinished quilt blocks and matching fabric at a thrift shop. She turned it into a gorgeous quilt that she donated. So I guess you can find some unfinished quilts at thrift shops. I love this video. Thanks!!
LOVE this! Wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing this! ❤️
Thank. you so much! Glad you love it! Labor of love.
I don't think that I would even think about refinishing. There are so many people that finish the quilts that mothers or grandmothers didn't get the chance to finish. It's not only pleasing to the eye, but full of sentiment. I love it. Thanks for posting!
Thank you so much for watching! You are right! The most I look at it and enjoy it, the more I love it. I will be replacing the binding because it has some holes and tears, but I think I am keeping the ties. Thanks again!
Hello Kris, I love that you are so lucky to find quilts and show them to us, yay. There is so much to learn and see. Thank you for sharing, I cannot wait to see more. 🥰👍 Chris
You are so welcome! They are so much fun to share! I also learn so much from them. I am a much better maker myself since I started really studying these quilts. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thank you 🙏🏾 for sharing. I love your vintage quilts I love doing a vintage quilt by hand. I hope you’re having a blessed day God bless you and your family.
Thank you! You too!
I adore that the back looks like a starry sky…I sometimes neglect the backs of quilts as not important…but I think having a quilt that looked like a starry night would have really excited me as a child (or even now)
It was a great surprise when I really started looking at it! I love it, too! It is probably the only thing stopping me from taking out the ties! The look is so peaceful. It makes me think of sitting under the stars on a warm summer night. Thank sos much for watching and commenting!
Gasp! Someone actually gave this away to a thrift shop? I am SO glad you were the one to find it, buy it...and rescue it...as only a Quilter can appreciate the love, time, effort and.... did I say time!?.... it took to create it... Also: I would def. suggest leaving the ties 'in'... that is part of the story/charm of this old quilt...but practically speaking... I wonder if holes would be left, where the ties were because yarn was used, instead of thinner thread?
Ohhhh! I didn't think of that! There could be holes from the ties! Good thinking. Thank you! Can you imagine giving this quilt up? LOL! I am with you--GASP! The cashier also told me she thinks it is WAY overpriced. I may have lectured her a little bit about quilt-making. 🤷♀️ Thanks, as always, for watching and commenting!
This is beautiful!
It is a great quilt! I love this one, too!
So fun to See these old quilts an to learn from you! 😍
Thank you so much! Glad you like them! I really love reviewing them. ❤️
Another great find. A postage stamp quilt is on my bucket list. Daisy on the quilt is so precious.
She is a great quilt tester. What did I do before her? 😀
I love the look of the ties - Great quilt!
It is pretty amazing, isn't it? Thanks so much for watching and commenting! ❤️❤️❤️
Delightful to watch, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching! ❤️
Kris...I bet the maker didn't realize there would be the 2nd pattern...maybe maker just thought they were just making a bunch of tiny 4 patches? Which would give reason for "odd directions" of the 2nd pattern🤷🏻♀️ Another GREAT "Lessons from an old quilt"!!✅🌸
Oh! That could be! Although each block is well-organized. Maybe when it was put together, the maker didn't remember? Interesting thought! Maybe there were THREE makers! Someone made the blocks, someone put them together, and someone finished it? I love thinking about this kind of stuff! Thank you so much for all your support! You are a great friend, Tracy! ❤️❤️❤️
postage stamp quilt ... that is my lifetime "want-to-do" quilt - many would say the grandmother's flower garden - I have all the white 1" squares I need it is just getting to it
Ohhh! Do it! LOL! This is one of those quilts that may be easier hand-pieced, like Grandmother's Flower Garden. I just love it! It is inspiring me to try making one! Thanks so much for watching. I appreciate your love and support!
Thank you for sharing this with us! Beautiful! My first time to watch your channel, I like it!
Oh thank you for watching! i hope you enjoy my channel! ❤️❤️❤️
I really want to make a postage stamp quilt... one day. maybe a postage stamp table runner! LOL! This is really a great quilt. I like the ties. It adds character!
It is a great quilt, but wow, those little pieces! I like the idea of a postage stamp table runner! OH! A postage stamp mug rug? 😂 Thank you for watching, my friend! ❤️
This quilt is beautiful. I made one also at 1 1/2" squares. I didn't put sashing on mine, but I love it. This one is amazing
Wow! That is so impressive! They are tiny pieces! Thank you for watching!
I guess in the 1930s with the depression on things were tight and maybe the woman didn't have a sewing machine so she sewed it all by hand. Makes us have an easy road what with our rulers and rotary cutters, sewing machines and all manner of handy tools. Might have been a younger family member in the 50s finishing it off after granny started it in the 1930s? I like the look of it.
I cannot imagine making this, especially without the tools we have now. I think your idea is so sweet--someone saved or completed granny's quilt! What a labor of love! I hope you are doing well! Thank you, as always, for all the love and support for this channel. ❤️❤️❤️
I wish I had the patience❤
It would take a lot of patience, for sure!
I wonder if some of those scraps used in your quilt came from catalogs. Sears, J.C. Penny's, and many other company's use to glue samples of fabrics on to pages (sold by the yard) in their catalogs. When the new catalogs came, an old lady would come to our house as ask for the fabric samples pages from our old catalogs. The old catalogs were always put out in the outhouse to be used for toilet paper. Mother would help her pull the pages out. I never got to see any of her quilts.
Ohhh! Could be! There are duplicate fabrics in this quilt, but maybe the maker asked others for their catalogs when they were finished with them. What a great tip! I wonder if that is what happened! Keepsake quilting used to send you samples when you signed up for their preferred customer program. I wish I would have kept them! I am sure some people put those tiny pieces together into quilts! Thanks so much for watching and sharing! I wonder if that is what happened....
What a wonderful find! I'm not a big fan of ties but, if you remove them, the "starry night" and a little of the magic will be gone. 😥
Totally agree! That’s my dilemma. I am so glad I’m not the only one! ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing. I am a beginner quilter of 3 years and have not hand tied a quilt yet. This quilt actually inspires me to hand tie a quilt. Gives it character. Love your videos and look forward to more of them!
Thank you and welcome to the world of quilting! Hand ties are wonderful and a nice way to keep a quilt together! I am sure it will be wonderful!
Wow you got a great deal at $35. I’m making one of these as my leaders and Enders in pastels. So fun
Love this! Leaders and Enders are the way to go with this one, I think! So tedious if done at once. Thanks for watching!
A wonderful find! Don't do a thing to it!
The more I look at it, the more I think you are right! I will have to replace the binding because it is coming off in a few places, but other than that, I think it is remaining as is.
This is exquisite. Is this hand stitched or was a machine used at any time? Either way it is a phenomenal work. I love that it is tie tacked. I have to do that myself because my hands are arthritic. Kudo to the maker. Leave ties in.
The blocks are all hand pieced along with the sashing and corner stones. The binding is done by machine. It is a great quilt. You could make this by machine. I would even be interesting strip pieced. I hope it has inspired you! ❤️❤️❤️
I definitely would not lose the 'starry night' on the back so would leave as-is. The look like acrylic variegated yarn to me, which may help date the finishing.
Yes! I agree. I think I mentioned that in the original when I talked about the batting, but it ended up on the cutting room floor during editing. :) It was definitely finished later. My guess is it was finished during the quilt revival in the early 80s, but i may have been finished a bit earlier. Either way, the "stars" are amazing. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
I love this quilt. It’s my favorite do far! I’d love to start looking for old quilts. Where would you suggest I start?
Yay! I am so happy you love it! One way to start collecting is to check Etsy and eBay. You will probably pay a premium, but you will get some really great quilts, too. Also, if you are on Facebook, Facebook Marketplace is a great place to look. I have saved searches for quilts and I get an alert when there is one listed in my area. Again, the prices my be a bit high, but it will get you started. Finally, if you really want some bargains, auctions are the way to go! Check your local auction sites, make friends with the auctioneers, etc. You will start getting tips from people who know auction, including quilts, are coming up. I hope this helps!
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond to my question with so much useful information! I really appreciate it and will start looking immediately.
@@omisfavorites1054 Anytime! Happy to help!
Variegated yarn was around in the 1030s
Was it? I didn’t realize that. Thanks for the info! It does feel like polyester, however, dating it later, but hey, who knows? I am certainly not always right about these things. ❤️
@@SewtheDistance hand dying, sometimes mistakes turned out beautifully.
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Glad you enjoyed this one! It is a favorite of mine. ❤️❤️❤️
Love your quilt tester! My quilt tester is feline..
Awwww! It's great to have someone on staff to help us like that! 😀
that is a knoted quilts see all of the yarn or thread all over the quilt Margaret Va.
Yes, it’s tied. Did you see how pretty it is on the back? I just love that it looks like stars. ❤️
What is the proper size of a single square in a Postage stamp quilt? By the way I Love your videos. If you have suggestion for a quilt using charm squares,please let me know.
Great question! So a traditional postage stamp quilt block is made up of 1" finished squares (1.5" unfinished squares), but this layout with them all being together is still considered a postage stamp quilt. I have even seen larger ones called postage stamp quilts. Those little pieces can be tricky to work with! Maybe that's why they are usually all hand-pieced. As for charm squares, I do have one video up that uses 5" charm squares. It is the table topper video. Instead of making a table topper, you can make a bunch of the block and make a quilt. I will have more ideas coming with summer and fall. I have a few projects in the works and at least one. uses 5" charm squares. Thank you so much for watching and commenting and for your kind words! ❤️
Where do you go to research how old the fabrics are in a quilt?
Great question! I wish I had a great answer! LOL! I have a ton of books on the subject. I also am in many groups/clubs, I use the internet, have attended lectures, etc. If you are interested in getting started, any book by Barbara Brackmann is a great starting point. She is the leading expert in all things old quilts and fabric. I hope this helps!
Could it have been made by more than one person? Maybe a few ladies did the squares than was put together
Oh! That's an interesting idea! I am sure it is possible!
I don't like the ties either...
They aren't my fabric, but they are growing on me, especially because of the "starry night" on the back. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Yes, take those horrible ties off! No one would do all of that work to hand piece it and then tie it. It screams that a second person "finished" the quilt. Also polyester batting was later than the 50s.....more llike the 70s.
Right? I know what you mean! As for the batting, it did gain popularity in quilts in the 70s, but it was available in the 1950s, too. I really wish these quilts could talk! Thank you for commenting!