I have memories of being on my grandma's back porch while a group of women worked together around a quilt frame. I have quilts that have been handed down over decades, that have been washed until they are falling apart, that were made with scraps of clothes. I love them. Wrapping up in them on a cold winter evening is like wrapping a bit of my family around me.
One of my favorite tattered old quilts is one that has several names written on it on laundry pen. Everyone who was around on the day it was finished signed their name. There is a signature on it, Connie 1969. That's my mom. My dad was in Vietnam in '69 and she was living with her folks, waiting for him to return.
Quilts are time and detail intensive pieces of cloth and craft that capture a moment in time. They can be incredibly beautiful pieces of art, or they can be strictly functional. Not that pretty, but made only to keep someone warm.
Etsy has an amazing and varied selection of quilts available.
It's hard to even narrow down a few to post here. But I did find some that seemed to stand out from the crowd by turning the traditional notion of quilting on its head by using modern fabrics or designs that update the idea of what a quilt can be.
With its geometric blocks and thoroughly modern colors, this black and yellow quilt at Edababe had me at hello:
One of my favorite tattered old quilts is one that has several names written on it on laundry pen. Everyone who was around on the day it was finished signed their name. There is a signature on it, Connie 1969. That's my mom. My dad was in Vietnam in '69 and she was living with her folks, waiting for him to return.
Quilts are time and detail intensive pieces of cloth and craft that capture a moment in time. They can be incredibly beautiful pieces of art, or they can be strictly functional. Not that pretty, but made only to keep someone warm.
Etsy has an amazing and varied selection of quilts available.
It's hard to even narrow down a few to post here. But I did find some that seemed to stand out from the crowd by turning the traditional notion of quilting on its head by using modern fabrics or designs that update the idea of what a quilt can be.
With its geometric blocks and thoroughly modern colors, this black and yellow quilt at Edababe had me at hello:
I'm swooning over this incredibly beautiful dream of a quilt from Carolina Patchworks. Made with concentric circles of Amy Butler's Lotus collection, using a raw edge applique method:
The Southern Belle Baby Rag Quilt has some of the most beautiful and quirky blocks of fabric that I've ever seen in a baby quilt. I may order one from A La Mode Fabrics to use as a wall hanging in my girls' room. Heather at A La Mode has a lot of other equally adorable baby blankets and loveys in her shop. They would make great gifts:
The Urban Warmth Modern Art Quilt is quilted and appliqued in an utterly modern design using drop dead gorgeous colors. At little quilts:
Victoria Gertenbach at The Silly BooDilly creates miniature quilts as pieces of art. She mounts them and attaches hanging hardware, or they can be framed. There are many styles and pieces available in her shop. These quirky and colorful pieces would add some interest to any room:
I would love to get this in the mail! It is a quilted fabric postcard. Write your message on the back and send it to a friend. Zemphira has lots of cool stuff in her shop, including craft aprons, quilted wall art, coffee cuffs, and napkins made with Amy Butler fabric. But nothing tops this postcard:
