tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post5350811943553188626..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Cut Out CornersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-52205468469474775432019-05-07T08:33:25.976-05:002019-05-07T08:33:25.976-05:00English muffins, French fries, Dutch treat.
English muffins, French fries, Dutch treat. <br /><br />Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353444507543747211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-31714869609553122402019-05-06T08:30:00.492-05:002019-05-06T08:30:00.492-05:00And, I think that the Maine State Museum has a few...And, I think that the Maine State Museum has a few wool quilts with cutouts that may have dates before 1815. You can check with Laurie LaBar. Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-81022910162133685092019-05-06T08:28:57.731-05:002019-05-06T08:28:57.731-05:00I believe that those early Yankees cared less abou...I believe that those early Yankees cared less about the "bunching" problem and more about the fabric they were saving. They are still calling us "frugal Yankees".Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-65096117067792399662019-05-06T07:39:43.889-05:002019-05-06T07:39:43.889-05:00One of these chintz quilts reminds me of a questio...One of these chintz quilts reminds me of a question I've been asked recently and didn't know the answer to... Does the term "English paper piecing" mean that the form was 'invented' in England, or is it similar to "English muffin", a name applied by Americans to make it more exotic?Cyndi Sommersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-50476443880356123612019-05-05T19:34:23.126-05:002019-05-05T19:34:23.126-05:00Hard to know. Standards weren't quite as high ...Hard to know. Standards weren't quite as high before photography.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-66007587689764838982019-05-05T15:34:38.431-05:002019-05-05T15:34:38.431-05:00Some of the quilts look like the cut out is rather...Some of the quilts look like the cut out is rather sloppy! Did they make the cut out after the quilt was already completed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-56100619348310484662019-05-04T15:39:28.936-05:002019-05-04T15:39:28.936-05:00I haven't made enough quilts yet, but today, t...I haven't made enough quilts yet, but today, trying to stuff a duvet around the end posts of the guest bed - I need to get cracking with a corner cut out! I think there's the pattern for the replica of a lily with cut out corners, forget which one though.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237828174807811725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-91678887965709784602019-05-04T09:40:08.229-05:002019-05-04T09:40:08.229-05:00I always like cut out corners, but maybe it's ...I always like cut out corners, but maybe it's because I've always had footboards and can sympathize with the square cover bunching. Lady Locusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661298925602199106noreply@blogger.com