tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post4722069497535303995..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Factory Cutaways and QuiltsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-5791202305071164582015-11-28T13:51:19.575-06:002015-11-28T13:51:19.575-06:00I'm taking the day off to search and read your...I'm taking the day off to search and read your blog. My goodness, do you have a life? There is so much research into all these posts its wonderful. Its like visiting Grandma!Carli The Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00733894801130646276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-42609734997901944932013-10-31T06:19:45.104-05:002013-10-31T06:19:45.104-05:00Your designs are soo cool..Prety awesome to look a...Your designs are soo cool..Prety awesome to look at!Cutellahttp://www.artworksofmine.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-80059140027814142442013-10-30T23:14:58.823-05:002013-10-30T23:14:58.823-05:00great quilts, thanks you. Wish we could still get ...great quilts, thanks you. Wish we could still get all those fabric scraps.Tonya Ricuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-75579243340515749992013-10-30T18:15:29.995-05:002013-10-30T18:15:29.995-05:00What a treat it must have been for the quilters ba...What a treat it must have been for the quilters back then... you needn't buy all of your fabric in larger pieces!<br /><br />Barbara, I had heard that there was baskets of silk pieces you could buy from China. Also read, to add weight to the silk (silk being so light weight), the silk was washed in a solution of lead and water and dried with the solution still on it. Is this true? If so, its that was adds to the rotting we see on some silks?<br /><br />Thank you<br />JulieinTNAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279548236043022007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-5087665134928764472013-10-29T05:58:46.532-05:002013-10-29T05:58:46.532-05:00Thanks, Barbara,for shedding yet more light on my ...Thanks, Barbara,for shedding yet more light on my favorite subject: crazy quilts!allie allerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158390991360498378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-56897184364731593162013-10-28T21:08:25.795-05:002013-10-28T21:08:25.795-05:00Love the quilts, especially the last one.Love the quilts, especially the last one.Rosemary Youngshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077070853771048780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-56347973076399589262013-10-28T19:55:13.794-05:002013-10-28T19:55:13.794-05:00I might be wrong, but didn't Eleanor Burns sta...I might be wrong, but didn't Eleanor Burns start her career making quilts from factory cutaways? I think she and her sons gathered wastebands or something -- corduroy? Pattyskypantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17799925854647672151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-70837110037007718492013-10-28T16:49:40.178-05:002013-10-28T16:49:40.178-05:00Wonderful history lesson, I learn so much when rea...Wonderful history lesson, I learn so much when reading your blog.<br /><br />I know you've written about cats on quilts: I wonder what you'd think of my quilt, link below...especially the date it was made? I've never seen another like it.<br /><br />http://gone2thebeach.blogspot.com/2013/10/halloween-kitties-vintage-quilt.htmlLizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-47745081637588448852013-10-28T12:11:00.389-05:002013-10-28T12:11:00.389-05:00My Grandmother made a satin crazy quilt top in the...My Grandmother made a satin crazy quilt top in the late 1970's from cutaways that she bought by the pound from an advertiser in the back of a quilt magazine. It was fun trying to figure out how the cutaway fit around a clothing pattern.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440922256358673946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-27171926408578421632013-10-28T12:02:47.338-05:002013-10-28T12:02:47.338-05:00It is fun to specutlate! I think that's why s...It is fun to specutlate! I think that's why scrap quilts are so interesting. Gathering scraps and making scrap quilts helps gain insights to what other quilters were thinking. A bridge over time to the thoughts and activities of our greatgrand mothers. Thanks so much for all your interesting posts! I read them all with great interest!! cheers, Claire W.cspoonquilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208734125086492218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-71162238872618840472013-10-28T11:02:52.022-05:002013-10-28T11:02:52.022-05:00I always love your historical documentary style po...I always love your historical documentary style posts. I wish that there were still garment factories abundant in the U.S. so we could buy scraps. I love scrap quilts!Kevin the Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408141611525523677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-17893878955497244582013-10-28T10:50:53.752-05:002013-10-28T10:50:53.752-05:00String and crazy quilts are always my favorites. ...String and crazy quilts are always my favorites. That one with the fan shapes just knocks my socks off! I think we should bring back scrap bundles for sale. Well, it's not like we don't already have plenty of scraps. Nifty Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249020129403851346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-59812880630939321162013-10-28T08:52:53.948-05:002013-10-28T08:52:53.948-05:00I love the look of unplanned quilts but I also not...I love the look of unplanned quilts but I also notice that the woman would also use basic patterns even in the crazy quilt designs. I was told by the salvation that they sold off the excess clothing and it was shipped overseas.<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-50889690770185375782013-10-28T08:42:12.201-05:002013-10-28T08:42:12.201-05:00It is a shame that so much of our clothing now is ...It is a shame that so much of our clothing now is made overseas. That source of fabric is not available to many quilters today. I would love to buy scraps by the pound from a local factory. Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-41473293923458909572013-10-28T06:35:57.321-05:002013-10-28T06:35:57.321-05:00Barbara, I could stay here all day staring at thes...Barbara, I could stay here all day staring at these quilts!My mom used to bring fabric samples from a distant relative, who owned a factory back in the 60's and 70's. Us three sisters hated the prints then. They were wild with bright and crazy colors. She made dresses for us all. And yes, we wore them.. I would do anything to bring those dresses back from where ever they are just because I know the little story behind them. Thank you for this post. Lovely way to start the day with crazies :)Sujata Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342637667662268215noreply@blogger.com