Let's Talk About Vintage Quilts -- HQ Live with Amy Domke 

The pulled thread work you were showing at the end is called hardanger. I have a Lone Star quilt my great-grandmother made around 1940 for her son, my Grandfather. It's all cotton and feed snacks and old clothes, I love it. She was a Kansas farm wife with 6 children and made quilts all her life, not necessarily for their beauty, but out of necessity and she used what she had. I think we should always remember these old quilts were made by women who had gardens to weed and tend, animals to feed, vegetables to preserve and can, usually many children to care for, so it's amazing they were able to get all these things done in a day. I would never critique the stitch quality, considering their piecing was done on the fly at the kitchen table or in her lap a few minutes to sew grabbed here and there. My great-grandmother's piecing is quite good, but I still find it astonishing considering the difference of my life and hers. Thanks for showing the old quilts and talking about them.

This is Tina ......... enjoyed the "class"! ...some quilts really do "tell stories" and some quilts hold long lost memories or secrets! I have 2 of my husbands Great-Grandmothers hand quilts. Everyday use of feed sacks. While there is a distinctive quilt block used, she must have quilted in a very large hoop because the hand quilting is all in arcs. At the very bottom corner of 1 quilt is a simple 9-patch. It appears to be a newbie's first attempt. Maybe she was teaching someone..... maybe a youngster ..... but it was important enough for her to put it in this quilt! ..... and some quilts hold forgotten stories.

Wonderful!! So much inspiration. Thank you for showing your vintage collection!!

Loved this video. Amy has a wonderful attitude toward vintage pieces!

These were lovely to look at! And thx for sharing ideas on what to do with them. I believe the term you were looking for is Hardanger. Pulled thread work. I used to dabble in that! So fun! And so pretty! 🌷

Thank you so much. This was very interesting. Good ideas what to do with old quilts. Myra from OK/TX

Loved this vintage quilt live! I am going to finish all the vintage quilts I have in an old family trunk. You had an example of all of them!!

23:40 the way this yoyo quilt appears on video is where the holes are, my eyes see black diamonds. If I was to quilt it, l would use a black backing and not a natural muslin. (Truthfully, l love a puffy quilt so l would use a backing, a high loft batting, a black lining under the yoyo top. Then I would quilt around each yoyo. Or maybe a crosshatch that passed through each opening. Please let us know what you end up doing. 💖🌞🌵😷

Well done ladies; I enjoyed this immensely! Thank you for sharing!

Love the quilt hanging on the wall. Beautiful quilting and scrappy star! This was a wonderful informative video. Interested to know what kind of netting was used to mend a vintage quilt?

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Beautiful quilts! Thank you for the inspiration!

Very informative. Thank-you. I have new ideas to work on my garage sale finds.

Can you tell me where I can watch a video of early west virginia/north carolina string tied, patch work, batting filled quilting. Really very much scrap material Thank you

Mary Beth just talked about preparing a vintage quilt top for quilting on the HQ Blog! handiquilter.com/preparing-a-vintage-quilt-top/

So weird a friend of mine just wrote me yesterday asking if I could finish a quilt for her that she started in college. It's the same quilt hanging behind you ladies.

You can find the Glide Foot 2 at your local retailer or online: handiquilter.com/product/glide-foot-2/

I just found that circle quilt I need more info

Learn more about Amy Domke here: handiquilter.com/profile/amy-domke-2/?portfolioCats=81

I don't have emotional attatchment to things. I make quilts because it's fun. I give them away and move on!

Would love to know what type of netting Amy used for the red/white quilt repair.

My relatives tell me when I go they will put all my belongings in the dumpster. So I don't have to worry about preserving my quilts.

Pam from Pennsylvania

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