Antique Quilt Appraisal
Quilting Is Easy With Complete Kits
Quilting was once a very detailed process. Women spent months working on an elaborate quilt with friends and using scraps from old clothing to complete their patterns. Today, quilting is not nearly as difficult. The hard part of quilting is all but eliminated with the use of easy quilt kits from Whims Inc., whose designers make us all look talented. Watercolor quilt kits including precut 2-inch watercolor fabric squares, and pre-marked quilt fuse that can be used to create a homemade yet high quality quilt. A straight stitch sewing machine and clothes iron are the only pieces of equipment needed to assemble the background and border of most quilt kits. Also included are appliqu patterns with precut pieces and Steam-A-Seam 2. This innovative product is an adhesive on one side and fuse on the other. This allows for the rapid attachment of appliqu pieces in a pleasing pattern and is applied by ironing onto the background of the watercolor quilt. Finishing can be easily accomplished according to the quilt kit’s directions. Usually, this involves going over the secure pattern with topstitches. Lovely quilts are easy to make with these modern quilt kits.
These antique quality works of art increase in value as they are handed down to future generations of craft lovers. Imagine a great-grand-child having these century quilts appraised and then beaming with pride and admiration for the efforts of his or her revered ancestor-you! Or, consider the auction price that these quilts will earn in fifty years when you decide to move into a smaller home. We all have honored even the most humble of antiques, and these quilts will one day have the same special place near someone’s home and hearth. Keep that in mind as you learn the methods of quilting by watching a video guide of the steps, which is available at Whims Inc.’s website. This is a simplified version of the quilting process that provided warmth and beauty in simpler times, but still produces excellent results.
People who are looking for another option when it comes to quilting can find just what they are looking for in easy quilt kits. Many of the patterns look just as complex as the finest professional quality quilts but come with detailed instructions and precut fabric. Watercolor quilt kits in particular are created to have the appearance of fine art when viewed from a distance. Finished quilt kits look extremely complicated, but only you will know how easy quilt kits have made the process of making a quilt. Prices range from $14 for smaller wall hangings, bags, place mats, and table runners. Full sized bed quilts cost about $250. Anyone who shops in craft fairs or stores will realize how low this price is compared to those of finished quilts. Still, these easy quilt kits save hours of time becuase they include appliqu patterns and precut the pieces. Anyone who has beginner’s sewing and craft skills will be able to complete these quilt patterns in a reasonable time. It is time to sew!Written by SiteSolutions.com – Search Engine and Social Media Optimization – For Whims.cc
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Antiques Roadshow Oh My Gosh!
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Vintage Quilts Collecting, Dating, Preserving and Appraising $17.00 This book idenitfies hundreds of quilt patterns and gives the rationale for the appraisal of each style, pattern, and era of the 650 quilts shown. Closeups of patterns and vintage fabric swatches of American quilts from the 1800s to the 1950s. 224 pages. AUTHORBIO: Bobbie Aug and Sharon Newman met in Paducah, Kentucky, at the 1989 American Quilter’s Society Show. Both were in the first group teste… |
