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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 9, 2014 21:06:05 GMT
I have some vintage type, but not particularly fine, hankies and guest towels. They are all mostly linen, and the most luscious colors. One is a table runner made from old huck toweling (the stuff that dish towels are made from) with some tatting on the ends. None of these hold any sentimental value-they are all random purchases, picked up on a whim, usually when the color jumped out at me and the price was cheap. Here is where I need permission. I want to cut them up and use them for other projects. But I need someone else to tell me it's okay.  I have my scissors sitting *right* here and I am hesitating...too much conditioning to protect antiques I think. So y'all...tell me it's okay. Tell me to do it. Please. |
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Post by CeeScraps on Aug 9, 2014 21:15:30 GMT
Go for it! Since they were random purchases and not heirlooms I say cut away! I'd have a super hard time doing it if they were heirlooms.  |
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Post by hop2 on Aug 9, 2014 21:17:27 GMT
Go for it!! especially if the weren't your moms or something.
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Post by akathy on Aug 9, 2014 21:22:27 GMT
I say do it. Turn something you don't use into something you will. Win-win!
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Post by mimima on Aug 9, 2014 21:24:05 GMT
Go for it, and enjoy!
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Post by marianne on Aug 9, 2014 21:26:53 GMT
Well, I'm not a quilter or a sewer, or even a fabric person, but I say go for it! No sense in holding on to random items packed away, getting dry rot when you can transform them into something beautiful and functional that you'll enjoy every day! (how's that for enabling?)  |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 9, 2014 21:28:06 GMT
Do it. Better to find a use for it than have it cluttering up a cupboard.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 9, 2014 21:58:40 GMT
Well, I'm not a quilter or a sewer, or even a fabric person, but I say go for it! No sense in holding on to random items packed away, getting dry rot when you can transform them into something beautiful and functional that you'll enjoy every day! (how's that for enabling?) Perfect enabling! LOL Thank you...this stuff isn't heirloom by any stretch of the imagine, not mine or anyone else's really. I am now fully committed to chopping it up. |
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Post by rst on Aug 9, 2014 22:00:29 GMT
Things that you collect but never use are essentially a hoard, and we all know that hoarding = bad, so get cutting and then post pics to inspire us. I admit to having a small collection of similar items that I've hesitated over for quite a while too. Problem is, many of them were passed on to me by my mom and grandmother, and I know what my mom would say/react if she saw me do it, so I've been hesitant.
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Post by Debbie on Aug 9, 2014 22:04:03 GMT
I hope whatever you're making turns out beautiful!
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 9, 2014 22:09:01 GMT
Things that you collect but never use are essentially a hoard, and we all know that hoarding = bad, so get cutting and then post pics to inspire us. I admit to having a small collection of similar items that I've hesitated over for quite a while too. Problem is, many of them were passed on to me by my mom and grandmother, and I know what my mom would say/react if she saw me do it, so I've been hesitant. You make such beautiful quilts, surely you could find a way to incorporate some of those pieces into a quilt that would become an heirloom in and of itself. One of the things that I want to explore at some point is learning how to quilt, but I am reasonably certain that I will never be able to produce anything like what I have seen you post. |
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Post by mama2three on Aug 9, 2014 22:17:25 GMT
Things that you collect but never use are essentially a hoard, and we all know that hoarding = bad, so get cutting and then post pics to inspire us. I admit to having a small collection of similar items that I've hesitated over for quite a while too. Problem is, many of them were passed on to me by my mom and grandmother, and I know what my mom would say/react if she saw me do it, so I've been hesitant. You make such beautiful quilts, surely you could find a way to incorporate some of those pieces into a quilt that would become an heirloom in and of itself. One of the things that I want to explore at some point is learning how to quilt, but I am reasonably certain that I will never be able to produce anything like what I have seen you post. I also say go for it and make them into something wonderful. I would have a hard time doing it if they were family heirlooms, but not with just random purchases. I have a large bag of family embroidered linens given to me by DH's 90 yr old aunt because "I'm the only one who would appreciate them". I do like them, but they're not from my family and there are just so many. For those I may see if any of our nieces and nephews want some of them now that they are now adults.
I have crazy quilt blocks that were made by my great grandmother in the 1890s. By the time they came to me, they were too fragile to make into a quilt, so I took the best ones, including the one with the year embroidered on it and framed them.
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Post by rst on Aug 9, 2014 23:05:22 GMT
Thanks, Anxiousmom and mom2three. I'm pretty sure I will do it at some point. I certainly am not using all those hand embroidered tea cloths and napkins for their intended purposes. But they are also not my usual style for quilting-- so it will take just the right idea or pattern to get me going, as well as just the right fabric. Yes, that's it, clearly I need to buy more fabric so I can use up the stash of heirloom (and random) fancy work. Must go buy fabric. . .  Anxiousmom-- just dive in and give it a try. Quilting is fun, and with the fabric collections available nowdays, you can't go wrong. I bet you can make some fabulous quilts in no time. |
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Post by chickenb00 on Aug 9, 2014 23:21:29 GMT
Another vote for do it.
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Post by MaryC on Aug 9, 2014 23:38:02 GMT
Go for it - things like that were created to be used, and repurposed. You are honoring the spirit of the people who created them in the first place by turning them into something useful to you.
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Post by lightetc on Aug 10, 2014 0:14:05 GMT
You'll share when you're done, right?
That's, of course, another "permission granted! "
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I have my scissors sitting *right* here and I am hesitating...too much conditioning to protect antiques I think.
