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Repairing a Vintage Quilt
This narrative tutorial goes over steps that can be taken when repairing a vintage quilt. My Vintage Quilt My aunt made this quilt 30 or so years ago. She is a business savvy and adventurous lady, but she’s not someone who does much sewing or crafting. To me, that makes the quilt all the more special that she put so much work into it. The age of the green and blue fabric can be judged by the 70’s era design. The doll applique is a Sunbonnet Sue pattern which has been used on quilts for over a hundred years. The blocks were hand appliquéd, and the quilt was tied by…
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How to Frame an Old Poster
This poster has travelled. I bought it for one of my first apartments while at university. I had forgotten all about it, until I went to visit my sister in San Diego. She had it up on the wall inside her small beachside studio. Recently, I helped her move to NYC, and I took the poster home with me. Between the two of us, it has probably seen the insides of ten different apartments, and who knows how long it spent in a storage unit. It’s no wonder that there’s dozens of creases through the middle and the edges are tattered and frayed. George Auriol I bought the poster when…
