tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post3105613337616598800..comments2024-02-08T02:17:18.000-08:00Comments on TIA CURTIS QUILTS: I am a sucker for an old quilt topthe Campfollowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342276701416619400noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-34350208666337153032012-10-20T07:57:37.229-07:002012-10-20T07:57:37.229-07:00I'm curious to see if the coffee beans do the ...I'm curious to see if the coffee beans do the trick. I was in a discussion about these things recently, and another suggestion was to lay them on the grass in the sunshine for an extended period of time. Maybe the chlorophyll does something? Also I collect old tops and blocks, like a little mission to save unloved handwork. I love trying to imagine who the person was who made them, her life, her time to quilt, and sadly, how her work ended up in thrift shops. Taos Sunflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858962854162972354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-44068363415871371262012-10-19T18:46:58.340-07:002012-10-19T18:46:58.340-07:00the lavender quilt is calling me! I also rescue q...the lavender quilt is calling me! I also rescue quilt tops from antique stores and flea markets - wish I lived close to you so you could teach me on the long arm!karen lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406723227721664384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-8041944513557319062012-10-18T19:35:37.641-07:002012-10-18T19:35:37.641-07:00I read an article about using charcoal in a quilt ... I read an article about using charcoal in a quilt magazine back in the 80's. I haven't tried it myself.M.Hortonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-25291861128567260752012-10-18T06:52:02.729-07:002012-10-18T06:52:02.729-07:00I have so many blocks in the closet too! I would r...I have so many blocks in the closet too! I would really like to put these in a quilt though. Wouldn't they look lovely set on point...With maybe some red? Drag your blocks out and see what you can do with them!the Campfollowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342276701416619400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-74144511497132694142012-10-18T04:08:23.456-07:002012-10-18T04:08:23.456-07:00I love that sailors block. Hope you can eliminate ...I love that sailors block. Hope you can eliminate the smoke smell! And then create something with them to encourage me to use my countless vintage blocks in the closet!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095680014410577292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-4997156417621703872012-10-17T18:05:40.432-07:002012-10-17T18:05:40.432-07:00I grew up in Germany and EVERYONE smoked. Especial...I grew up in Germany and EVERYONE smoked. Especially when we went out to dinner. It is just a smell I remember from my childhood...but I really just don't smell it anymore. I can envision the lady who made those blocks with a cigarette clamped between her lips as she stitched away. the Campfollowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342276701416619400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-26679343524061382812012-10-17T17:15:06.332-07:002012-10-17T17:15:06.332-07:00My grandma was a smoker. I remember her hunkered ...My grandma was a smoker. I remember her hunkered over a quilt, had-quilting away with a cigarette dangling from her mouth. Growing up with smokers, I never noticed the smell, but now every time my dad visits I have to spend a week disinfecting everything to get rid of the smell. Rebecca Mapleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103033840976209237noreply@blogger.com