Showing posts with label antique applique centerpiece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antique applique centerpiece. Show all posts

Monday, October 24, 2011

Where Vintage met Contemporary

"Where Vintage Met Contemporary"
Interesting Zipper Tab!


"Closure"....we all have many openings, and many Closures! Each one a little different.  Some of our relationships last longer than others. Some were cut off short. Some have threads hanging loose yet. Some are rusty. Some are definitely vintage - that may be good or not so good. All depends.



The Story:
The cotton fabric for the quilt front and back is repurposed table napkins. The zippers and buttons are vintage and previously used. They look like the buttons my mother snipped off garments that had seen their best days & kept in her button jar until further notice. Zippers she saved from trousers, shirts and dresses and kept in a drawer of her Singer treadle sewing machine. I still remember how the drawers smelled. Often the threads were still hanging from the zippers and buttons. 
Note the zipper tab on the red zipper in particular! Click on the photos for a close-up view.


Measurements: 17" W. x 17" H.
Cotton fabric & fiberfill.
Vintage buttons and zippers.
Machine quilted using the stippling method.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Trash to Art

One person's trash is rocket fuel for an artist's creativity!  This centerpiece section of an antique appliqued coverlet is destined to become a treasure in the home of someone who loves all things old! To see this and  the other sections of this lovely, refined, surviving piece of history visit the online Etsy store of SarahsQuiltsnCrafts