Pin It Weekly #210

I ran across this idea on Pinterest for displaying antique quilts using old windows. It got me to thinking about how old quilts that are torn or stained beyond repair might be repurposed. I hate the idea of cutting pieces out of a quilt, but some quilts are too far gone to do much else with them.

This is a different type of frame, but the idea is the same. I really like that the design is not centered in the frame. 

And another idea for repurposing old quilts--pillows!

And a final example of using old quilts as decor. 

Have you seen old quilts repurposed in another way? Tell us about it in the comments. 

Pin It Weekly #142

I usually start this weekly post asking what are you pinning lately. I'm genuinely curious about that. I've found some interesting Pinterest boards from a few answers. A few answers were, well, different. 

Still it's an opportunity to learn about what's out there in the world. Even if I would prefer to avoid the different stuff.

So I'll ask again: What have you been pinning lately?

I discovered an old photograph of a quilting bee. Just a random discovery that got me to thinking. What if I built a board around vintage photographs and quilts? I've included any vintage photograph so long as there was at least one quilt in it. 

Goodness, in no time at all I had 100 pins!

Cute kids sitting or standing in front of a stunning quilt...

Little old ladies sitting around a quilt, stitching away on it.

And quilts on the line. 

If you love both old photographs and quilts, let me know and I'll gladly add you to the list of collaborators. In the meantime, you're invited to visit my "old photographs, quilts" board. I hope you enjoy it.

Pin It Wednesday #47

Happy Hump Day!  The hump day commercial must be getting old, my students didn't mimic the camel even once today.  For a while it was difficult to prevent their saying it 10 or more times on a Wednesday.  I am so grateful that they've gotten over it.  









Have you figured out what all these quilts have in common?
















Have you got yet? Did you guess graphics of some kind?  Yep, lines and bars it is!  







Here's hoping you have a great rest of the week.  
Happy Quilting,
Mary

Pin It Wednesday #25

25 Pin It Wednesdays!

But there's a bigger celebration happening in our lives: Richard and I have been married for 35 years.  We didn't get to have a "real" celebration--no dinner and dancing, no movie or date night, not even a quiet supper together.  We raced home from St. Louis straight to a conference in Baton Rouge on Sunday.  

Then on  Monday we ran home so that I could attend a wake for a former student who was killed in a car crash last weekend.  While I was there, Rich was busy washing clothes and tending to the many things that needed doing since we'd been gone a week, so we celebrated  by simply helping each other.  

I suppose that since there's so much to celebrate, it's good that we've already started with these whole-cloth quilts!

Here are some beauties that could be used in a variety of ways: runners, blocks, etc.

And just because we all love them--ANTIQUE QUILTS

Hope you're having a great week!
Mary