Sorting Fabric
Let's continue the journey through quiltmaking in
the 1890s with quilting tips published by Household
Discoveries, by Sidney Morse, published in 1890. Sidney suggests that you sort your fabric pieces, 'putting
goods of the same general character, as ginghams, woolens,
calicoes, silks, and the like, in separate lots.' He suggests
that quilts made of similar fabrics are 'generally more
satisfactory than if various kinds of goods are mingled together,
and may be used for different purposes. Silk quilts may be used
for couches and sofas, woolen quilts for the guest chambers,
gingham and calico quilts for everyday wear, and quilts from
old stockings for summer quilts, porches, and hammocks.' How different making quilts is in the 21st Century!
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