Saturday, March 10, 2012

Pulling Strings






A selvage is the tightly woven edge of a fabric that keeps it from raveling. It also serves as the manufacturer's label, listing the name of the fabric line, designer, and year of production. 


I don't know how Barb guessed my favorite, but I’m thrilled with the quilt she sent me.





















These particular selvages came from reproductions of traditional fabrics spanning 1800-1900, also known as "Civil War Repros."



The backing fabric features cartouches of Civil War battle scenes. 























A big thanks to all who contributed selvages for this project, and of course, to Barb, for her inspired use of them. Thank you for including me in this string of friendship quilts. I adore mine!


6 comments:

  1. love the idea of making a small coin quilt using selvedges~!~
    and i'm not surprised that Barb used those particular selvedges as she seems to have a fondness for the historical.
    wonderful little quilt~!!!!~

    :-)
    libbyQ

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks for sharing this little quilt. Barb did a very good job with the quilting. It's perfect for the scrappy selvedges.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hi Friend!
    I love the setting of this little one with the cannons -
    Hope spring is on it's way to you soon!
    xo

    ReplyDelete
  4. The little cannons are just the right touch - what a great quilt!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oh my gosh this grabs my heart and takes my breath away. What a charmer!!! I love it, I love it, I love it!!!

    ReplyDelete