Monday, June 9, 2008

New Vintage Tie Quilt

This was an estate sale purchase Bill brought home to me a few years ago as a surprise. It had a few construction errors namely a major curve to the finished top but I pulled it out of its box and decided to finish it. As you can see, it is made out of men's silk ties with a few polyester ones, too. The sheen is beautiful and he is thrilled with it as I have gifted it back to him! It is good to be done with painting for a while and to be in the sewing room again!

Here is a close-up of the fabric and the quilting. The overall size is 54" x 76"; just right for Bill's chair!
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2 comments:

  1. MarselJune 9, 2008 at 8:42 PM

    Very cool!

    (I thought of several puns but decided to spare you...)

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  2. AnonymousJune 10, 2008 at 10:03 AM

    Your work overwhelms me and inspires me. I'm so proud of all your accomplishments. Love Mom

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