Re: Help with quilt ID, please?

On Jun 12, 2:42 am, nightmi...@xxxxxxxxx (NightMist) wrote:

Hee hee!
I was looking at the picture and DH came up behind me  and asked "Why
do those old pictures always make women appear scarey beyond all
reason?  Whozzat?"
So I explained.
He examined the quilt in the pic and said, "It looks to me like a sea
breeze pattern with that baseball and bat pattern we saw at the craft
fair worked into it."  I looked at him, and he looked back, and then
he got such a look on his face! He left the room muttering something
about overexposure to quilts and sewing, and how maybe he should take
up motorcycles or something.

This was the point in my own journey when I realized, "If you can't
beat 'em (much less understand 'em) - join 'em!" and decided that the
only way I was going to survive all this was to take an interest in
the design aspects of wilting - I mean QUilting... It's worked out
quite well for us, and it's also only fair. When I was heavily into
model railroading, she wanted to be part of that, and took an interest
in some of the scenery modeling aspects I wasn't all that talented
at. I play (at) guitar - she plays banjo. In short, when one partner
or the other takes an interest in something that consumes a LOT of
time, we have the choice of becomming a _____-widow/er and
*complaining* about it (notice I refrained from the "B" synonym), or
finding a way to share the pain... er... interest.

(((Sunny))) - No offense, but... YEESH! I gotta go with NightMist's
other half on this one; by any chance was Elzady from Transylvania?
As a historical note, the reason people never seemed to smile in very
old photographs is that in the early days of photography subjects
would often have to pose completely motionless for up to several
minutes, which isn't easy when you're trying to hold a smile. Mouths
would come out blurred, which looked really strange and spooky. As
technology improved, people's (especially older folks') impressions/
habits took longer to catch up (my mother passed away never having
owned a color tv because she still believed they leaked "dangerous"
radiation, but I digress...)

I have no idea what the name of the square (if it had one) might be.
Again, no offense, but could the circles have been appliqued to
conceal where the corners of the blocks came (or didn't come)
together? I find myself fascinated by the abundance of what looks to
me like mattress/pillow ticking, old tablecloth & curtain fabric,
etc. This doesn't surprise me; I'm aware of the historical reasons
for that as well. The last time I visited my aunt in AZ, she showed
me a quilt top that my grandmother had made. It appeared to be made
almost entirely from old bed sheets - some dyed for color - all
pastels - and a lot of large applique patches (rather than piecing).
Aunt wanted DW to "finish" the quilt, but we declined, as the fabric
seemed so old we were concerned that it would disintigrate with any
more sewing/quilting/washing... so we suggested she take it to her
local quilting guild for better assessment/advice. A book could be
written about the incredible talent, wisdom, and kindness in my
grandmothers third-grade-educated hands. I will always miss (but
remember) her.

Ok, time to stop rambling when I begin waxing maudlin...

Doc Smith
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