This quilt is made from selvages, the edges of the fabric that I used to throw in the garbage! I have been following Karen Griska's Selvage Blog for a couple of years now and have been saving my selvages for about a year. I washed all of the fabric in my stash this summer and cut off all of the selvages as I ironed and folded the fabric pieces. I had an overflowing drawer full of selvages and decided it was time to make a quilt with them. My husband gave me Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran's book "Freddy and Gwen Collaborate Again" for my birthday earlier this year. As I wandered through its pages, admiring the quilts, I found the one I wanted to use for my selvage quilt--Liberated Wedding Ring.
A long arm quilter at the London Friendship Quilters' Guild did the quilting--lots of feathers and I LOVE the way it turned out. The selvages hold lots of memories of friends who saved them for me as well as clothing I made for myself and my daughter over the years. There is even a selvage from my dress I wore on my honeymoon over 21 years ago in this quilt!
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I just love selvage quilts. I have been collecting mine. I like your story about cutting all your selvages from your stash. That must have been a lot of work. Your quilt is stunning and you did a beautiful job. I also have Gwen and Freddy's book and it's a fun book.
ReplyDeleteYour selvage quilt turned out beautifully. You did a wonderful job with color placement.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Love it! :D
ReplyDeleteI really like the arrangement of the selvages with the other fabric. It turned into a beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteSo much inspiration for using selvages. I want to make one too so have started saving. It will be a while before I have enough. Beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteI still do not have my brain wrapped round using selvedges BUT your quilt looks lovely. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea with selvedges. Your quilt looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteFun selvage quilt - very pretty colors too!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool!!! You did a beautiful job on this one, and the design you chose looks amazing with all the selvedges. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! Aren't the selvages and the memories wonderful? I love your colors in this quilt, and it looks quite large also! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog also!
Bari
Spectacular quilt! I've not had a chance to make one yet, but am collecting all the selvages! Soon. Your story is wonderful too!
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Pam