Here is my favorite quilt of theirs. When I asked them about it, I found out that both of these quilts shown below were made by her grandmother when she wanted a rug for her house. This first piece is the hubby's favorite. It's got more cotton fabrics in it and is more elaborate:
And this one is my favorite:
It's made up of wonderful crushed velvet squares, with brightly colored double-knit and some bold embroidery floss stitching:
I can't imagine using these on my floors. But I also imagine her grandmother in Greece making do with what she had. I think she said these may have been made in the 60s.
How delightful!
2 comments:
I was in a Pakistani friend's home and they had an elaborate applique cloth for a rug... I was comforted that while it was used as a rug the quilt was well treated -- everyone only wore socks on it, and it wasn't in a high traffic area...
I'd love to do a fabric swap, but your comment was no reply.... send me an email and we can "talk" :-)
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