Polyester Double Knit Quilt

Today was half-off-everything day at Goodwill. Couldn't pass that up, could I? I found this quilt, made entirely of polyester double knit. The price for this relic was a whopping $12.50.




I was trying to remember exactly when these fabrics were so popular. Then I found the 74 embroidered in the corner. I love those avocado yarn ties. The backing and binding are a polyester drapery fabric, in tasteful avocado also.

My grandmother used to teach "Sewing with Knits" at our local community college in Oregon. The class was very popular. She made all sorts of garments for the whole family. I remember a pink suit for my grandfather! I got swimsuits and bell-bottoms in every color of the rainbow.



Looks like Malti approves!

Take an Ugly...

A few years ago, when the Rebels group was beginning, we gave ourselves the assignment to "take an ugly and make something with it."

Some shopped for quilting fabric at the thrift store for the first time. I had an old, faded, holey piece from my sister-in-law, Bonnie, (the black floral background,) and sewed on some 4 patches from a charm pack experiment. The border is a long strip I picked up at an antique store. It looks like it was pieced from a garment. Were they going to make a rug with it?

Anyway, I thought it needed texture, so added embroidery floss ties and buttons from Grammy's button box. Ah, the memories. I used to play with those as a little girl.

This is my first experiment with "out of the box" quilt making, thanks to Buffy and the Rebels!

Kaffe's Pajamas