tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492173911222245690.post1078052602773253249..comments2022-10-05T04:23:03.166-07:00Comments on Art, beauty and well-ordered chaos: Quilt FrameGail Kellogg Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422972686232397428noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492173911222245690.post-83199355202380815922011-11-21T04:48:05.519-08:002011-11-21T04:48:05.519-08:00The few images of quilting I've seen from Amer...The few images of quilting I've seen from America show a large quilt frame with the quilt laced on.Gail Kellogg Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422972686232397428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492173911222245690.post-42076806928356447862011-11-21T04:47:02.053-08:002011-11-21T04:47:02.053-08:00Carla,
As far as I know 18th c. professional quil...Carla, <br />As far as I know 18th c. professional quilters worked on a large open table frame with the petticoat strung on the frame... several women worked on the quilt at once. I've seen some images of smaller hoops, or 18" hoops on a stand-arm, but I'm not sure how common that was.<br /><br />Look into the Spittalfields (sp?) industry, there should be loads of info about that.Gail Kellogg Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422972686232397428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492173911222245690.post-20361010386867813892011-11-17T21:47:29.153-08:002011-11-17T21:47:29.153-08:00Your idea is quite ingenious! Do you know how a qu...Your idea is quite ingenious! Do you know how a quilter in the 18th century, colonial america, would quilt a petticoat in a shop, if this were her profession? Would she use a large frame, a smaller one like yours, or something hand held like a hoop?Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492173911222245690.post-72938752689092680482009-12-05T21:53:30.844-08:002009-12-05T21:53:30.844-08:00Interesting re-use. I have a card table rather lik...Interesting re-use. I have a card table rather like that. I like it, because it is much lighter than the steel ones, but it is rather wobbly. I suppose the table is not really damaged, it could always have a new piece of cardboard put on it. The top is in pretty bad shape on mine too.<br /><br />Here are plans for building one of saw horses.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/joe-sladkys-quilt-frame/index.html" rel="nofollow">Joe Sladky's Quilt Frame</a>Neo-Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645232177126938226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492173911222245690.post-73041309848101731522009-11-27T08:17:20.801-08:002009-11-27T08:17:20.801-08:00It stands up well on it's own as long as nothi...It stands up well on it's own as long as nothing touches it. I've decided to take the petticoat off the table when I'm not working on it.<br /><br />The quilting goes much faster with the table than it does with the hoop, and it's more comfortable to work on. I can quilt for about 3 hours with the flat table vs. 1 hour with the hoop in my lap.<br /><br />I highly recommend a quilting frame of some kind if you plan on doing a lot of quilting.Gail Kellogg Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422972686232397428noreply@blogger.com