OK, that is my sidetrack for today. I wonder what will happen to these items that I treasure, when I am gone??
Have a great one!!
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Sidetracked on hankies! and Slow stitching!
OK, that is my sidetrack for today. I wonder what will happen to these items that I treasure, when I am gone??
Have a great one!!
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I used to have a big collection of old hankies too--
and still have some-though I did give some away--
I have a friend who still used them daily--
lovely collection--and memories for you--
luv, di
I inherited a number of hankies from my mom and grandmother and use them regularly - but the ones I treasure most are from a very dear (elderly) friend. She had a number of hankies from HER mom, so they'd be 100+ years old. She wanted me to create something for her daughters and grandaughters, using those hankies. I found a project online to fold the hankies to resemble butterflies in flight - mounted them on pale blue fabric and stitched them to look like you're viewing them through a window. There were a few hankies left and she gifted them to me!
What a delightful sidetrack! The hankies are so sweet and precious, such memories they hold.
I'm not sure I could do it, but there are wonderful sweet simple quilts, look on Pinterest, that make use of hankies and show them off completely without cutting them up.
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What a lovely post, Julie. I remember Grandma always had one up her sleeve. Don't know what happen to these. It would save so many trees if we were to go back to using hankies. I saw on Pinterest a quilt made with hankies. They were folded so to look like the skirt of the lady who was applique. It would be a nice to keep your collection. ;^)
I have a stash oh hankies as well, some were my Mom's, and others are ones I have picked at Antique shops. Always planning to make a quilt with them, but so far they are just in a box in my sewing room closet. I saw a couple in your pictures that are very similar to some I have
I had a bunch of those and think they're still around here somewhere. No plans to use them for anything. They'll probably lay around til I check out and someone else will have to deal with them! HA
I rescued numerous hankies at a thrift shop and have some of my Mom's as well. I use them daily and have them tucked in coat pockets and in my car. I remember carrying my lunch money (mere change in those days) to elementary school safely tied up in a hanky.
What a delightful collection. It's the story of the women in your life. Do you think hankies will ever make a come back? Probably not.
What great finds! I think they'd be perfect to back with some pretty fabric and make a wall hanging. I mounted some of Grandma's doilies, gloves and keys for a shadow box. So nice to see them up every day. Good luck finding a home for them.
Make a quilt with them. I have a box full that will be in a quilt one day. Lots of hankie quilt patterns out there.
Love those old hankies. Many years ago I made a quilt for my sister using them. I fused them with soft fuse to a white on white background, then stitched them down. It made a lovely keepsake, but couldn’t be used for everyday wear and tear.
As others have mentioned, they would be great sewn carefully to a background and made into a quilt. Lovely keepsake for other female members of your family.
My friend in N. Tx chose the best few of her moms and framed them with those all glass frames. She hung them in their guest bathroom and they are so delightful. Maybe an idea for you? I’ll be visiting her in March. Should I send you a picture?
I was going through some old craft magazine articles and found "Angels made from Hankies" - no cutting of the hankies either. Your own hankies are so cute! I love that circle hankie. I'll bet you find something you'd like to use the hankies for!
Such special and pretty hankies! I saw someone the other day use a hanky and it was surprising... it's an old custom.
Cute little heart mug rug!
What precious hankies. Very pretty things, aren't they? Are you tempted at all to make a quilt from them?
My Mom used to crochet fancy borders on hankies and I have only one in my hankie collection. Very special to me
My mom didn't use them but my grandmother did.
The older my kids get the more sentimental they are. I like that!
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