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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: tlcquiltnut on April 22, 2008, 11:40:34 AM
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I have it all sandwiched and pinned ready to machine quilt....yeah!! My legs are shot from scooting around on the floor..... :tickedoff: I have to work tomorrow all day...so may not get to it today...or maybe I will later...
Right now have to go and check on the new cat in the barn...he was pretty scared this morning..

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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: charalquilts on April 22, 2008, 12:20:09 PM
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TLC....I love the darker version too.....hope kitty is okay!
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: quiltermarynel on April 22, 2008, 05:59:49 PM
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Around here, SID quilts hold up better than tied. Of course, it would help if the parrots weren't determined to untie all knots.
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: Pawstoquilt on April 22, 2008, 06:33:49 PM
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Tammy, I like the dark, I really like the dark!!!!!
Guess I have a dark side too :2funny:.
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: abertquiltmom9 AQM9 on April 23, 2008, 07:25:00 PM
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LOVE THE DARK VERSION!!!!!!!!
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: tlcquiltnut on May 04, 2008, 06:19:15 AM
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It is done go to sew and show to see it....yeah....
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: tlcquiltnut on May 07, 2008, 11:33:53 AM
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Just got me second CWACQ pin basted...going to start quilting on it later....have to have a coke break and a QS break....lol

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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: finisher on May 07, 2008, 01:26:26 PM
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I look forward to seeing #2. You did such a great job on #1.

Are you going to machine quilt this one..tie it..or try big stitch hand quilting?
I spent a large part of the day basting too. :sad: I'll sure be glad when I can move on to the quilting!
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: tlcquiltnut on May 07, 2008, 01:48:29 PM
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Meeeee Tooo finisher. So nice to get the the next step isn't it.
Yes I will machine quilt it like the other one and I haven't decided if I will tie or big stitch but leaning towards big stitch. I have alot of crochet thread. On site mentioned using that...since I am a crocheter, lots of that stuff ..... :1087:
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: finisher on May 07, 2008, 02:17:04 PM
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I plan on doing something in the primitive style with big stitch quilting in the near future and I plan on using crochet thread too. I have it here on hand and it will work..so why buy something else? I have a container of thread heaven I thought maybe I should use that with the larger thread. I will use cotton batting and I thought it might make the thread glide through better? I'm not that far along yet.

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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: Merry Bee on May 08, 2008, 11:15:40 AM
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I am not sure what the big stitch technique is. Is it purely decorative, or it it supposed to actually work as a construction method in place of nice little tiny stitches?
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: finisher on May 08, 2008, 02:21:09 PM
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Big stitch is more of a utility quilting. It's basically the same as regular quilting except a thicker thread is used and the stitches are larger. Sometimes they are close to 1/4" long. Generally a grid or fan design is done over the quilt surface rather than in the ditch or fancy designs. It's much faster to do than regular quilting and if your grid is a little "off" it adds to the casual look and charm. With this type of quilting you can pop your knots into the batting or have them visible on the back side of the quilt. Folks use Perle cotton or crochet thread for the stitching.
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: Pawstoquilt on May 08, 2008, 03:40:38 PM
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Ummmm...there are nights I do "big stitch" quilting without planning on it :tickedoff:.
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: tlcquiltnut on May 08, 2008, 06:14:42 PM
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Me too Paws, and to think we were stressed about it.....
Finisher, what kind of needle do you think will work best? I have been contemplating this for awhile now...and is the quilting technique like regular quilting or do you have to just push the needle through...? Well, guess we will have to learn by doing hereQ

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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: finisher on May 09, 2008, 05:44:01 AM
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LOL..when I sat down to quilt last night my first few stitches looked like big stitch..but they weren't supposed to be. I think I shouldn't put a knot in my thread at first..just take a few stitches and pull the thread through until I get my rythym going?

The needle for big stitch..I know some folks get all fancy and can tell you "use a chenille #8"..or some such thing. I'm not that choosy. I have a lot of variety packs of needles..some are made for embroidery..some ..I dunno? I'm just going to pick one that has a nice slot in the top to put the thread through..and a nice sharp point to stab through the fabrics/batting. I don't like a real long needle..so I'll be grabbing a short one. I guess once we try it we'll know if it's best to use a hoop or quilt by just holding the quilt in our lap? I think at first the hardest part will be trying to make larger stitches after training our eyes to make short ones? Other than that..I think it should be the same as regular quilting..except faster?
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: Merry Bee on May 09, 2008, 09:51:58 AM
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Sounds like something that would be fun. I am mostly a machine quilter, anyhow, so it would be nice to use this fast method. Maybe the old wools I have saved would be good to use this method on. I never have figured out what to do with those, some are older than I am....from the early 1940's.
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: finisher on May 09, 2008, 01:32:04 PM
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I think big stitch would be perfect with your wools MerryBee!
I have a wool block of the month applique project and I think I'll quilt that with big stitch? I think it would be great with home spuns too...and that's the project I will try it on.

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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: tlcquiltnut on May 09, 2008, 04:08:35 PM
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MerryBee, k
I have 2 wool blankets of my Dads that he had in the Navy. I have been thinking , wouldn't it be nice to put them in a quilt sandwich? Just tie it...be kind of tough to actually quilt the thing I would think whether big or little stitch. That way they wouldn't be so itchy..... :huh:
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: Merry Bee on May 10, 2008, 12:40:09 PM
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That's what our grandmothers did. Lots of my grans were made of menswear, filled with tattered blankets, and tied with red yarn. They were very heavy, almost smashed a kid, but I loved them. :1245:
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: quiltermarynel on May 28, 2008, 03:43:14 PM
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I had 2 really old wool blankets when I was a kid. I know that some other old blankets were used for batting in my family.
My GGGM was part of the "Sanitary Commission" work in Springfield, Illinois, making lots of stuff for the Union soldiers. Another GGGm went to the front to help as a nurse. One leech, blood and mud covered near-corpse was brought in. She demanded that he be removed, because he was beyond her abilities. The man opened his eyes and said, "My darling, don't you know me?" Her brother in law, the doctor had sent GGGF to die in her arms. He lived to 104 years, thanks to her care.
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: golo on May 28, 2008, 05:32:30 PM
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Qm, how nice to know your history.. very interesting....
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: quiltermarynel on May 28, 2008, 07:09:59 PM
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My family considers history important. I am convinced every family really has fine tales, if only they are passed on. when i was a camp counselor, one parent told her son that he was a direct descendant of Vasco Da Gama, but only mentioned it to put ME down. What a shame if he had never been told that. These stories connect us with the past.
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: golo on May 28, 2008, 08:43:25 PM
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My FIL is really into his family history and had told me a lot of stories... Dh and FIL just went back to the old home area and looked for old homesteads and graves...some graves are buried over with dirt and some have been farmed over... how sad... there will be no one after he goes.. DH isn't that interested nor is his brother and kids... :sad:
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Title: Re: Civil War Army Cot Quilt
Post by: quiltermarynel on May 28, 2008, 11:37:43 PM
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When I was a sophmore in college, my advisor informed me that he would not approve my class choices unless I at least looked at some classes out of my own field. He gave me a list of several suggestions. Those were some of the most interesting courses I ever took. One was in folklore. I collected "old stories" from friends and family. Some were CA mining camp legends. some were history. In all I collected about a hundred stories, my great grandfather's autobiography, which my great aunt intended to destroy, as well as several boxes of old lace and garments. I became the official family collector of old stuff overnight. Quite a few of the stories had to do with how family members, on both sides, acted during the Civil War. The one thing I would have most like to have was a ceramic wreath from Lincoln's casket, which another family member destroyed on purpose, "So we would not be reminded."!!!!!