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Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Quilt Fad Research

I am trying to find more information about a post-war quilt fad (maybe from the 1940s) where the quilt was made in small individual blocks with stockings used as batting. Has anyone seen or made one of these? My friend says that she has one made by her husband's mother, but I had never heard of it before.

posted by Denise @ 9:17 PM  

8 Comments:

  • At March 6, 2007 at 9:52 PM , Blogger Judy in Ohio said...

    Silk stockings were scarce and cherished in the years during World War II and afterwards. I can't imagine them being used for quilt batting.

    Judy

     

  • At March 6, 2007 at 11:39 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    I sorta recall a quilt made something like that. I think it was in the late 1970's or early 1980's though. It was called a Bisquit quilt-the blocks were made individually and then sewn together to make a quilt. The individual blocks were stuffed with nylons. Seems like there was a pattern published in a Family Circle or Lady's Circle magazine. I never made one of these but a friend did. Hope this is helpful.
    Pat in Flint

     

  • At March 7, 2007 at 12:26 AM , Blogger Denise said...

    You are probably right, Judy. Silk stockings were pretty much replaced by nylon after the war, so maybe nylon was used.

    Thanks, Pat. I will check old magazines. Do you think your friend used nylons for the stuffing/batting?

     

  • At March 7, 2007 at 10:50 AM , Blogger QM Judy said...

    There's a similiar technique in one of the Judy Murrah books. You take a larger square and sew it to a smaller foundation square (with a pleat in the center of each side). But Judy M's didn't have batting - they were just flat.

     

  • At March 7, 2007 at 11:36 AM , Blogger blocke Oregon said...

    In the 'olden days' when panty hose first came out they ran if you looked at them hard, so we all had tons of unwearable ones and were always looking for a way to recycle. As a bluebird leader in the late 60s I cut up a lot of panty hose to stuff anything stuffable, mostly small pillows. Never did a biscuit quilt but I'm sure there were a few done.

     

  • At March 7, 2007 at 12:47 PM , Blogger dutchrose said...

    someone in my guild was just asking about a pattern for this technique. if anyone knows an online source, please post to the group. her description said that as soon as you sewed the 'biscuits' together it was finished (as in no raw edges). i can't envision how this could be, so perhaps there is more than one pattern? thanx for any info.
    dutchrose ---{-@

     

  • At March 12, 2007 at 10:05 PM , Blogger Linda, the Serial Quilter from Oxford, Ohio said...

    The units are rather like Cathedral Window units. Each unit is folded, sewed, stuffed, the opening sewn, then units/blocks can be attached to each other.

     

  • At May 25, 2007 at 4:09 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

    Hi,
    I own one of these quilts. Once nylons ran, frugal women looked for ways to use them. Missionaries in the Canada's Maritime Provinces advertised in American cities "When your nylons run, let them run to Labrador!". There, they were used to hook rugs. In the USA, women used them just as you say, to stuff squares of fabric, which were then folded over to become triangles. Four triangles are sewn together to form a square. I bought my quilt in Philadelphia about ten years ago, and it is in two parts: the bed covering and the pillow covering. It was a wonderful way to use up scraps! The quilt is VERY HEAVY and VERY HOT! So I only put it on the bed for special occassions. This is my first time here but I've just taken some pictures of it to show you...I'll see where I can upload them to show you.
    Piecework

     

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