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The Art of Make-Do Quilting

The Ultimate Guide for Working with Vintage Textiles

Mary Kerr

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Vintage is gold to contemporary quilters, and for good reason. This guide from the quilt world's expert in vintage shares the how-tos, inspirations and ideas to make your project work!

These tips and techniques, together with hundreds of photos of examples, allow you to beautifully include vintage pieces like feed sacks, old quilt fragments, calendars, linens, vintage ephemera, old clothing, jewellery and more. Be inspired to think outside the box and create amazing quilts with generations of meaning. The "make-do" trend means incorporating vintage items – cute 1950s handkerchiefs, 1890s tattered quilt found at a yard sale, a relative's favourite 1970s prom gown – into contemporary quilt designs.

The task can seem overwhelming, since many times a lovely old item does not translate easily to a quilt. These how-tos, inspirations and photos inspire you to think outside the box and create amazing quilts with generations of meaning. Get ready to be inspired.