tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post8377537138382324962..comments2024-03-11T06:44:18.577-07:00Comments on Wonkyworld: Totally Mod String QuiltBill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-35432680888303445812011-06-20T12:35:48.657-07:002011-06-20T12:35:48.657-07:00If polyester resists fading in chlorinated water, ...If polyester resists fading in chlorinated water, that tells you something about it's colorfast quality. Extreme exposure to sun or chlorine is just about the only thing that could ever fade this quilt.Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-79725025096990728672011-06-20T01:47:18.432-07:002011-06-20T01:47:18.432-07:00I agree with Siobhan about the colours. They real...I agree with Siobhan about the colours. They really do hold. The quilt is wonderful. I love the freedom of it.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344963200919601488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-8651276709629967112011-06-19T15:59:59.036-07:002011-06-19T15:59:59.036-07:00Unwrapped Twinkie.....love it !!!Unwrapped Twinkie.....love it !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-66369075966776628762011-06-19T09:37:07.625-07:002011-06-19T09:37:07.625-07:00The thing that intrigues me most is how this piece...The thing that intrigues me most is how this piece reflects a time and place that many of us remember so well. Aside from an eternal fondness for the Brady Bunch wardrobe, I, too, never thought I'd have much good to say about polyester, but quiltmakers changed my mind. <br /><br />After the New York Beauty ship is sailing, I'm interested in doing things with the rescue quilts and the 60s/70s quilts. The relevance of New York Beauties today has been uncanny, but I think the same relevance will soon be seen in the rescue quilts and 60s/70s quilts.Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-77319938887679628822011-06-19T09:11:08.162-07:002011-06-19T09:11:08.162-07:00Have you noticed how well the polyesters hold colo...Have you noticed how well the polyesters hold color and how great the photograph! Who knew that one day I would have something nice to say about polyester...YankeeQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324287185970922332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-37624379769252817132011-06-19T03:10:00.907-07:002011-06-19T03:10:00.907-07:00I love it! As a fellow child of the 60's, I&#...I love it! As a fellow child of the 60's, I'm glad someone is rescuing these. I think we'll appreciate their beauty more in coming years.Nifty Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249020129403851346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-16131655266165944782011-06-19T00:22:05.359-07:002011-06-19T00:22:05.359-07:00True, and it looks like modern art, so win-win.True, and it looks like modern art, so win-win.Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-14141494895854211802011-06-18T23:39:14.422-07:002011-06-18T23:39:14.422-07:00There is something comforting about indestructible...There is something comforting about indestructible synthetic fibres ... part bedding, part fallout shelter. I like it.Lynleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956362488310278470noreply@blogger.com