tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post5720788934167163764..comments2024-03-11T06:44:18.577-07:00Comments on Wonkyworld: ...first time I heard the word "wonky"...Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-61971874092491100662010-10-27T09:32:03.277-07:002010-10-27T09:32:03.277-07:00Very interesting. I need to learn what stab stitch...Very interesting. I need to learn what stab stitching and running stiches are, but I think I may have an idea.Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-33418449169302851672010-10-27T02:14:00.755-07:002010-10-27T02:14:00.755-07:00Several years ago I saw a collection (five I think...Several years ago I saw a collection (five I think) of privately owned quilts made by one family member with quilting which appeared much like the quilting in this quilt .... I thought it may have been done by someone trying to do stab stitch rather than running stitch. The quilt tops were quite well pieced in contrast to the quilting stitches .... one was a Double Wedding Ring.<br /><br />Judy BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-1439723122529799742010-10-19T10:04:32.109-07:002010-10-19T10:04:32.109-07:00The quilting is really the antithesis of today'...The quilting is really the antithesis of today's machine quilting. Couldn't do that with a machine if you tried! That's why I feel it is a very human quilt.Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-2488620647429579132010-10-19T06:17:31.146-07:002010-10-19T06:17:31.146-07:00it's a beauty and the quilting adds a lot of c...it's a beauty and the quilting adds a lot of charm.Tonya Ricuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-21116552306266408422010-10-18T10:14:37.656-07:002010-10-18T10:14:37.656-07:00Yes, hanging diamonds, thank you! They aren't ...Yes, hanging diamonds, thank you! They aren't square like the grid diamonds, they're more elongated. 45 degree rather than 90 degree. I hadn't heard that triple sashing was a midwestern characteristic. Where can I read about that?<br /><br />When I think back to the time I found this quilt, I guess I've embraced wonkiness for a while. I've always viewed quilts more as works of art than anything else. For a long time, all that mattered was what the quilt would look like on a wall. <br /><br />I need to sit down with Sue Reich's book...hadn't realized this color scheme was considered WWII, but that makes sense. Patriotic is a word I've used to describe the quilt.Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-71329082233094392272010-10-18T09:45:27.286-07:002010-10-18T09:45:27.286-07:00Bill-Although it's difficult to be sure from t...Bill-Although it's difficult to be sure from three pictures, the quilting pattern looks to Hanging Diamonds. A variety of cross-hatching made by horizontal lines crossed by 45-degree lines. As to origin, I would have said south of the Mason-Dixon with that triple sashing but to be sure, mid-westerners loved Hanging Diamonds and a southron gal would have likely done fans across it. As to the sloppy quiting: done by an older experienced quilter who wanted to get it on the bed, maybe someone whose eyesight was going. love the WWII color scheme--maybe Johnny was coming home?Pepper Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840312463631790831noreply@blogger.com