We have been doing it for hundreds of years – in the UK quilting has been popular since the 17 th century. Sometimes we make them to keep warm, and other times we want to create a beautiful textile.
But instead of taking it to the recycling centre Gran Gran has a Gran Gran plan to make a memory quilt from their old clothes that are too mis-shaped, faded or torn to wear. So they can remember ...
and integrity" National Museums Liverpool One woman said that making the quilt had shown her that "even sometimes, our mistakes can be a design" Sharee said the project had helped her deal with ...
Because a wide variety of fabrics, embroidery yarns, and other decorative materials were used in making them, their preservation presents special problems. Many of the silk fabrics used in "crazy" ...
Vicki Purnell has been making fidget quilts for people living with dementia for the last six years. While there's little research on the effectiveness of the quilts, the small, colourful items are ...