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From: Bama
Date: 05-21-2006, 08:52 PM (1 of 8)
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I just bought 11 vintage calendar towels at an estate sale. I remembered seeing an episode of Simply Quilts where a lady made quilts with them, but I can't remember her name or find the episode #. Does anyone know who the lady is or any other source or book I might find for using the towels in a quilt? Thanks! |
User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116 
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From: pretnichols
Date: 05-21-2006, 10:21 PM (2 of 8)
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Don't have any answer for you, but I'd be really very interested in this. I have a ton of old calendar towels; plus all kinds of linen "tea towels" from when I was younger & collected them. I do recall seeing someone who used these types of towels as a "wall paper". Couldn't find it online though. Hope someone knows the show you are talking about! Peggy
So little time, sew much to do........... |
User: pretnichols
Member since: 10-16-2005 Total posts: 342 |
From: Laurie H
Date: 05-22-2006, 07:45 AM (3 of 8)
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Have you tried going to HGTV and doing a search on the Simply Quilts shows for "tea towels" or something like that? I don't get to watch very often because it's on when I'm working, but I see it every now and then during a school vacation. If I don't make notes about an episode I'm interested in, I've done a search and found info that way. Maybe it will work for you. I think I saw something about that episode you're mentioning. It would be worth checking. |
User: Laurie H
Member since: 05-07-2006 Total posts: 40 |
From: Bama
Date: 05-22-2006, 05:28 PM (4 of 8)
I searched HGTV yesterday and found nothing, but today I found the episode. There was only a mention of the woman who made the towel quilts and some brief photos. Not much information. It was listed under "trash quilts". Not even a picture of her finished quilt.  Just a close up of part of it and pictures of a few towels.
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116
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From: Laurie H
Date: 05-23-2006, 09:49 AM (5 of 8)
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User: Laurie H
Member since: 05-07-2006 Total posts: 40 |
From: Bama
Date: 05-23-2006, 02:59 PM (6 of 8)
Not really. Her name is Jane Gootnick. Anyone ever heard of her? I searched google and couldn't come up with anything else, but I saw some pictures of towel quilts that a lady on the hgtv boards made. They were all wallhangings. All very pretty and they gave me some ideas.  I had planned to make one large quilt with the towels, but now I think that wallhangings would be better.
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116
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From: pretnichols
Date: 05-30-2006, 07:46 AM (7 of 8)
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I didn't find quilts from tea towels, but I did find handbags. http://www.carryhandbags.com Peggy
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User: pretnichols
Member since: 10-16-2005 Total posts: 342 |
From: Bama
Date: 05-30-2006, 11:59 AM (8 of 8)
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Those are so unique. I love seeing vintage things made into something new. I might make a tote with one of these towels. One is a red, white, and blue bicentenial print from 1976. Would be great for a summer/4th of July tote. Thank you for the link.
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User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116
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