quiltyquilts

An afternoon with Kay Cull
Looking inside Kay Cull's cupboards revealed some beautiful Crazy Quilts dating from the 50's to the 60's. The quilts from this era used a mix of cotton and polyester - mainly sourced from clothes. The Crazy Quilt is such an efficient way of using up these precious scraps - larger scraps are sewn next to smaller scraps,  resulting in an array of patterns and textures.

Above: this Crazy Quilt dates from 60's, it's a cotton and polyester mix, lovingly finished with herringbone hand-stitching

Above: gorgeous Crazy Quilt, dating from the 60/70's, it's a cotton polyester mix, note the use of 'Crimp-knit' a popular man-made material used in clothes during this era. Note the curves in the scraps, probably from a sleeve or pocket unpicked and used

Above: a detail of the hand-stitching - also see that the edges have been left raw and unturned - the wonders of polyester means that the fabric doesn't unravel - ever!