I Finished a Stranger's UFO and made this Bizarre Quilt: Double Knit Disaster

[@lucytacheron8179]

My Grandma made a BUNCH of the ugliest double knit quilts backed with bedsheets. She has been gone for over 20 years now and my children and I prize them because she made them! Somewhere in the universe you made the lady that sewed those pieces very happy as you turned her "mess" into something beautiful!!

[@maryweaver7087]

Word!

[@kellygreen3943]

If anyone can fix a hand sewn double knit quilt, it is YOU Dave! Yes, Double knit bell bottoms were the thing!

[@Craftythrifter]

No doubt the best double knit quilt on the planet. You know what? You made the BEST car quilt EVER. Throw that bad boy in the back of your car and you’re ready for a snowstorm/beach/picnic emergency! Hey you saved it from sitting in a landfill for the next million years. Also love the groovy music, has a certain 70’s/Mod Squad vibe. ❤❤❤

[@styleme3375]

Dave you should do a subscriber orphan quilt. I always seem to have a random 2 or three blocks that don’t make it into the final flimsy. I think it would be fun to see how you put all the randomness together.

[@FoD1975]

Love this idea! 👍🏻 Deb x 🤗

[@moonhunter9993]

good idea

[@KelseyDrummer]

Great idea!

[@szelop]

Excellent idea!

[@AnitaSouthall]

I'm o your team orphan too.

[@miniwolfang9563]

I freaking LOVE this quilt! So quirky and cheerful. Thanks for more inspiration.

[@royannispullens7804]

In the 80's, someone gave me a double knit quilt project to "finish". It was a church project and whoever sewed the pieces together, stretched them, and whacked them off. It was a BIG mess. I just started over from scratch and used cotton fabrics. That knit stuff went into the garbage and I still don't feel guilty about it.

[@ingridhunt7841]

HAHAHA! "So flat does it NOT lay." You make me laugh everytime. Great job Dave.

[@rebeccapicard4084]

".. this side is much more gathery" HAHAHA!

[@CarolineGunn]

Thanks for the laughs! The best one yet. ‘Let’s phone mom’ 😂

[@divinenonbinary]

I think the cutting it up made it so much prettier! I already liked it on its own but Davitizing it definitely turned it from a rescue mission to your personal creation!

[@oliviafox3605]

You Rocked It!!! You turned a "butt ugly" monstrosity into art. Well done.

[@janfusco80]

The person who took all the time to hand sew that quilt would be very happy you resurrected it and it didn’t wind up in the landfill. Good job!

[@claudiawarren6053]

It would be in the landfill for several centuries I'm sure, so Dave saved the planet some heartburn!

[@filizbaltali7836]

only you could fix that mess.Looks great

[@Jukilou]

I own 2 quilts made by my husband's grandmother using this exact fabric and colors!! This was NOT an easy task for you and you did an amazing job!!! It was her old clothes she used and they are priceless to me. She was a one of a kind! Coolest old lady I've ever known!

[@AldWitch]

Ah the classic piano/stache/hamburger/leopard combo. Classic Dave. a wonderful creation

[@amandakestenbaum9720]

What a challenge, I think most quilters would rather have their eyeballs tattooed than sew with double knit. Well done for sticking with it. 🇬🇧👍

[@USSWylie]

My husband has quilt made with his grandparents' polyester clothes--things he remembers them wearing when he was small. I hated that thing and wouldn't have it on the bed for years . . . until I started making quilts. Now I get it. Last year I replaced all the missing blocks with scraps of our clothes and topstitched both sides of every seam. It buckled and stretched and gathered and broke a dozen needles but I did it (and then I could finally wash it). I think it will last forever now and I hope I made up for being such a jerk about it.

[@faithwellman6272]

I have a bad habit of picking up projects I feel sorry for - lol! Now, I feel inspired to have fun finishing them - thank you! P.S. your mom is always spot on ❤

[@royannispullens7804]

I've done that too, but some things are too much!

[@Sam_the_quilter]

GOD I LOVE THIS FELLER! he’s fekkin great.

[@sherimcgill5139]

Double knit actually makes a nice, weighty quilt, and of course, it’s indestructible

[@AndyMartinMakes]

Your tenacity, determination, and creativity were tested on this one! What an epic journey to finish this UFO. For the record, I believe in milk & cookies.

[@carolyng5235]

I made and wore clothes out of what we called "double-knit polyester" in the 70s. The quilt top was probably made from fabric left over from making clothes, rather than cutting up the clothes themselves. The fabric was almost indestructible, wash and dry any temperature, never wrinkled or raveled, and never faded. The quilts I remember seeing were not interlined with batting, but had a solid double-knit backing and were often tied, and used more like a blanket than a quilt. You did a great job rescuing a left behind UFO!

[@szelop]

& are so warm!

[@terin1862]

I concur with Dave's Craft Mom. 😂

[@jencook203]

If you were wondering if you should ever sell merch, I would absolutely buy merch with the those graphics and the tag line, DO YOU BELIEVE IN MILK & COOKIES?

[@lauraoneal5146]

My Mom made my now husband of 40 YES FORTY YEARS a double knit quilt when we were dating and made it extra long because he is tall. We still have it to this day and it is sooo warm!! She tied it instead of trying to quilt it. The only thing I have ever had to do to it was re-tie it in a couple places where it came untied. The backing is still in good shape. Edges are good too. I love how you saved this from going into the garbage. It will keep some good and toasty on a COLD night!! Yet another awesome quilt Dave!!💙🪡🧵

[@oman0403]

Why, Yes! I do believe in Milk and Cookies! LOL - who knew double knit could be used in a quilt? Thanks for another great video!

[@tarice4609]

I've redone one of grandma's and I used a really fluffy batting because of the stretching cloth it came out good almost like a pillow blanket

[@EQHL2005]

I feel like you saw me grimacing when you pulled the piano fabric out. But then I started making up a story about a man who wore double knit outfits and played the piano at a hotel bar. It was fun, thank you for the inspiration and entertainment.

[@sharronlyons9537]

The one good thing about double knit is that It wears like iron. People have them forever and forever.

[@tonikreicbergs4822]

Truly you are a very brave quilter to take up this challenge ❤️ You make by Tuesdays better❤️

[@kellygreen3943]

oh my goodness! love it!

[@suegraham4323]

I envy your mom having you for her son. I love that you respected the original maker, kept going,and found a way to create art out of it.

[@Sylvia907]

That ended way better than it started wonderful

[@katiecasey5709]

The finished product is art. Polyester double knit is an abomination. I remember it from my childhood. My g'mother and great aunt used to make clothes for me out of it. I'm having anxiety watching you work with it.

[@nzshauna3680]

I like the UFO completion trilogy idea, this was a great start.

[@harryburkett7754]

I just love how your brain works! It makes me happy when I see that you have posted a video. If you are gifted any more double knit disasters, I suggest you cut it into scraps and fill a dog bed. You have proved your mastery over the fabric and never need to sew with it again! The space pizza shirt was such a great find.

[@davescraftroom]

haha double knit is not allowed in my craft room ever again 😂😂

[@davidh.4220]

When I saw that UFO was made of double knit, I immediately started itching!!! My hats off to you!!

[@feralnonbinaryautistic]

I remember my mum having summer dresses made of that stuff. 😂

[@Suishiful]

I'm doing something similar to an abandoned cross stitch project I picked up in a lot. I've picked out areas I don't like, and am adding in a beaded skull to the background.

[@cathynuytten798]

“Material worn in the olden days “. That would be in the 70’s! I had many a garment made from this fabric back in those olden days! They are probably in some landfill and not decomposed not one little bit!

[@bonnieh2123]

1970’s polyester quilts are becoming quite collectible

[@luannebrien9971]

Dave you accomplished an original and unique quilt that thousands couldn't imagine,.... including me. Bravo. The time and effort that you invest into your projects, gives me hope that my creativity can overcome the doubters out there some day. I applaud your style and vision.

[@bernadettespilchen3129]

Double knit fabrics make very warm quilts.

[@maryt-r4207]

I had the thought too that if you sew strips in the same direction over and over, they start to curve, which is the reason for the guideline to sew the first strip in one direction and the next in the opposite direction and so on. Stretchy materials would exaggerate this even more. Whatever, you've once again created beauty from pieces of stuff. ❤

[@CopycatQuilter]

This was one of the weirdest Daveitized quilt yet! Love it!!!

[@juliemcneal5742]

You are so smart! First for knowing when to call mom. Second for doing what she suggested! Great save for this impossible quilt! Daveatizing done! Insert the popping sound here! Love you sweetie!!!

[@BasementMermaid]

I LOVE THIS SERIES! And also the idea of cutting the hamburgers out and appliquéing them on is so cool! I love the way your brain approaches quilting. It is inspiring.

[@SammieAnne-Angus]

Oh, Dave! That quilt started out looking like an itchy mess and ended up looking stunning! You are an inspiration! ❤

[@darcicole5530]

What will you do with it now? Donate it? Keep it? Someone else mentioned a "car quilt". It IS perfect for that. You did a great job! Good idea for a series too.

[@davescraftroom]

I'm not sure what I'll do with it, probably give it to a friend or family member 😜👨🏻

[@lesleygilbert1945]

That fabric must be at least 50 years old! You certainly 'Daveyfied' it into a stunningly unique creation 😵‍💫🥰

[@scrappyquilter8741]

You b crazy man! Love your finished quilt, but I would NEVER make a quilt out of polyester. You amaze this old lady.

[@davidhatfield5714]

Ok, in the early 70’s polyester knit was all the rage. I made all our clothes with it and my Mom who was a quilter..made quilts with scrapes. I do not remember NOT being able to press seams..can’t imagine sewing and not pressing seams! Mom made several of those poly quilts and when she passed, those were the quilts everyone wanted😂Why? They are heavier and very warm quilts. Polyester last forever! I still have one that is over 50 yrs old. It was tied and I did replace the binding..Moms memory will last another 50 yrs! (KH)

[@elizabethamis9376]

Wow! Well done for rescuing this top. Such an excellent job. ❤👍from Somerset UK. It's going to seem like a long, long time til your next video😢

[@valerieb2659]

Dave, I have some UFOs I can send you if you need more. Keep up the awesome work “Daveitizing”!

[@elizabethcollins8817]

You have proven that you can take the impossible and make it possible!

[@c0ldlight1]

This is amazing. I love the way you quilt so much, and I am excited to see more of this finishing mother UFO journeys.

[@BanburyGal]

That's really an "out three" design but it turned out great - you are So creative!

[@fernie5128]

Dave, if there was a way to incorporate some of your videos into Stand-up comedy you would be a gazillionaire. You have no idea how much your thinking ideas out loud, and your videos make me smile ;and today, laugh out loud! Bravo to you for going where no quilter has gone before! you are out of this world and I really dig the universe you are in! Of course I believe in milk and cookies! Bravo on another Davetized Quilt! Cheers from Minnesota

[@adriennetaylor9790]

This quilt is phenomenal!!!! I thoroughly enjoyed watching and listening to this video and what you did with it. I too have bought an ‘ugly’ quilt from ebay, several years ago. The postage to the UK cost more than the quilt top, but i love it and hate it. The previous owner and i had several debates as to the block name and the price. Eventually it arrived and i have unpicked some of it into units and plan to use a different and more complementary sashing. I might finish it one day, it deserves it. Great shows Dave, love watching 😂

[@marionbarber984]

Great looking quilt, I think I had dresses and a pantsuit out of that fabric!

[@nancymathisen9707]

That’s one wild quilt project! Very amusing video.

[@NellieChristopher]

You have infinite patience to make an awesome quilt from a terrible UFO! You saved a certain disaster and gave it new life! 😃💖🌟

[@lindachase2667]

My Mother in law would pass on double knit to me and I made playclothes for my children, that fabric will not take a press. Excellent Dave, you never cease to amaze me.

[@delwyngraham4033]

Awesome you conquered the challenge 😂milk and cookies it is

[@FoD1975]

“Wears like iron” - 😂 What I remember is the way it made a person sweat 🥵🤣

[@catherinesofikitis179]

You are something quite special❤🎉

[@susyk6839]

You are at the top of my list. No one can beat that challenge! Thank you for showing it can be done!

[@rebyj]

This is my kind of quilt video! I have a similar quilt top I got at a yard sale and a few Disney sheets with characters on them. I may have to drag it all out and have some fun!

[@sshirleyks]

I hope the person who sold it to you sees the final result. It’s wonderful!

[@helenedesmarais8697]

And send back your money!

[@scottbssn]

Gina Gum would be impressed! Beautiful job!

[@bernadettespilchen3129]

I love the way your mind works! You are fearless! You took grandma’s scrappy quilt and turned it into an artistic collection of collage art.

[@Sybil_Detard]

Fantastic! This is "true" quilt making. You took something unusable and turned it into a usable item, a quilt. I love the collage elements and really appreciate the music you select for your videos. Great stuff, man, I love your quilts. I, too, was reminded of Lessons from an Old Quilt, which is also a favorite of mine. Clappity, clap, clap.

[@booomanchu]

I'm looking forward to this series! More Daveitising please!

[@marygem]

Such fun! 😊

[@dn7838]

Awesome Dave. , great now I have no excuse to finish my ufo , thanks, Dave. Motivate us all. Get er done guy , ❤🎉

[@sandracomeau3082]

I salute you! I had a hard time watching that fabric!

[@FoD1975]

I feel a lot of love for the original quilter, but also love what you did with it. I’m really grateful for this video because it helped me see what I needed to do with a beautiful quilt that had gone badly wrong when I was quilting it - chop it up and try again! Deb x 🤗

[@theaofthemountains5922]

YES !!! I BELIEVE IN MILK & COOKIES !!! Dave you are amazing and you juice up ( like a cup of jo ) my creative ideas and get me going on my own projects. Thanks again. And what a master piece of that UFO !

[@margarethanson50]

Creative and fun. But you’re so cool with idea of quilting !! Awesome Dave❤

[@joantomlin7281]

Hey Dave! I had the privilege of sleeping under a polyester coverlet made of hexies sewn in the trip around pattern. It was heavy, even without batting and backing, but it was beautifully made (hand sewn).

[@cathafloat1519]

In the UK, this fabric would be called Crimplene. My mum was a teacher and had Crimplene pinafore dresses, they were revolutionary as they didn’t need ironing, as you found out. Crimplene came out in 1959. It’s awful fabric as it’s basically all chemicals, ICI bought the small firm that originally made it. In the 60s and 70s nylon shirts were a thing too (if I ever get whiff of body odour, I go back to my youth). I even had brushed bri-nylon sheets (static!). Vintage is not necessarily the best fabric. Follow backroomfinds as she bought the contents of a fabric shop which closed in the 70s, she has lots of vintage fabric for sale.

[@rachelmcgee6189]

You've dealt with the worst, the rest will be easy.

[@claudiawarren6053]

My Grandma made A LOT of those double knit polyester quilts. My cousin has one of hers that isn't finished. She offered it to me, but I am thinking it would cost a fortune to ship! You sure brought back some memories for me. When I saw the quilt you were working with I may have said out loud to no one, "That's my grandma's quilt!" It's not...but they sure all look the same! Thank you for sharing this project!

[@DeborahCo-d2h]

Not only does double knit not iron or lay flat it lasts forever. You made me laugh but good job on resurrecting this disaster.

[@anthonyquilts]

Great adventure. I quilted a top vintage top a few years back, but it wasn't double knit. It was clear that was a huge challenge!

[@rebeccatrombley6579]

It is so fun hearing from your mom!

[@mrsmcdonald9363]

Working with double knit is as hard as sewing cotton during an earthquake. Break out the pins for sure!

[@dominiquedagenais3066]

God you have talent!!!!!

[@TheJcs555]

Dave...You breathed new life into a quilt top that was probably headed for the landfill! Bravo for your creativity. What is its future now? Are you keeping it or donating it? Thanks for sharing? Have a great week. Can't wait to see your next video!

[@morrowdimtindomiel]

I am a preservationists at heart and love keeping things in their original, flawed state. However, I have also hand-sewn a hand-cut stack of elongated double-knit polyester hexagons into two lap quilts. I know what that fabric can do. Top stitching and recutting into blocks was the only way forward. It honored the original creator. Dave-itizing the pieced top additionally hid any noticeable wonky stretch that might have otherwise been on display. You gave that frustrating failure a rebirth into a new life. Bonus: double-knit polyester is exceedingly warm. It's perfect for someone who tends to always feel cold or who lives in a very cold climate. You probably already know someone just like that. I really loved the outcome of this project. I can't wait to see what is next for this series. It's a great use of existing materials with a dash of scrap busting. Perfection!

[@Marty_Makes]

The look on your face when your Mom said you don’t iron it… Lol!

[@Cole-Nicole]

Wow how fun! I would have considered that particular top unusable. So what a wonderful way to save it..

[@AnitaSouthall]

I grew up sewing stretch fabric for clothes. Now as a bag maker I top stitch every stitch n flip row of scraps, I feel your pain starting this one 🇦🇺❤👍🪡🧵

[@jonifotheringham5436]

In addition to your amazing creativity, you are incredibly brave! I am so impressed with the final result. You can now check double knits off your list and never touch them again. 😂

[@saragoltz1191]

Love the idea of finishing others UFO’s. So creative.

[@edithschmitt3898]

Great job! Loved this project! We sewed clothes from double knit in the 60s and 70s because they needed NO ironing which was a blessing! Double knit quilts wear like IRON and will be waving their colors long after all our 100% cotton quilts bite the dust. I have made several out of simple squares and tied them with a flannel backing. They are the warmest things ever! Thank you for tackling this piece and giving this woman's work a future of usefulness and beauty! And...I can't wait to see more from this Series!

[@AnnaRodriguez-p9y]

I absolutely love your quilt. It is so beautiful. You are very creative.😊

[@Marty_Makes]

Good ole Mom… I wouldn’t pay 10cents for it…lol!

[@BrynHarford]

So far so good! I would have thought it would be best to soak with a little soap and iron it wet (mighty steamy though). Once again, thank you so much Dave - I enjoy watching you create and sharing.

[@GailKoroglu]

Good idea, cutting it in tiles!

[@notripquiltingandsewing4372]

I love this quilt! Wild and fun!