Lessons from an Old SCRAPPY COIN Quilt || Old Quilt Pattern

[@SewtheDistance]

Here is a link to the scrappy coin quilt tutorial: studio.kzbin.infoGjUviBr8lzo/edit Here is a link to Tracy's video where she uses gauze: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paeQZJaOo6ljn8U

[@UsernameUnkwn21]

Hey Kris I came across a video from a UK Tuber that is right up your alley! The WORK this gal put into learning about the quilt reminded me of kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6m4l3p-j9GXr6s

[@barbaracoleman9215]

I made a quilt like this during the 2010 snow storm that keep us in the house for 2 weeks. Foundation (muslin) and scraps. It is the warmest quilt I own. I even have several pieces of glow in the dark fabrics. Very, very cool. Managed to empty a huge basket of scraps!

[@SewtheDistance]

Love this! I just made something with glow in the dark fabric. It is so much fun! Thank you for sharing!

[@mambakind]

It makes me happy just to look at that quilt. Those old fabrics were special.

[@SewtheDistance]

YES! Me toooooo! You can't help but smile while looking at these wonderful fabrics! ❤️

[@suzanne529]

That is a fun and pretty scrappy quilt! I bought a quilt today at the thrift store for $6. It is hand appliqued butterflys on white blocks with plain yellow blocks between. Each butterfly is a different fabric. It is more like a flimsy with no fill, and a yellow (sheet?) backing. They machine quilted around all the blocks.I think it is a crib or child's bed (smallish) quilt. I really like old quilts, too!

[@SewtheDistance]

Ohhhhh! I can just see it through your description! What a great find! Isn't it thrilling to save these quilts? I often wonder how many are lost forever. So happy we are kindred spirits. ❤️

[@sewbeitquilts]

Wow what a great quilt! I love that the maker just went for it! They put whatever fabric they had! I just love it!

[@sewbeitquilts]

That is so interesting that the binding on one part was different! What an interesting quilt!

[@SewtheDistance]

Isn't it? I really thought about not even reviewing this one at all. I am so glad I did! I learned so much.

[@SewtheDistance]

I need to be more like this maker! LOL!

[@abigaildolinger2754]

So interesting to learn about gauze being used as “batting”! Thanks for sharing this old scrappy utilitarian quilt with us.

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@suestutzle2779]

I like the idea of the double gauze for batting. Where I live there is no need for a warm heavy quilt cover. A light weight gauze would be just the thing. Interesting.

[@SewtheDistance]

This would be a perfect batting for you! It is a great quilt, isn't it? Thanks for watching and being such a great friend! ❤️

[@debcobb9739]

Being a child of the 50's and helping my mom cut fabric for quilts it was truly use what you had....and hearing her stories of her young adulthood fabric was a luxury and used to its greater good...our quilts were utility quilts. I have seen her use older blankets that may be showing some wear as batting. And the thin baby blankets made of gauze were sewed together and used as batting...we had family and friends who gave us clothing and the fabric from these would be used to make quilts. We never let good fabric/clothing be thrown away. It was use what you have as best you can.

[@SewtheDistance]

What wonderful memories! Thank you for sharing this! ❤️

[@annemegis]

Hey!!! I spy the sea horse fabric that's in another quilt of yours!!! Very unique!

[@SewtheDistance]

I love it! Yes! I bought them at the same auction.Great eye! 😁

[@laurajustice4275]

I love that quilt. If it's twin wasn't still on the bed at my mom's house, I would think that was ours. So many of those fabrics look like our clothes from childhood.

[@laurajustice4275]

We always helped mom tie our quilts (so not always beautiful ties) and she used old wool blankets for the batting.

[@SewtheDistance]

I haven't told the viewers this yet, but I have another one from the same maker in the same style from the same auction but with some different fabrics. Shhhh. Don't tell anyone! 😀 I will featuring it soon! I love that you have its twin (triplet?). Thank you for sharing!

[@SewtheDistance]

Love this! They are often called Haps in North Central Pennsylvania. They say it comes from quilts that HAPpened to come together, and often have wool blankets in the middle. I love this! I want to be more like makers from early to mid 1900s, but with the modern tools! Lol! 😀

[@laurajustice4275]

Some of the fabrics are polyester from our clothes in the 70's. Lol

[@debbielee7117]

Kris, you have the best luck finding old quilts. This one’s a real gem!

[@SewtheDistance]

Isn't it? I just love these old quilts. I'd like to think they find me. 😀 Thank you for watching!

[@chrislittebrant5235]

Hi Kris, Wow, isn’t that cool, gauze, I hadn’t heard anyone mentioning that before. Very interesting, but yea, perhaps it was mainly used in the summer or maybe the maker was from the south. Doesn’t it make you want to know more about it’s life? It does me. I love your content, it’s so interesting. 👏👏👏 Wow, this week went by so quick for me I need to go watch your other video, that got by me, not for long though. Have a wonderful weekend, 🥰 Chris

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! That's an interesting idea! Maybe the maker was from the south. I purchased the quilt (and about 11 other ones) at a house auction near Montoursville, PA. I haven't studied all the quilts from that auction yet, but I am anxious to see if there are similarities. I am curious if they were all made by the same person. I have reached out the to family with no response. It makes you wonder, though. Maybe a relative in the south made them. I love thinking about this stuff! LOL! Thank you for all your kind words and for getting me thinking! 😀

[@glynisreynolds446]

Fabulous quilt 🥰 and well done for rescuing it 👏👏🇬🇧

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 😊 I love it, too!

[@margm4]

Kris😍 Love the quilt and your genuine enthusiasm. What a find that was. ❤️🇦🇺

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! It is easy to get excited about this one! 😀

[@TheSewingChannel]

I am loving that black/pink rose backing!!!WOW! Love the double gauze! I'm so on trend I guess LOL🤣(not really)lol This quilt is AMAZING Kris! Well done!!

[@SewtheDistance]

YOU are on trend, my friend! 😀 I just love this one, too! Thank you for everything! And look! I am finally responding to comments. 😬 I need to get better at this!

[@mambakind]

I love that you appreciate these old quilts. The double gauze is a real find. I have some (on Tracy's hint) and love the idea. Breathable! Yes!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I love the idea of using gauze, too! I need to try it. ❤️

[@omisfavorites1054]

I love your “Lessons” videos. They make me want to go searching for some wonderful quilts! Love your excitement!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! I am happy to hear this! I love the hunt almost as much as the quilts. Almost. ❤️

[@annettegraff8323]

I just love these make do git er done quilts ! The gauze lining was a new one on me ! Something new every day . My grandma used to buy Mountain Mist polyester batting when it first came out . She would split the batt to use in light weight summer quilts such as Flower Garden . Easy to hand needle and so very soft ! I purchased a bag of coin strips from the same era . My feeling was to use a solid strip of color between each bar and sash with same . I'm leaning to black or royal blue to make the fabric strips pop ! My strips have wonderful fabrics like feedsack with Hawaiian prints . I feel the border strips on yours are feedsack . There were fantastic children's prints ! Grandma hoarded her feedsack material and scraps for just the right purpose . There is no such thing as an ugly fabric , they just need the right neighbor !

[@SewtheDistance]

OH! I am sure your quilt will be a stunner! Thank you so much for sharing your story about your grandma and all the coin strips! This brought back a memory for me, too. I forgot that when I first started quilting 25+ years ago that I would split the Mountain Mist batting, too! Why don't I do that anymore? I wonder if you even can. We also used to tear our fabric to get the straight grain, but I don't think that works anymore. Thank you for watching, commenting, and sparking some memories for me! ❤️

[@junehanson7865]

Loved this quilt I have not ever come across gauze in a quilt what a surpise

[@SewtheDistance]

Isn't it? I want to try it! I was so surprised when I opened it up, especially with it being yellow. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

[@gbyrd1970]

That is a really awesome quilt! I love the scrappy quilts!

[@SewtheDistance]

Me too!! Isn't this grand? I just love it, too!

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

Would the gauze make the quilt light enough to be a summer quilt? This is the second video that I have watched that had gauze in or on the back of a quilt. I still think of gauze as being used to make bandaging. I have not noticed it being offered for sale in the quilt shops or Walmart; however, I was not looking for it. Mother made quilts without batting that were used in the summer. She machine quilted those summer quilts on her sewing machine. Mom always hand quilted her batted quilts. The summers are so hot anymore. Does anyone still make summer quilts? Someone used up a lot of her/his left over scraps in that quilt. That may have been a necessary quilt. I have used old blankets inside my quilts when I could not afford new batting. My children used to fight over a quilt I made out of flannel scraps and an old wool blanket. Thank you for this video.

[@SewtheDistance]

I would think you could use gauze for summer quilts because they are supposed to be more breathable. I have a few coverlet quilts (that's what my grandmother and mother always called them) that do not have batting in them and are sewed together like you explained. I have reviewed a few of them in some of my early videos, but honestly, I don't see anyone making them anymore. I wonder why? We should start making them! They are nice light-weight quilts that are lovely to nap under in the summertime. I hope to try gauze soon. People who use it just love it. Someone commented in this thread about double gauze being used in cloth diapers, which sparked memories for me. They commented that it would withstand hundreds of washings. It must be durable, right? I am going to give it a try! Thank you for watching and commenting! Great questions and observation!

[@melodyn2music]

Love the quilt! Great find.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 😊

[@TheGuyWhoSews]

Hi Kris. Such a fun quilt. I thought it looked similar to the one that you did the tutorial on the other day. It's always fun to see what old quilts you find during your travels.

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! I love it when these old quilts inspire me to make a quilt. It is the best! Thank you so much!

[@desleybartlett322]

Hi Kris have only found your channel recently but I am enjoying it immensely. I beat myself up when choosing colours for the quilts I make but since watching your series on lesson of a quilt I now know it is my choice and that is all that matters. Love your channel keep up the good work. Desley from Australia

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so sweet! Thank.you for all your kind words! I, too, have grown from reviewing these quilts. I have learned so much from them as well. In fact, it you watch some of my older Lessons from an Old Quilt videos, I am much more harsh with the choices the maker made. Crazy, isn't it? I am a bit embarrassed by some of the stuff I said about the old quilts, I I do love how I can see the growth in myself and in my quilt-making just from learning from the makers. I am so happy to hear you are learning, too! Thank you SO much for sharing this! ❤️

[@dianehuntley2493]

Just love this series😊

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I love making these videos, too! 🥰

[@donaldsteiner9695]

Wow, I think this is beautiful,,scrappy quilts are my favorite to buy and make. I enjoy all your finds. Thanks for sharing

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! It is a great one, isn't it?

[@maria3rls]

Great review of the quilt!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! So happy you like it!

[@brendaholder2260]

This was exciting to watch ! Reminds me of early childhood at my aunts house. I had never seen a quilt before and I was in awe at all the colors and patterns. I love the old quilts

[@SewtheDistance]

Ohhhh! I love this! What a wonderful memory! I am so happy you shared this. ❤️

[@heavensmountains323]

This was so interesting. I would like to try gauze as a filling. New info for me. I always use light weight fleece as a filler in both quilts and runners.

[@SewtheDistance]

I found it interesting, too! I need to try that. I have used light weight fleece as a better, but it tends to stretch for me. Do you starch it? I am curious how it works. I have used fusible fleece in table runners and I love it, but I think the fusible material helps stabilize it. Thanks for sharing! I hope you give gauze a try!

[@deloresrast8543]

I love this quilt!!! Thank you for sharing!!! Never heard of using gauze either.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Isn't gauze such a good idea? I want to try it!

[@deloresrast8543]

@@SewtheDistance I want to try it too!!!!

[@giselaa6111]

Very happy quilt thank you 🙏

[@SewtheDistance]

You’re welcome 😊

[@stephvlittle]

I think I found something amazing in this quilt! Time stamp 4:07 and 4:41, there are two bits of fabric that look like the seahorse fabric that is on the back of one of your other quilts. Am I seeing that right? 🤔

[@SewtheDistance]

Wow! You have a great eye! I didn't notice that! You are right! Thank you so much! ❤️

[@gail9289]

I enjoyed your detail description of this antique quilt. I'm a scrappy quilter but I don't enjoy scrappinest to this degree - just my opinion, we're all different.

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! I know what you mean! I am getting scrappier as I get older (in personality and in quilting 😂), but this sure is scrappy! Thanks for watching!

[@franpatzcraig6713]

What a fun quilt! Thanks for showing it to us.

[@SewtheDistance]

It is a great one! Thanks for watching!

[@janiesoito4494]

I saw Tracy use gauze batting on the back of her quilt and it intrigued me too. My experience with double gauze cloth diapers shows that they can be washed 300 to 400 times before wearing out. I'm going to try gauze as batting on a quilt I'm making for myself.

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh my goodness--I completely forgot that there is (or was--still is?) double gauze in diapers! I used cloth diapers with my oldest (he's 31 years old now) and you are right! How did I forget this? And yes! hundreds of washings! Okay--that REALLY wants to make try double gauze now. Thank you for the reminder and memories! Oh, and for watching! ❤️

[@janiesoito4494]

@@SewtheDistance My daughter is 38 and my son is 36. My son was a huge baby consequently I had to start using double diapers on him before he was 6 months old. I literally wore out about 6 doz diapers by the time he was 18 months old. I was thrifty and bought receiving blankets for a dime or a quarter at yard sales. I still use some of those in the kitchen as towels. Winnie the Pooh was so cute on his little butt. 😊

[@gerryfix1009]

I love this quilt! That gauze inside is interesting. You mentioned using double gauze. I would like a scrappy, lightweight quilt for a summer bedspread. Did you say there’s a tutorial for this quilt? I hope I can find.🍒🍒🍒

[@SewtheDistance]

I did make a tutorial that was inspired by this quilt. Here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGbLfGemr9yti8k I didn't put a gauze batting in it, however. I do want to try it! Thanks so much for watching!

[@gailgoldade547]

Really enjoyed this!!

[@SewtheDistance]

So glad! Thank you for watching and commenting! ❤️

[@jenmckitrick]

very cool quilt. I would have bought that for $20!

[@SewtheDistance]

It was a bargain! 😍 I would look at it all day!

[@Judy-pq7sy]

I am currently making one like this using leaders and enders😊

[@SewtheDistance]

Great idea! Love it! ❤️

[@berthaemerson9060]

👍👍👍

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you!

[@lanastephenson6174]

Take your old quilt top and put flannel back on and cut in 3 squares and donste to pet shelter. Dogs and cats will have comfy cushiony and warm pad to sleep on.

[@SewtheDistance]

Good idea for a quilt that can’t be saved. Personal, I love this one and am keeping it as a quilt for my family to enjoy, including our dog. Daisy. Thanks for the suggestion! I make pet beds for shelters with my scraps. I have video about it with a pattern if you are interested! Thanks again for watching and commenting!

[@rosemarywaddell4120]

I bet the maker of this quilt worked at a factory.

[@SewtheDistance]

Maybe! That would make sense. There was a clothing factory in the town. Great observation.