Wednesday, January 21, 2015

1920's Vintage "Silk Society Embroidery", Quilted!

My forever favorite quilting is vintage linens!  Oh how I love to bring them alive!  I found this silk society embroidered linen in an antique store a few months ago for $18.  I finally had an afternoon to quilt for myself so this is what I quilted.  Here are a few "before" pictures.


The handwork and lacework is just amazing.  It was originally a pillowcase and came with the original satin underlay.

Here are a few pictures of the back so you can see the stitching.  So precise!  Those women of yesteryear, WOW!!



The finish is spectacular and changes everything about this piece.  I am spending a few evenings doing some minimal beading to bring down a bit of the puff and add to the shine of the whole.  





Finished size is 21" square and will eventually become a wall hanging.  Ready to find that next treasure!

UPDATE.....FINISH!!!


I finally finished the binding! It took forever to find the right color as I wanted to stick with that early 1900's green. I ended up with a 1/2" satin ribbon. Was a little tedious to stitch, but in the end I love the tiny edge!


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6 comments:

  1. Miss LoriApril 19, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    this is amazing!! did you use 1 layer of batting?

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  2. Kelly ClineMay 13, 2015 at 7:11 PM

    2 layers, bottom is 80/20 Hobbs and wool on the top. Thanks!

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  3. AnonymousMay 14, 2015 at 4:50 PM

    Another stunning piece Kelly, I am in awe of your work. Many thanks for sharing. I hope you get to find more old linens and give them new life.

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    1. Kelly ClineMay 15, 2015 at 2:28 PM

      Thanks Janet!! Me too, always on the lookout ;)

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  4. Becky CollisMay 15, 2015 at 8:15 AM

    My sister is coming to quilt this weekend, but we may have to go do some antique linen hunting!!! Kelly your work is outstanding in every way!

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