Balls and Walnuts
more than you ever wanted to know
The crazy quilt
. . . which I referred to in this morning’s post.
Better photos below the fold.
Medicine and frogs, that’s me.
Every piece is embroidered. There are all kinds of goodies sewn on — buttons, frogs, a caduceus, itty bitty plastic band aids, medicine bottles.
Tammy, what do you think?
D.
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It’s lovely, Doug. A LOT of work and love goes into a crazy quilt. You’re a very lucky man.
Are you going to hang it in your new office?
There’s a lot of work…I agree with Tambo; it is a work of art that should be hung in your office.
It’s hanging in my current office. My next office, IIRC, is quite small and probably doesn’t have room. We’ll see. I’ll only be in there for nine months, though, because we’ll be moving to a larger office next June or July. If I can’t get it into the first office, I’ll get it into the next.
Crazy! But cool. Did you sell the house to the lookers. I hope so.
That looks great.
Let me be the one with the practical question though: Do you frame that when you hang it up, or do you just hang it up? I’m just thinking about dust. If you don’t have it framed, how do you dust it? Even if you beat it or dust it with a duster, dust is going to settle into places, especially behind the buttons and other three-dimensional shapes. Do you just throw it in the washer? Wouldn’t those add-ons risk being damaged or fall off?
How do you keep it clean?
CD: we got our first offer today — yaay! But it’s about 50% off the (already heavily discounted) asking price — boooo!
Why do people do that?
Dan: It’s framed on one edge. You hang it from the wall. I suppose it may collect dust, and no, I have no idea what to do about it.
From:
http: //museum.msu.edu/glqc/quiltcare.html
“There are two accepted ways of cleaning your quilt, but generally speaking only one should be used: vacuuming. Lay the quilt out on a large, clean surface. (If the quilt is very delicate first place a fiberglass or nylon screen over it.) Then gently pass a low-suction, handheld vacuum with small brush attachment over the quilt.
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NEVER hang a quilt in direct sunlight.
NEVER hang a quilt with clip-on metal curtain hangers. The weight of the quilt gradually creates small tears where it is clipped.
NEVER hang a quilt by directly tacking or nailing it to the wall.
Quilts that are hung should be rested periodically, because of the stress that occurs over extended lengths of time.
Quilts that are hung in the open should be periodically vacuumed to keep dust from damaging the fibers.”
Looks like she put a great deal of thought and care into the creation of that quilt. It’s lovely.
Thanks, Maureen! That’s a huge help.