Sunday, 6 May 2012

my Tea Towel quilt

hi everyone, a year or so ago I did a collaborative project for an exhibition which turned out to be my first ever quilt and made of vintage tea towels.  I have a big obsession with tea towels and have a pretty grand collection. I showed a picture of it to Sam via email once and she encouraged me to put it on the pantry blog.  I have just blogged about it on my own blog so I've put the link here if you want more info that goes with the picture below.  I had a nice time doing this project and I LOVE the result. I make a lot of things out of tea towels and have a residency/installation coming up in August in an old heritage building here in my home town so I'll post about that too when it happens.
cheers everyone. Jo




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  1. Vintage Fairy Tales Rebecka7 May 2012 at 10:52

    Lovely lovely Jo!
    XX
    Becky

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  2. Jo Grant7 May 2012 at 20:14

    yay Becky! thanks so much.

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  3. jone hallmark9 May 2012 at 18:20

    Oh Jo - I tried to comment the other day, but it would not accept it - hmmmmm.
    Anyway, I think your quilt is fantastic! You have inspired me to make a little something out of several old tea towels that I just can't seem to let go of. Maybe some kind of coverlet would be perfect for the guest room.IF I get it done, I will share it.
    Gosh, it is nice to hear from you...miss you!
    xo

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    1. Jo Grant11 May 2012 at 04:00

      hi Jone! Your comment on my blog came through I got it! I replied but you obviously didn't get notified. So thanks for both! Nice to have you gals looking and commenting.
      'So' hope I can get on a plane again in the near future... reckon USA and Malmo might be a good start...?

      Love your tea towel ideas, go for it. Let me know how it goes.
      x

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  4. Joanna15 May 2012 at 04:37

    Jo

    Looks really great, hope the work goes down well in august.
    Joanna

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    1. Jo Grant16 May 2012 at 03:09

      thanks Joanna! your posts are great too.

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  5. Diane Foster29 May 2012 at 01:23

    HI JO!
    I LOVE YOUR WORK WITH TEA TOWELS - ALWAYS SO INVENTIVE, THEY ARE COLOURFUL, VARIED AND OFTEN REALLY GREAT EXAMPLES OF THE PERIOD THEY WERE MADE IN. WHAT A FABULOUS IDEA TO MAKE A QUILT FROM THEM - IM OFF TO CHECK OUT YOUR BLOG! WELL DONE YOU. XXDI

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  6. Jo Grant9 June 2012 at 17:41

    Thanks Di! As always, you guys are all so lovely. Thanks for the great feedback. I really enjoyed making the quilt; it fed my tea towel obsession.

    x

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  7. Sandra Eterovic16 June 2012 at 21:47

    Hi Jo,
    I love that quilt and I too am inspired to raid my collection....I have really enjoyed looking around this blog, it's such a lovely symbol of the richness of craft + friendship. When you can't all sit around a table and stitch together, this is the next best thing!
    All the best with your residency and exhibition.

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    1. Jo Grant13 September 2012 at 04:08

      Thanks Sandra, these girls are a lovely bunch. I would love to visit you in your studio one day. Maybe we can talk tea towels then. x

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