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Another ancient form of quilting was shoes being made from quilted fabrics. Usually the shoes were made from quilted felt and patched with leather to give them added strength.
Quilted garments are one of the oldest forms of clothing and in ancient times were used as a form of armour. This gave an elevated level of protection against arrows and spears. When gunpowder and gun power was introduced, this level of protection was no longer afforded and quilted garments in military battles gave way to more advanced types of battle clothing.
It is said that the art of quilting fabric originated in the East and Japan has a long history of quilting. In the earliest times quilts in Japan were articles of bedding. In fact the word quilt is derived from the Latin culcita meaning a mattress or pillow.
One of the earliest quilts from Japan is the futon being a thick mattress, generously padded with cotton wadding. The Japanese originally slept on the futon on the floor and depending on the season would have a lighter or heavier quilt on top.
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Japanese Buddist monks were expected to renounce all materialism and adopt the Kesa, a patched robe made from recycled fabrics.
In England, several hundred years ago, quilting was a thriving cottage industry and generally produced warm and comfortable bedding for protection from the cold and miserable winters. Nowadays people are still quilting and derive a lot of pleasure from producing quilts which are more of an artwork or tell a story.
Many have forgotten that patchwork and quilting are two different and distinct crafts and only over the last hundred or so years have merged together. Originally patchwork fabrics were not quilted and when quilters worked they worked on wholecloth projects.
Professional quilters in England applied their skills to many different articles of clothing as diverse as petticoats, babys bonnets and coats.
My Top Ten Quilting TipsSo many people have written asking how I manage to get a quilt
made a week. So here s my top ten hints on how I get quilts done!
1. I have a room just for sewing, right next to the kitchen and
away from the bedrooms. I can dash in there and sew a few seams
whenever I find (literally) a minute. I bound a quilt during the
commercials on a movie on Sunday night - the TV was on in the
kitchen, so I knew when to go back.
2. Put your sewing pressing on the ironing board at the end of
each sewing session, alongside your clothes ironing. When you
iron some clothes, get your sew ..
The making of quilts can be produced in many different styles, some examples being Mosaic Patchwork, Crazy Patchwork, Country Style Quilts, Wholecloth Quilts, Stripy Quilts and also more contemporary quilts.
By Sigrid Gangsoy
About the Author:
Sigrid has been a keen quilter for as long as she can remember. Coming from a Norwegian background it was a foregone conclusion that you would become involved in at least one if not more crafts. Sigrid also has an extensive background in design. To find out more please visit http://quiltingfabrics.blogspot.com" target="_blank"> http://quiltingfabrics.blogspot.com
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