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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3487762, member: 111"]Ughhh, 10-12 per inch - I was a skilled seamstress, but even at my best, even though my stitching was extremely even, when quilting, never really got beyond 8 per inch and was lucky to do that (fortunately crazy-quilting was my favorite - tons of embroidery, but no batting!)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bluumz - my initial impression was the same as yours, and you are probably right, but with sincere apologies to VintageAlways, it is just so poorly made, in so many ways (not just the quilting), and has so many odd characteristics, that it doesn't seem like it is even good enough to come out of a Chinese factory. The rod-sleeve does make me think it was intended as a wall-hanging, the poly-fill and zig-zagging clearly point to nothing earlier than the '50s, and I'd think quite a bit later than that - maybe it is from someplace like Haiti, or perhaps intentionally crude, made by someone like those supposed 'artisans' making those dreadful tea-stained 'primitive' rag dolls, and other fabric pieces...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 3487762, member: 111"]Ughhh, 10-12 per inch - I was a skilled seamstress, but even at my best, even though my stitching was extremely even, when quilting, never really got beyond 8 per inch and was lucky to do that (fortunately crazy-quilting was my favorite - tons of embroidery, but no batting!) Bluumz - my initial impression was the same as yours, and you are probably right, but with sincere apologies to VintageAlways, it is just so poorly made, in so many ways (not just the quilting), and has so many odd characteristics, that it doesn't seem like it is even good enough to come out of a Chinese factory. The rod-sleeve does make me think it was intended as a wall-hanging, the poly-fill and zig-zagging clearly point to nothing earlier than the '50s, and I'd think quite a bit later than that - maybe it is from someplace like Haiti, or perhaps intentionally crude, made by someone like those supposed 'artisans' making those dreadful tea-stained 'primitive' rag dolls, and other fabric pieces... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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