If you missed the beginning of this story, you can read part one here and part two here.
And so, after a dream.
After driving 1,400 miles round trip.
After turning an internet friend into a real life one.
After taking a risk.
We started to create.
We are turning a very special stack of found quilts into—COATS.
We believe strongly in only using quilts that have damage or wear that would otherwise have deemed them less collectible or usable.
(We can’t bring ourselves to cut into the good ones...)
Sarah has hand washed each and every one naturally and laid them out in the Alabama sunshine.
We both put in the work of planning and dreaming out each and every quilts new life.
Each will be thoughtfully cut and pieced together to make a heritage piece that is in and of itself a layered work of art.
A story of making something old new again.
A garment that will last your lifetime.
Sarah’s doing the sewing—then we’ll be meeting up to exchange them and I’ll bring them back to Virginia to do the photographing, story telling and listing for you all in a few weeks (they’ll certainly be well traveled and steeped in narrative by then!)
We will have a variety of sizes and lengths, but this will be a small collection for now.
We don’t know where it will lead, but we are enjoying the process and the opportunity to create something together out of a shared passion and love for old textiles.
We’ll be sharing more as these quilt coats are created!
Thank you all for your excitement in this project with us. It’s one of hope and redemption.
You’ve been spurring on two women’s dreams.
And if we’ve learned anything from this project of ours... it’s to listen to the dreams.
The Quilt Coat Project
in Folkling
