Mi madre tenía una manta acolchada (un acolchado) marca Kavanagh, de buena calidad, que cuidaba mucho, y que al principio sólo usaba para las grandes ocasiones. Y cuando me lo dio, estaba en perfectas condiciones. Pero en esa época el exterior de estos acolchados era de una tela -supongo que innovadora entonces- que resultaba resbaladiza. Y en medio de la noche te despertabas con frío porque la colcha se había resbalado al suelo.
My mother had a good quality Kavanagh (brand) bedspread/coverlet, which she took great care of, and at the beginning only used for the big occasions. When she gave it to me, it was in perfect condition. But at the time the outer part of those bedpreads was of a type of fabric -I guess highly innovative then- which was slippery. And you woke up in the middle of the night feeling cold because the coverlet had slid off to the floor...
Decidí hacer con él una manta de patchwork. I decided to make a patchwork quilt with it.
Debido a la marca y a los bloques de estrellas el nombre es "Las estrellas de Kavanagh". Given the brand and the star blocks, the name is "Kavanagh Stars".
De esto hace ya unos 4 ó 5 años. Con ella aprendí a hacer los gansos volando (o vuelo de la oca) y a poner "sashings" (bandas entre las estrellas). That was some 4-5 years ago. While making this quilt i learnt to make flying geese and sashings.
Y también he aprendido a hacer etiquetas. And I have also learnt how to make labels.
Mide 2 x 2 m. It is 79" square.
Los bloques miden 30 x 30cm.
The blocks are 12".
Como el relleno es gordito (de fibra) las líneas de acolchado son rectas, siguiendo las costuras, y están bastante separadas.
As the filling is quite lofty (poly), the quilting lines are straight, in the ditch, and not too close together.
Es tan abrigada, que en el más frío invierno no se necesita más; sólo la sábana y las estrellas de Kavanagh...
It is so warm that even in the coldest winter no more is needed, just the sheets and the Kavanagh stars...
Y como a Libertad, la amiga de Mafalda, me gustan las cosas simples.
And like Mafalda's friend, Libertad, I like simple things.
*Thank you for being that simple.
It is beautiful!! I love your combination of blue, yellow an pink. The small prints add a lot of charm. It's so nice to have this memory of your mother as well. Bravo!
ResponderEliminarit is beautiful! like sleeping under a field of flowers :)
ResponderEliminarIt's really beautiful! Now you have a gorgeous quilt that stays on the bed and is just as warm as ever. I remember that slippery sort!
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