tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post7323758975065333159..comments2024-03-28T22:29:00.104-07:00Comments on Poppyprint: The Force of FortrelPoppyprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08251892807966340175noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-91864233198552932462016-11-02T22:25:10.059-07:002016-11-02T22:25:10.059-07:00Can you make rugs out of fortral?
I received a tr...Can you make rugs out of fortral? <br />I received a trunk full of silk and satin as well as all colours of fortral<br />And I mean many many meters of it. From an old auntie attic <br />What to do with the fortral as I,m 77 years old I have quilted with fortral in the past cheers and thank you Myrna<br />B.c Canada Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370099400002459590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-87797824343530330892011-05-17T20:31:53.185-07:002011-05-17T20:31:53.185-07:00This is such a COOL (not girl-ee) quilt. It's ...This is such a COOL (not girl-ee) quilt. It's really nice/refreshing to see a more masculine quilt with such GREAT colors!<br />hugZ,<br />annie<br />rubyslipperz106.blogspotrubyslipperz1052https://www.blogger.com/profile/09051674684950416256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-5487619642432318082011-05-17T05:53:08.845-07:002011-05-17T05:53:08.845-07:00Now the secret is out and we won't be able to ...Now the secret is out and we won't be able to find Fortrel at garage sales anymore! LOL<br /><br />I have been collecting Fortrel from older relatives (who in days gone by used it for making "fashionable" clothing) and from garage sales. I don't believe you can buy Fortrel anymore in the stores.<br /><br />I have been collecting for this long to get enough variation in colours to duplicate a quilt that my grandmother made many years ago that my brother currently has in his possession. My brother won't part with the original so I need to make a duplicate.<br /><br />Great post!Silverthimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921807595542164387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-41839679383931974972011-05-16T11:15:46.179-07:002011-05-16T11:15:46.179-07:00Oh I have two fortrell quilts in my home. Ugliest...Oh I have two fortrell quilts in my home. Ugliest fabrics you've ever seen and yes, they will last forever. One however, the flannel backing is wearing away so that will have to be fixed, but it's flannel, not the front. One of the quilts has a beautiful hot chocolate stain that will never come out, it just adds to the piece.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632745448099979353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-76818786418888285592011-05-16T10:30:00.120-07:002011-05-16T10:30:00.120-07:00OMG Fortrel - you haven't lived until you have...OMG Fortrel - you haven't lived until you have danced the night away in a fortrel hotpant outfit!! LOL You know for sure that a fabric that has to have a crease stitched in will last forever!! <br />It looks like you had a great time and the weather was much better than here!! Welcome home :0) Congrats BTW!!!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285581918856735064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-84849467175467882692011-05-16T10:13:09.389-07:002011-05-16T10:13:09.389-07:00Love them! The quilts I have from my Grandma have ...Love them! The quilts I have from my Grandma have polyester in them. She used to go to thrift stores for all her quilt fabric. Corduroy too!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13120407563280576655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-51837790266999927372011-05-16T09:16:47.469-07:002011-05-16T09:16:47.469-07:00Sounds like a great time was had! Can't wait ...Sounds like a great time was had! Can't wait to hear more, although I think I'm seeing Sandi tonight, so just could get some more info! Ah yes - Fortrel leisure suits and pant suits, now that brings back memmories...What Comes Next?https://www.blogger.com/profile/17290766425199467892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-17065339317663808142011-05-16T08:57:59.470-07:002011-05-16T08:57:59.470-07:00Oh my gosh I've never known what to CALL it I ...Oh my gosh I've never known what to CALL it I totally want to call those ladies and get a POLYESTER TUTORIAL. Thanks for the link up there (I think it's dead, though--hmm.) You are just GREAT GREAT GREAT for thinking of me and snapping those shots. I am also just absolutely blown away that you got to spend 5 days just being with friends and making. Holy toledo that sounds good to me. :)--ginger.http://wienerdogtricks.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-86546267656633593782011-05-16T08:12:10.498-07:002011-05-16T08:12:10.498-07:00HaHa...too funny!!
I have a fortrel (oK even spel...HaHa...too funny!! <br />I have a fortrel (oK even spell check doesn't like that word!!) quilt made by my mom too...they NEVER wear out!!Flo @ Butterfly Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526024695998355238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-62258023286603001572011-05-16T08:11:33.278-07:002011-05-16T08:11:33.278-07:00I love it! Is the back of the quilt a sheet? It r...I love it! Is the back of the quilt a sheet? It reminds me of something I have seen before! I'm glad you had a great time, thanks for sharing the quilts.PinkGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396185972224985608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-33814646220615897972011-05-16T08:07:44.411-07:002011-05-16T08:07:44.411-07:00Love the picture of all the quilts on the railing....Love the picture of all the quilts on the railing. Fortrel makes the best beach blankets, they dry fast and the sand doesn't stick to them. When I make them I don't add any batting to them so they are nice and light. My beach blankets stay in the car all summer for those quick trips to the beach here in the sunny Okanogan!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735120593147931149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-12722245040536833202011-05-16T06:27:39.255-07:002011-05-16T06:27:39.255-07:00No WAY, lol NO WAY! omg My mom still has a whit...No WAY, lol NO WAY! omg My mom still has a white dresden quilt from the '70s made of that stuff! wow. lol<br /><br />(can you tell I'm getting a kick out of this?)<br /><br />LOVE the shot of quilts on the fence. <br />~Monika in Saskatoonmonika@mysweetprairie.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655544650615742749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-81522278350187538742011-05-16T06:01:28.738-07:002011-05-16T06:01:28.738-07:00ah, the wonders of Fortrel, the fabric of my child...ah, the wonders of Fortrel, the fabric of my childhood. all those wonderful textures and patterns....and we can enjoy them forever in blankets and quilts. I've got some over here of the same vintage. thanks for sharing this.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09029115839076216849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-57237412923089016892011-05-16T05:30:06.331-07:002011-05-16T05:30:06.331-07:00Thanks for the tidbit of info, Fortrel...I've ...Thanks for the tidbit of info, Fortrel...I've always known it as polyester as well. And yes, those quilts never die...we have a few old ones from when my grandparents were in the nursing homes AND the local church groups still make them.karen @ badlandsquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706161628403647287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-34643245537536078222011-05-16T04:30:11.053-07:002011-05-16T04:30:11.053-07:00Oh, I love the first the photo so much!Oh, I love the first the photo so much!Amy Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910707686408995865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-28657027143755519172011-05-16T01:28:37.399-07:002011-05-16T01:28:37.399-07:00That pic of the quilts lined up on the side of the...That pic of the quilts lined up on the side of the cabin just makes me so wish I could come next time.Lynne (Lily's Quilts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12706577666898878440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-51390746600327374092011-05-15T23:24:31.132-07:002011-05-15T23:24:31.132-07:00Less than a month until my quilt retreat of four o...Less than a month until my quilt retreat of four of us, in a cabin, close to Yosemite National Park. Pure bliss. My friend has a spiral staircase from the upper level of the cabin where we quilt, to the lower level where we (eventually) sleep. We hang our quilts over the railing. Can't wait to see more of your weekend. And I have a completely polyester quilt made by my grandmother. Which will never die. And I can't bear to get rid of it because it was made of a lot of scraps from my homemade clothing from the '70s. <br /><br />Wow, THAT was a hard confession to make...Live a Colorful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411002666719287765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290439243686089081.post-26096579129162201762011-05-15T22:57:26.005-07:002011-05-15T22:57:26.005-07:00Fabulous indeed! I'm soooo jelly of your aweso...Fabulous indeed! I'm soooo jelly of your awesome getaway!felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175463051620709590noreply@blogger.com