Your Vintage linens to treasured keepsakes

Driven by a love for preserving the amazing handiwork of vintage items, I expertly create unique pieces from your linens that honor the beauty of yesteryear.

Repair of an antique quilt

A customer brought a quilt to me with a hole in the top and a few small tatters in the back. I matched the top as closely as possible, and the repair hid so well! I then turned my attention to the back. I mended a small tear with some stitches and a larger tear with a heart patch. A sweet way to fix a well-loved quilt.

Dresser Topper to decorative pillow

Ann has many beautiful vintage linens that are from her family members. She was tired of keeping them in a closet where no one could see them. We worked together to figure out a way to make them useful and able to be displayed.

She brought in a linen table runner and wanted to know if we could repurpose it into something that can be displayed. Using the hemstiching seams, I folded the runner in half and sewed the three edges together. Now, Ann has a beautiful keepsake and display piece that remembers her ancestors in a meaningful way.

Grandma's tattered quilt to a Pair of useful bags

A sweet women contacted me regarding a quilt made by her grandmother. It was tattered and coming apart in places. But it was also gorgeous.

She asked if I could take the good parts and make a bag for her and a bag for her sister. Of course I could!

I took four of the whole Sunbonnet Sues from the quilt and made a pair of adorable bags that are an amazing way to remember Grandma's handiwork.

vintage needlework monogram turned into decorative toss pillow

This is another project from Ann. She brought me a piece of antique needlepoint with rough edges and an antique pillow form.

I carefully added a mitered border to the outside of the piece and made a pillow cover. To reuse the antique pillow form and make it a little more substantial without dust coming through the pillow front, I wrapped it in multiple layers batting and re-inserted. It turned out beautifully!

Miller Genuine Craft

Cheryl Miller

Transforming quilts into cherished, functional art pieces.

longarm quilting

repurposing vintage linens

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