@sewingnapoleon: Quilt historian explains why an imperfect late Victorian quilt is special, despite the mistakes. Some sewing inspiration for you who are too hard on yourselves. #quilting #quiltersoftiktok #sewing thank you to the Texas tech museum for letting us look at this amazing quilt!

Cinch and charm
Cinch and charm
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Monday 23 February 2026 00:33:41 GMT
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zockalock
Minturn Alexander :
"nobody will ever notice" 150 years later : "you see how she wasn't supposed to do that?"
2026-03-17 22:34:48
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sarbear83
Sarah Cee :
“She had a little trouble here, but that’s ok. We don’t hate her for that.” I WILL BE saying this every time I start to stress about a mistake!!
2026-02-23 05:26:15
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kyrkyrs
kyrkyrs :
This review makes me actually want to get into quilting
2026-02-24 01:07:57
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pony.paws
Pingu :
Historians who specialize in a specific subject are always the people who can see beauty in everything, theyre a special kind of person
2026-02-23 04:32:11
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user2459278169680
user2459278169680 :
“We don’t hate her for that”
2026-02-23 14:06:30
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slagtip
slagtip :
sorry im not American - is the person making this video being rude or complimentary?
2026-02-24 17:37:54
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exmilyd
EmilytheFeral :
Perfection usually means mass production so imperfections make me super happy!!!
2026-02-23 05:39:00
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adorkyredhead
ADorkyRedhead :
This is why I started highlighting and writing in my books. I've never seen a historical account of someone writing in a book and thought they shouldn't have, I thought it was fantastic that people have always been people.
2026-02-27 13:10:47
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ladybird9217
Samantha Lewis :
Piecing is extremely common in historical fashion too!
2026-02-23 02:55:44
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ecomagical
nads 💫 :
extremely striking and i loooove to see little "mistakes" in art. part of it in my opinion 🥰
2026-02-23 01:37:47
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marianann11
user9576538407616 :
So glad so many of you like my enthusiasm for this quilt. We are so happy to add it to the collection at the Museum at Texas Tech University. All the quilts in the collection prior to January 1, 2026 can be seen on The Quilt Index. This one just came in in February. The quilts make have lots of imperfections.
2026-03-03 03:20:40
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geodendrochromosaur
G.D. Chromosaur :
Yup. Seeing the story and humanity in it is more interesting than perfection 🥰🥰🥰
2026-02-23 05:03:24
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erebusstar
🍋🦢Lexie🌿🐟 :
the imperfections in the quilt are where the love got in
2026-02-24 20:21:11
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goodfellowglenn
goodfellowglenn :
I find perfection unsettling
2026-02-23 19:15:40
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yarnmilk
tricotmiss :
The idea that imperfections make it dance is *beautiful*!
2026-02-25 19:58:58
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cbaugh5239
user4834884284545 :
The WUILT POLICE
2026-02-23 13:58:25
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kimber.johnsonschu
Kimber JohnsonSchultz :
Craft is handmade done with labor, love and art hard work and lots of time
2026-04-17 12:20:52
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gooseinthegreen
Goose In The Green :
Honestly the imperfections help me connect more with the person who made this. I can see her working and being like “eh good enough”
2026-02-24 05:56:43
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liejinkies
Callie Jinx :
Can we care that she did her best?
2026-04-11 17:40:49
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luckylouwhoo
Glimmer :
the quilts of Gee’s Bend totally reframed my relationship to perfectionism in my quilting. i’ve learned to embrace “mistakes” and make the invisible visible
2026-02-24 19:25:50
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buizelking
Siffrin! :
this is the most polite roast i have ever seen in my life
2026-03-03 16:15:34
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sylvia.ann.smith
sylvia.ann.smith :
the imperfect shapes make it look more natural, and I like to imagine these are blue flowers growing up a lattice. maybe during a beautifully orange sunset 💠🌇
2026-02-25 05:48:53
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primrosepierrot
primrosepierrot :
i love a quilt with personality. sometimes when a quilt is perfect there isnt much to examine.
2026-02-24 20:15:03
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roseme1999
Roseme99 :
The hand quilting 💕💕💕💕
2026-02-23 19:24:03
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