Welcome to My Red Cape. Long ago in another time my husband Jack and I lived in a little old red house. It was the stuff of dreams to us for the few years that we were there. I live there still a number of hours every day in imagination, with old dolls and paintings and fabrics and feather trees. I draw inspiration and happiness from the memories of that space in time and share some of it here with friends who remember how to step with Alice through the looking glass and take delight in whimsies and antiquities. ~Edyth O’Neill

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Quilter's clamps, sewing tools






This is a beautiful early hand forged set of quilter's clamps.   Ex Collection Felicia Sessums.  Felicia used them clamped on the edge of a mantel or a step back cupboard to hold a garland of bayleaves and little naturals.   These are beautiful clamped on a table edge or in a sewing basket.   Of course they held the four corners of a small quilting frame together.   Rare to find now!  Not to be confused with the later cast type. 
The "C" part is about 2 inches on each one. Fully open, turn screw and all they measure about 3 1/2 inches.  E

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