Hey there, Dave. I watched this video as I have watched all of your videos. Let me tell you, I love your quilts. They are fabulous. I have been a subscriber for a while and I have never commented before but I think I need to comment on this one. You talked about the fact that your channel is not for beginners and that you just make quilts because you love making quilts. May I say, thank you, thank you, thank you. I appreciate that there are new quilters out there and certainly they should be welcome to all quilting shows. But the quilting channels that challenge the more intermediate or seasoned quilter are few and far between. I am 71 years old and I have been sewing since I was four. I made my first quilt when I was around 12 or 13. It was a very plain quilt and was done as a project for a class I was part of at our church. Most of what I sewed for years was clothes for myself and for my family. I didn't really get excited about it and begin really quilting until I was in my 20s. Then I began by watching Georgia Bonesteel on PBS. It now is my passion. I know how to sew and I know most of the basic quilting techniques. I still like a challenge and your quilts challenge me. I love your channel and I love your quilts. I have told people about your channel, even folks who aren't quilters, because your quilts are so compelling and exciting. Keep on doing what you are doing. I know I'm not the only one who loves your channel. You are a wonderful young man and a blessing to me and I'm sure to others as well. Thank you so much. I just felt like I needed to share.
Dave, you provide much joy & delight into our world! I’m 71 yrs old & have been quilting at least 40 yrs. You are by far my favorite quilting UA-camr. Love your attitude & fearlessness ❣️
I loved it when he was talking about the book/pattern, and they were warning folks away, it might be too much bla bla bla…… Dave then mentioned one of his many pieced quilts was 7000 + and he just laughed when he read theirs was @700! Love his videos too!
My neighbor grew up in Iowa (born in 1930) . Her family was large. She was the youngest of 6 . They were considered "poor". Living on a farm, growing their own food, butchering chickens, making their own clothes. From the 'scraps' of the clothing they would put them aside and then make quilts from those scraps to have them be utilitarian. To keep them warm. She had hand sewn butterfly blocks where the pattern was in a local magazine., because it looked nicer than just sewing scraps together. She never made it into a quilt because it reminded her of a time of struggle. I got the blocks, I have made a wall hanging for her grandchildren, but I still have all these butterfly blocks in a container.
If I wanted to see a quilt that everyone makes, I would watch everyone. I watch for Dave-itized quilts specifically because I am myself a quilter that likes to follow a different path. Dave-itized quilts are my favorites!
I absolutely love your attitude and fearless approach to creating. Plus you create stunning quilts at the end of the process. Bravo to you, sir! I will add that I have adopted your habit is saying I think it is beautiful and stunning when I finish a a project. It’s a good saying and I hope you hear it as imitation is flattery. Thank you for sharing your work and your process with us in YT land.
I like your opinion and research knowledge. I love using scraps, and being artistic. It's what makes me happy. You do what challenges you too. Good attitude and good to hear that you can take the snobbiness out of quilting. Dave, that is very refreshing.
Aloha from Hawaii!!!🌈🌈. When it comes to quilting I believe you can make any quilt. A quilt that you can’t make doesn’t exist!!!! At least not on this planet. !!!😀😀😀‼️
I love you man ! You are without a doubt the most generous creative. You demonstrate true freedom in stuffy rule-ridden quiltmaking. Thank you SO MUCH. REBEL AGAINST FABRIC TYRANNY.❤
I’ve been quilting since 1974 and have never attempted this quilt. It reminds me of the question, “How do you eat an elephant.” “One bite at a time”. I am so proud of you for attempting and completing this quilt in your wonderful fashion. Congratulations for making a masterpiece.
Thanks Dave for reading the magazine clipping. Agree with your comments. The quilting "experts" and police probably prevented many attempts at challenging designs. Go for it.
Not your grandmother's wedding ring quilt! What a massive piecing enterprise you took on! Very impressive! Your accuracy with curved piecing and matching points is so admirable.....love this loud and sassy wedding ring!
Greetings from Alma, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 I grew up knowing quilt patterns from The 1920's-1930's Era being commonly discussed. The Wedding Ring is a very, very special quilt much like 'The Fine China & Crystal' received as their wedding gifts. A special quilt traditionally 'The Wedding Ring' is stored in the cedar chest wrapped in blue tissue paper of a married woman. Very seldom used, and if used, was brought out displayed upon her bed on her Anniversary. and never on another bed used by anyone else. The quilt was aired out on the clothesline and put onto the bed on this special occasion, their Anniversary. This was the quilt her mother made for her for her Wedding Bed and was quilted by all the female members of her family as well as the female members of the family she was marrying. And afterward stored and put onto their bed for special occasions, their Anniversary. As the title says, it's traditionally a wedding present put onto the wedding bed of the newly wedded couple. The 'rings' unite the families of their marriage together and the many rings represent their family members. The rings represent the intertwining connection of the combined family members of the 2 families' members. It represents the marriage, combining the 2 families, everyone is 'connected', united together, and related to one another through this marriage. Represented in the exchanging of rings during the marriage ceremony, thus uniting the 2 families together as relations now to one another. A treasured quilt is traditionally given as a wedding gift from the bride's mother. The bride's mother hosts quilting bees along with an afternoon tea, for both families, commonly for the women folks. So yes, this quilt is treasured because all the female members from both sides of the family put a stitch or two into the quilting of the wedding quilt. Ironically, more than oftentimes their 'stitches' would be pulled out due to undesirable stitching quality, whereas other 'rows' were of admirable quality. Of course, the ripping out of undesirable stitches was kept quiet, done discreetly after they left of course. But overall everyone came to unite and rejoice in the 2 families being kinfolks, of the upcoming Wedding and being related now to one another. This quilting bee helped 'quilt' the Bride's quilt for her 'Wedding Bed' as well as meeting and getting to know one another. Wonderful to have found your channel. Keep up the passion of quilting. Now You know the history of The Wedding Ring Quilt Pattern and its representation. Regards, GiGi In Vintage
Thank you so much for your response. I am working on a DWR quilt for my son's wedding and your information will be useful for explaining the quilt pattern to him
Dave, it is so fascinating to watch you place the pieces on the design wall, sew and re-organize.....Getting a glimpse of how your mind works. I agree, with a positive attitude, courage, determination and skill it will come together beautifully. You say youre not a teacher as in instructing us how to do it but you have certainly taught us the value of accepting a challenge and learning how to grow and master. Yourr colors and patters are simply Joyful!! ❤ Awesome
I've seen so many double wedding ring quilts and they almost all look alike! Yours though stands out fantastically from the crowd. I'm now curious about this block, that I've always dismissed. 🔥🔥🔥
BRAVO! Well done! I love the fact that there is “no bridge too far” for you, Dave. You have the vision only young eyes have. I couldn’t figure out how you would square off a Wedding Ring quilt, but you did and it is terrific. My new mantra, “let Jesus take the wheel.” Thank you, Dave!!!
I love loud I think it’s beautiful. How anyone could doubt you making any quilt you put your mind to is beyond me. I’m a novice sewer and have never made a quilt but I appreciate the work and the love and talent that goes into a quilt. And you don’t even follow a pattern. I love your creativity and watching your process. Anyone who gets a Dave creation is very lucky 👍😊
Your incredible! I’m 73 and just began quilting during Covid. And am trying to teach my brain to create outside the box and not to be so traditional. Love watching your thought process. Keep stitching 🪡🧵😘
I can't take my eyes off this quilt. You are so brave. This fearlessness has spilled over to me! I'm taking more risks and getting more done. I'm grateful for you, Dave. P.S. I'm an old lady, but only quilting for real for 9 years.
Dave, you are a master quilt maker! You dazzle me every time you share a project! I love that you are undaunted and you're making courageous quilters out in UA-cam Land! Because of your creative process sharing and showing what you do and why, you encourage your followers to be bold. Bless you!
Dave, I'm a self-taught quilter of a few years. Where I live it's almost impossible to find anyone into crafts. I came across a British TV craft channel which had some quilt lessons. One of the "teachers"said she made a queen size double wedding ring quilt in a week-end. The presenter looked sceptical I looked at the TV and yelled codswallop The channel no longer exist.
I am so thankful for this video. My granddaughter is getting married in a year or so and I want to make her a double wedding ring quilt. This has been the best representation I have yet to see. Best of everything to you Dave! ❤
The different quilted motifs in the pillows match the quilt so well! Everything about it is chaotic but still comes together to be cohesive, I love it!
Fabulous! And I have even more appreciation for the quilt my grandmother bought for me in 1972 for $5. I am 78 and have quilted on and off for 30 years. I still feel like a newbie and will never attempt this Double Wedding Ring, so thank you for showing this.
In Little Rock, AR we bought a house that had valances over the windows that matched the valances. I didn’t like them, so took them down and began to undo them. As each layer of cover pulled back to reveal the paddings. They were quilt pieces. No lie, and as I spread the out, I found a double wedding ring quilt, that matched a piece from the other valance. THEN the wonder, was that they matched the cuts -- and made an entire quilt twin bed size. I was shocked that anyone would cut up quilts to use in such a manner. There were other pieces that were utilized in special places in other places in the home. I still have them in my home. Treasures.
My great great grandmother says long ago, her neighbors or church friends would cut up clothing and would swap several pieces for others so they could mix up their fabrics. This was made as a wedding gift or an anniversary gift. Some wealthy woman did do quilting bea’s as a way to catch up on area gossip, births, deaths etc…. But also some house keepers would make them from garments the lady of the house would tell them to dispose of. If you truely were poor it would be hard to gather fabrics as they patched clothing as much as they could. I am 63 and a 5th generation hand quilter.
Hello Dave!! I enjoyed your video very much. I took a class at my LQS to learn how to make this quilt. It was very hard and tedious for me at the time. Your video has encouraged me to to make this quilt. I have been wanting this quilt for some time. I have ordered my template and pattern and I am in the process of deciding on fabric. Thanks so very much. Your quilt is BEAUTIFUL!
Ohmigosh, that quilty gatekeeping can be strong! I leavened to quilt with my grandma when I was 11, and the other ladies in her guild would always tell me that I needed more experience to try different kind of quilts. Especially curves. I need to let it go, but I’m still afraid to sew curves to this day!
Can you imagine hand piecing that. I have one on my long arm right now that was hand peices by an 86 year old women. She passed and her daughter asked me to quilt it. I get shaky every time I start. Her work is so beautiful I don’t want to mess up the quilt.
I found an old book that had wedding ring quilt, the rings are made with less scraps. And the sewing it by hand more complicated. Then I found that encyclopedia, and a newer book from 2003 and it's made with less scraps pieces and a new technique to have it easier to sew via machine. Im making mine with thousands of scraps from my crumbs from other projects, two brand new fat quarters for the diamonds and the white areas are scraps of white fabric overlayed w lace scraps. it's taking a long time... 😂
The colors are phenomenal! I don’t think ‘stunning’ or ‘epic’ are sufficently superlative adjectives for this quilt. You over-achieved with this one, Dave. The cutting is tediuous, and you did it without the help of acrylic templates! Talk about committed! The piecing is tricky, especially with the curves, yet you make it look easy. Can we talk about the colorful centers? Again, you opted for the more complex (more attractive, IMO) option. But wait, there’s more! You hand quilted it while you were traveling. Your fearless and avant garde approach is fun and you create amazing quilts! 👏🔥🎉
I love your attitude toward quilting! I am new to quilting and all the rules have seemed overwhelming to me but I have decided to just "davetize" it and have fun! Thanks for your sharing your thoughts with us!
Dave best scrap quilt ever. I love your no fear approach. Gorgeous! I love scrappy quilts, not because I’m poor but love all the different fabrics together. More is better. I look forward to your videos.
This quilt is spectacular. I am not overly fond of curves, but I have started a clamshell quilt to get over it. Maybe a scrappy wedding ring is next?!?!? I love that you squared the quilt rather than doing the scallops.
You inspired me. I remembered that I have fans sewn for a classic fan quilt. I have had these unfinished fans for 30 or 40 years and have just never been inspired to finish them. There are enough for 2 twin size quilts. One set has the points already sewn on, waiting for the top part of the block. The second is just the fan part. I love what you did with this quilt so much that I have decided to finish it with bright solid colors, kind of in the style of the double wedding ring.
My first quilt was storm at sea. Only after I completed it did I find out it's considered a hard quilt! Don't let someone else's characterisation of a pattern put you off❤
Other than this video being off the charts artistically, I’ve laughed so hard with you Dave! Some of the things you say I totally get! This quilt is so ……… wild! I’m struggling with the word! Quite makes me dizzy but your talent is amazing!
I started a double wedding ring quilt when I first got married 40 ( ahhhh) years ago. I brought the project out of storage when my husband ended up in a nursing home and I worked on hand piecing the centers , cat's eyes and arcs together. I got about half way through it before he passed. I should finish it someday. It is a gorgeous pattern. Yours is far more colorful than mine!
beyond fantastic, cant believe it took me so long to find your channel (: thank you for the honest and detailed look at your process, as well as some quilt history! i always thought paper piecing was hard, but as soon as i saw you do it it just clicked. this makes me believe that I can make this for me and my girlfriends future wedding. thank you dave!!
At the beginning of this one... "Yes! We can do this!!!". At the end... "Yeah! Dave did that!" lol I'm gonna stay scared of this one. Yours is amazing!
Great work and fabulous result! I noticed that you sometimes allow the same colour in several neighboring blocks, and that makes your quilts look a bit spontaneous, very picturesque and natural. You are a great designer, my respect.
WOW just WOW 😍 You made short work of a double wedding ring quilt that others, back in the day, would take months or years to make. Nice job once again💕🪡🧵
I just found your channel a couple of days ago and I'm addicted to you and your quilt "techniques" :) I'm 77 and have been a traditional quilter for many years but I've always been a "rebel" deep down. I think that's why I'm drawn to you. I'm fascinated with how you figure out in your head what you want to do and then just do it. Bravo! BTW...I have the same sewing machine and love it. I've had mine for about 12/13 years and never had any problems with it. It's been moved with me from one end of the country to the other and I just clean and oil regularly and it sews beautifully. Yours sure does get a workout...haha :) Looking forward to what you will create next.
My mom said her mother quilted with her sisters, even after she married a naval captain. My great aunt got annoyed with one of her 8 siblings because she never went anywhere without her quilting stuff. Also, she went on vacation with her quilting stuff and quilted at the cabin, while camping, at the lake.
Oh my! This is fantastically terrifically amazing! The colors are so energizing. I hope it never sees the inside of an attic trunk but is lovingly cared for and used every day.
I have been working on mine a year now, but still not done . It is the hardest quilt I have ever done, but I am glad I have challenged my self to do it. I will finish it soon. I love your version!
I like your quilt. I started making mine in the 70s with my arcs of mauves and purples. My corners greens and the background soft yellow. @ 36:34 about is where i got stuck. That darn centre piece! It really helped me see you mark and pin going forward. Tyfs 👍🩷
Quilt History - I listened to your comments about the number of fabrics in a DWR. I wonder if some of the first ones were made from fabric scraps from clothing from the bride or her family. That would have made it very special and full of memories. If the couple were both from the same area, alternating rings from fabrics from the bride's side and from the groom's side. That would have been especially meaningful for a new couple.
I love the way you don’t try for “tasteful” - like the centre colours aren’t all distributed so they don’t land up near each other, the crash of several same colour centres really works. I could see, as you laid out the arcs on the design wall so they looked like they had white backgrounds, why that is a popular, but yours is Davetized! Is this my new fave? It might be, but I always say that!
So I did it the dumb way and precut all the itty-bitty pieces and expected them to sew together and form the right shape. The idea to paper piece came to me months later. BUT watching you gave me an idea to use my seasonal scraps to make a ring for each month. You are inspirational! Keep on quilting!!
I can see how you made it extra challenging for yourself having to match the fabric rings... now the 'difficult' traditional pattern is the 'easy' version.😊
You must enter this quilt in shows. It's imaginative, daring, brilliant and, what makes it even better is the story of how it came about, your research, your fabric choices, what you're learning along the journey and your beautiful courage.
Bravo my friend! Bravo! I've always seen double wedding ring quilts, but didn't know how they were put together. It was intriguing to watch it all happen. I love the way you do videos...keep it up! Also, I feel like that millions of pieces tiny house blocks quilt looked harder and more time consuming than this one.
you can do it!! I have templates and working on my 3rd one for my son. I find them time consuming but once you get the hang its not as bad as the patterns with lots of points. I was amazed that he was using paper as templates. I would have destroyed everything in paper ha ha ha
WOW! This is the first time I’ve seen the Wedding Rings quilt made before. Not something to try yet. Just started quilting since September 2023 and barely getting that 1/4 seam right 😂. You’re so right, it’s spectacular! It’s beautiful.
OMG. Dave your amazing. Video kept my interest as i grooved to the music . The quilt itself is the bomb. So much color and movement. You've got a new 70 y/o fan from San Francisco. Thanks for your hard work.
We learn by watching what you do. It's great fun. And you are didactical. Love your work and creativity. So, yes, you are a good teacher. Thank you, Dave dear! ❤
Double wedding ring is always said to be the "hardest" of patterns. Great !!! How discouraging for most of us !! Then I saw a Utube tutorial (?) on using fat quarters (14). I had a pkg of 12, and I thought I 'd try ONE block, cause.....why not huh Next thing I knew I had 90% of a great scrapy (?) fun colorful beautiful quilt. WOW sooooooo much fun.... The moral of this is...go ahead and try. Don't listen to the nay sayers. Just saying.. Thanks Dave for your encouragement. XXX
Love how you tackled making this quilt. What an excellent finish so well done! Always love watching every minute of you cutting and sewing and putting/taking down all the pieces. Great background music as well 🤩
Where do I start?, This wedding ring quilt is out of this world! I love the scrappiness and colour, it's exciting! I want to go out and buy plain colour fabrics and blend it with my own to almost copy your style. LOL. I have a quilt in mind too . How you have affected me. 🥰 I sew , quilt, knit, embroider, and all self learned. I've gotten caught up with the stuffy rules and made beautiful stuff over the years. Then I find your channel and my mind BLOWN !!!!!!!!!! I LOVE how your mind works - the way you "davietize" everything, explain how you do "your" methods and just plain go for it. You emphasize that through your editing of your video. It's exciting ! It's freeing, Because of you and your videos I've finished! 2 quilts (70 x 60) since January 1 of this year. It's only just March and I'm already on my 3rd quilt, something for me that I started 8 years ago. But what has me excited is that it too is a crazy plaid shirt, paper pieced, odd ball large lap quilt, AND your brilliant mind and talent has crossed over through the screen and now I want to in my way "Davietize" it, LOL. and get it finished to use. THANK YOU Dave for sharing your talent and creative outlet with me, you have helped me grow and change my views on my own projects. Keep up the good creative work !❤
I watch your videos for the fun way you design one of a kind quilts, Love your creative mind. Can't believe you took a traditional block and made and completely untraditional quilt that turned out so brilliant
I love this! I also have tackled a double wedding ring. I started it in the 90s. It’s 2024 and it’s still not done. I did it in the same order that you did. It’s bound and I’m hand quilting it. Each pillow shape has a different bird or animal and vegetation in it. Whether it be a flower or an Ivy, whatever. It’s already stained and some seams are coming apart. Some of the material is frayed. I will finish it someday.😂😂😂 but I do use it all the time. Thank you again for your videos.
You make a good point about the assumptions and gatekeeping of this quilt style. I made a modern double wedding ring with a black background, it’s one of my favorites.
Hey there, Dave. I watched this video as I have watched all of your videos. Let me tell you, I love your quilts. They are fabulous. I have been a subscriber for a while and I have never commented before but I think I need to comment on this one. You talked about the fact that your channel is not for beginners and that you just make quilts because you love making quilts. May I say, thank you, thank you, thank you. I appreciate that there are new quilters out there and certainly they should be welcome to all quilting shows. But the quilting channels that challenge the more intermediate or seasoned quilter are few and far between. I am 71 years old and I have been sewing since I was four. I made my first quilt when I was around 12 or 13. It was a very plain quilt and was done as a project for a class I was part of at our church. Most of what I sewed for years was clothes for myself and for my family. I didn't really get excited about it and begin really quilting until I was in my 20s. Then I began by watching Georgia Bonesteel on PBS. It now is my passion. I know how to sew and I know most of the basic quilting techniques. I still like a challenge and your quilts challenge me. I love your channel and I love your quilts. I have told people about your channel, even folks who aren't quilters, because your quilts are so compelling and exciting. Keep on doing what you are doing. I know I'm not the only one who loves your channel. You are a wonderful young man and a blessing to me and I'm sure to others as well. Thank you so much. I just felt like I needed to share.
Dave, you provide much joy & delight into our world! I’m 71 yrs old & have been quilting at least 40 yrs. You are by far my favorite quilting UA-camr. Love your attitude & fearlessness ❣️
I loved it when he was talking about the book/pattern, and they were warning folks away, it might be too much bla bla bla…… Dave then mentioned one of his many pieced quilts was 7000 + and he just laughed when he read theirs was @700! Love his videos too!
"I'm not a-scared of no fabric!" -should be on a t-shirt! Another excellent job, and thank you for another excellent video, Dave!
Hear, here !
Totally agree 😂
I WANT that tshirt!😉
Also a “Dav-etized” in patch work.
This is by far my favorite wedding ring quilt ever! Your quilts are NEVER boring!
Mine too. Jewel Colors are my vibe.
The gatekeeping!
Dave. Babes. I'm two minutes in and I already know you're going to slay this quilt.
Gotta keep the punks out 😤
My neighbor grew up in Iowa (born in 1930) . Her family was large. She was the youngest of 6 . They were considered "poor". Living on a farm, growing their own food, butchering chickens, making their own clothes. From the 'scraps' of the clothing they would put them aside and then make quilts from those scraps to have them be utilitarian. To keep them warm. She had hand sewn butterfly blocks where the pattern was in a local magazine., because it looked nicer than just sewing scraps together. She never made it into a quilt because it reminded her of a time of struggle. I got the blocks, I have made a wall hanging for her grandchildren, but I still have all these butterfly blocks in a container.
My Great Grandma here in Iowa made a quilt out of great grandpa’s boxer shorts
Thank you, Dave, I’m an 84-year-old quilter, and I love your work! I like color, almost as much as you do!
77 love color too
If I wanted to see a quilt that everyone makes, I would watch everyone. I watch for Dave-itized quilts specifically because I am myself a quilter that likes to follow a different path. Dave-itized quilts are my favorites!
I absolutely love your attitude and fearless approach to creating. Plus you create stunning quilts at the end of the process. Bravo to you, sir! I will add that I have adopted your habit is saying I think it is beautiful and stunning when I finish a a project. It’s a good saying and I hope you hear it as imitation is flattery. Thank you for sharing your work and your process with us in YT land.
I like your opinion and research knowledge. I love using scraps, and being artistic. It's what makes me happy. You do what challenges you too. Good attitude and good to hear that you can take the snobbiness out of quilting. Dave, that is very refreshing.
Aloha from Hawaii!!!🌈🌈. When it comes to quilting I believe you can make any quilt. A quilt that you can’t make doesn’t exist!!!! At least not on this planet. !!!😀😀😀‼️
I love you man ! You are without a doubt the most generous creative. You demonstrate true freedom in stuffy rule-ridden quiltmaking. Thank you SO MUCH. REBEL AGAINST FABRIC TYRANNY.❤
"Yes I do dare try" favorite quote from this video! You definitely tried and succeeded! Bravo!
I’ve been quilting since 1974 and have never attempted this quilt. It reminds me of the question, “How do you eat an elephant.” “One bite at a time”. I am so proud of you for attempting and completing this quilt in your wonderful fashion. Congratulations for making a masterpiece.
Thanks Dave for reading the magazine clipping. Agree with your comments. The quilting "experts" and police probably prevented many attempts at challenging designs. Go for it.
You should call yourself The Fearless Quilter. You never cease to amaze me with your creative process. I love the quilt and the colors are fantastic!
Not your grandmother's wedding ring quilt! What a massive piecing enterprise you took on! Very impressive! Your accuracy with curved piecing and matching points is so admirable.....love this loud and sassy wedding ring!
DAVE! I have nicknamed you "The Mad Scientist of Quilting." Thsi is just AMAZING! LOVE IT!
Wow! The most original double wedding rings what I've ever seen. I love it!
Just found you, Dave. You’re a breath of fresh air in the quilting community! ❤
Greetings from Alma, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
I grew up knowing quilt patterns from The 1920's-1930's Era being commonly discussed.
The Wedding Ring is a very, very special quilt much like 'The Fine China & Crystal' received as their wedding gifts. A special quilt traditionally 'The Wedding Ring' is stored in the cedar chest wrapped in blue tissue paper of a married woman. Very seldom used, and if used, was brought out displayed upon her bed on her Anniversary. and never on another bed used by anyone else. The quilt was aired out on the clothesline and put onto the bed on this special occasion, their Anniversary. This was the quilt her mother made for her for her Wedding Bed and was quilted by all the female members of her family as well as the female members of the family she was marrying. And afterward stored and put onto their bed for special occasions, their Anniversary. As the title says, it's traditionally a wedding present put onto the wedding bed of the newly wedded couple. The 'rings' unite the families of their marriage together and the many rings represent their family members. The rings represent the intertwining connection of the combined family members of the 2 families' members. It represents the marriage, combining the 2 families, everyone is 'connected', united together, and related to one another through this marriage.
Represented in the exchanging of rings during the marriage ceremony, thus uniting the 2 families together as relations now to one another.
A treasured quilt is traditionally given as a wedding gift from the bride's mother.
The bride's mother hosts quilting bees along with an afternoon tea, for both families, commonly for the women folks.
So yes, this quilt is treasured because all the female members from both sides of the family put a stitch or two into the quilting of the wedding quilt. Ironically, more than oftentimes their 'stitches' would be pulled out due to undesirable stitching quality, whereas other 'rows' were of admirable quality. Of course, the ripping out of undesirable stitches was kept quiet, done discreetly after they left of course. But overall everyone came to unite and rejoice in the 2 families being kinfolks, of the upcoming Wedding and being related now to one another.
This quilting bee helped 'quilt' the Bride's quilt for her 'Wedding Bed' as well as meeting and getting to know one another.
Wonderful to have found your channel. Keep up the passion of quilting.
Now You know the history of The Wedding Ring Quilt Pattern and its representation.
Regards,
GiGi
In
Vintage
Thank you so much for your response. I am working on a DWR quilt for my son's wedding and your information will be useful for explaining the quilt pattern to him
I love your method of quilting. It's your style and who cares what others think.
“I’m not afraid of no fabric!” That got a sub from me! I adore your use of color. Reminds of the knit designer Stephen West. Stunning.
This is EPIC!! You are fearless and a colour combo genius. What a spectacular quilt. Bravo!
Dave, it is so fascinating to watch you place the pieces on the design wall, sew and re-organize.....Getting a glimpse of how your mind works. I agree, with a positive attitude, courage, determination and skill it will come together beautifully. You say youre not a teacher as in instructing us how to do it but you have certainly taught us the value of accepting a challenge and learning how to grow and master. Yourr colors and patters are simply Joyful!! ❤ Awesome
I've seen so many double wedding ring quilts and they almost all look alike! Yours though stands out fantastically from the crowd. I'm now curious about this block, that I've always dismissed. 🔥🔥🔥
Another amazing display of talent, entertainment, and mad skills !!!! Again I am SHOOK, DISHEVELED , AND DESTROYED !!!!!!!!!! LOVE THIS !!!!!
BRAVO! Well done! I love the fact that there is “no bridge too far” for you, Dave. You have the vision only young eyes have. I couldn’t figure out how you would square off a Wedding Ring quilt, but you did and it is terrific. My new mantra, “let Jesus take the wheel.” Thank you, Dave!!!
Great video. I loved watching the pillows-to-footballs-to-circles chain piecing. A glorious circus; glad I came to the show.
I love loud I think it’s beautiful. How anyone could doubt you making any quilt you put your mind to is beyond me. I’m a novice sewer and have never made a quilt but I appreciate the work and the love and talent that goes into a quilt. And you don’t even follow a pattern. I love your creativity and watching your process. Anyone who gets a Dave creation is very lucky 👍😊
Your incredible! I’m 73 and just began quilting during Covid. And am trying to teach my brain to create outside the box and not to be so traditional. Love watching your thought process. Keep stitching 🪡🧵😘
I can't take my eyes off this quilt. You are so brave. This fearlessness has spilled over to me! I'm taking more risks and getting more done. I'm grateful for you, Dave. P.S. I'm an old lady, but only quilting for real for 9 years.
Dave, you are a master quilt maker! You dazzle me every time you share a project! I love that you are undaunted and you're making courageous quilters out in UA-cam Land! Because of your creative process sharing and showing what you do and why, you encourage your followers to be bold. Bless you!
Dave, I'm a self-taught quilter of a few years. Where I live it's almost impossible to find
anyone into crafts. I came across a British TV craft channel which had some quilt
lessons. One of the "teachers"said she made a queen size double wedding ring quilt
in a week-end. The presenter looked sceptical I looked at the TV and yelled codswallop
The channel no longer exist.
Serious freaking genius.
Bravo Dave! I admire your willingness to just jump in and Davietize! Stunning quilt!
My first thought was that this is a quilt Alice would see in Wonderland. It's truly amazing. Dave, the Fearless Quilter.
Who knew quilting was an aerobic sport!
I am so thankful for this video. My granddaughter is getting married in a year or so and I want to make her a double wedding ring quilt. This has been the best representation I have yet to see. Best of everything to you Dave! ❤
WOW! Typical DAVE Explosion of Colors, Techniques & Quilting! Thanks for a fulfilled viewing experience! 🎉 😊
The different quilted motifs in the pillows match the quilt so well! Everything about it is chaotic but still comes together to be cohesive, I love it!
Fabulous! And I have even more appreciation for the quilt my grandmother bought for me in 1972 for $5. I am 78 and have quilted on and off for 30 years. I still feel like a newbie and will never attempt this Double Wedding Ring, so thank you for showing this.
Subbed in less than a minute!! It’s so refreshing to find a male sewing channel. 🪡
In Little Rock, AR we bought a house that had valances over the windows that matched the valances. I didn’t like them, so took them down and began to undo them. As each layer of cover pulled back to reveal the paddings. They were quilt pieces. No lie, and as I spread the out, I found a double wedding ring quilt, that matched a piece from the other valance. THEN the wonder, was that they matched the cuts -- and made an entire quilt twin bed size. I was shocked that anyone would cut up quilts to use in such a manner. There were other pieces that were utilized in special places in other places in the home. I still have them in my home. Treasures.
holy crap 😱😅👨🏻
AH Dave, this belongs in a modern art museum. This is exxxxtraordinary.!!!!
My great great grandmother says long ago, her neighbors or church friends would cut up clothing and would swap several pieces for others so they could mix up their fabrics. This was made as a wedding gift or an anniversary gift. Some wealthy woman did do quilting bea’s as a way to catch up on area gossip, births, deaths etc…. But also some house keepers would make them from garments the lady of the house would tell them to dispose of. If you truely were poor it would be hard to gather fabrics as they patched clothing as much as they could. I am 63 and a 5th generation hand quilter.
Hello Dave!! I enjoyed your video very much. I took a class at my LQS to learn how to make this quilt. It was very hard and tedious for me at the time. Your video has encouraged me to to make this quilt. I have been wanting this quilt for some time. I have ordered my template and pattern and I am in the process of deciding on fabric. Thanks so very much. Your quilt is BEAUTIFUL!
Spectacularly Davetized! “Let Jesus take the wheel” 😂❤
How refreshing! Quilting ideas without boundaries!
Ohmigosh, that quilty gatekeeping can be strong! I leavened to quilt with my grandma when I was 11, and the other ladies in her guild would always tell me that I needed more experience to try different kind of quilts. Especially curves. I need to let it go, but I’m still afraid to sew curves to this day!
Can you imagine hand piecing that. I have one on my long arm right now that was hand peices by an 86 year old women. She passed and her daughter asked me to quilt it. I get shaky every time I start. Her work is so beautiful I don’t want to mess up the quilt.
Love your Davetization of this pattern. Best version EVER! Killer music, this quilt is a masterpiece!!!
I found an old book that had wedding ring quilt, the rings are made with less scraps. And the sewing it by hand more complicated. Then I found that encyclopedia, and a newer book from 2003 and it's made with less scraps pieces and a new technique to have it easier to sew via machine. Im making mine with thousands of scraps from my crumbs from other projects, two brand new fat quarters for the diamonds and the white areas are scraps of white fabric overlayed w lace scraps. it's taking a long time... 😂
The colors are phenomenal! I don’t think ‘stunning’ or ‘epic’ are sufficently superlative adjectives for this quilt. You over-achieved with this one, Dave. The cutting is tediuous, and you did it without the help of acrylic templates! Talk about committed! The piecing is tricky, especially with the curves, yet you make it look easy. Can we talk about the colorful centers? Again, you opted for the more complex (more attractive, IMO) option. But wait, there’s more! You hand quilted it while you were traveling. Your fearless and avant garde approach is fun and you create amazing quilts! 👏🔥🎉
I love your attitude toward quilting! I am new to quilting and all the rules have seemed overwhelming to me but I have decided to just "davetize" it and have fun! Thanks for your sharing your thoughts with us!
You have to Maymaytize it 😉😜👨🏻
@@davescraftroom love that!
Dave best scrap quilt ever. I love your no fear approach. Gorgeous!
I love scrappy quilts, not because I’m poor but love all the different fabrics together. More is better. I look forward to your videos.
This quilt is spectacular. I am not overly fond of curves, but I have started a clamshell quilt to get over it. Maybe a scrappy wedding ring is next?!?!? I love that you squared the quilt rather than doing the scallops.
You inspired me. I remembered that I have fans sewn for a classic fan quilt. I have had these unfinished fans for 30 or 40 years and have just never been inspired to finish them. There are enough for 2 twin size quilts. One set has the points already sewn on, waiting for the top part of the block. The second is just the fan part.
I love what you did with this quilt so much that I have decided to finish it with bright solid colors, kind of in the style of the double wedding ring.
My first quilt was storm at sea. Only after I completed it did I find out it's considered a hard quilt! Don't let someone else's characterisation of a pattern put you off❤
Other than this video being off the charts artistically, I’ve laughed so hard with you Dave! Some of the things you say I totally get! This quilt is so ……… wild! I’m struggling with the word! Quite makes me dizzy but your talent is amazing!
I started a double wedding ring quilt when I first got married 40 ( ahhhh) years ago. I brought the project out of storage when my husband ended up in a nursing home and I worked on hand piecing the centers , cat's eyes and arcs together. I got about half way through it before he passed. I should finish it someday. It is a gorgeous pattern. Yours is far more colorful than mine!
WOW, WOW and WOW. Dave: The master of curved piercing!!!
beyond fantastic, cant believe it took me so long to find your channel (: thank you for the honest and detailed look at your process, as well as some quilt history! i always thought paper piecing was hard, but as soon as i saw you do it it just clicked. this makes me believe that I can make this for me and my girlfriends future wedding. thank you dave!!
Who else but YOU can Davify a double wedding quilt to perfection?!?! Love it all ❤
When you had that first row on the board ready to be pieced, my brain broke for a little while. I think it's gorgeous and kudos to you!
At the beginning of this one... "Yes! We can do this!!!".
At the end... "Yeah! Dave did that!" lol
I'm gonna stay scared of this one. Yours is amazing!
Great work and fabulous result! I noticed that you sometimes allow the same colour in several neighboring blocks, and that makes your quilts look a bit spontaneous, very picturesque and natural. You are a great designer, my respect.
WOW just WOW 😍 You made short work of a double wedding ring quilt that others, back in the day, would take months or years to make. Nice job once again💕🪡🧵
Dave, this is an amazing quilt. I love how it turned out.
I just found your channel a couple of days ago and I'm addicted to you and your quilt "techniques" :) I'm 77 and have been a traditional quilter for many years but I've always been a "rebel" deep down. I think that's why I'm drawn to you. I'm fascinated with how you figure out in your head what you want to do and then just do it. Bravo! BTW...I have the same sewing machine and love it. I've had mine for about 12/13 years and never had any problems with it. It's been moved with me from one end of the country to the other and I just clean and oil regularly and it sews beautifully. Yours sure does get a workout...haha :) Looking forward to what you will create next.
My mom said her mother quilted with her sisters, even after she married a naval captain. My great aunt got annoyed with one of her 8 siblings because she never went anywhere without her quilting stuff. Also, she went on vacation with her quilting stuff and quilted at the cabin, while camping, at the lake.
beautiful work...I love what you have done.
Oh my! This is fantastically terrifically amazing! The colors are so energizing. I hope it never sees the inside of an attic trunk but is lovingly cared for and used every day.
I have been working on mine a year now, but still not done . It is the hardest quilt I have ever done, but I am glad I have challenged my self to do it. I will finish it soon. I love your version!
Beautiful use of color. Like the use of paper piercing. Clever!!! You did it again.
Love your “Story” quilts. No one does it like you
I like your quilt. I started making mine in the 70s with my arcs of mauves and purples. My corners greens and the background soft yellow. @ 36:34 about is where i got stuck. That darn centre piece! It really helped me see you mark and pin going forward. Tyfs 👍🩷
Quilt History - I listened to your comments about the number of fabrics in a DWR. I wonder if some of the first ones were made from fabric scraps from clothing from the bride or her family. That would have made it very special and full of memories. If the couple were both from the same area, alternating rings from fabrics from the bride's side and from the groom's side. That would have been especially meaningful for a new couple.
I love the way you don’t try for “tasteful” - like the centre colours aren’t all distributed so they don’t land up near each other, the crash of several same colour centres really works.
I could see, as you laid out the arcs on the design wall so they looked like they had white backgrounds, why that is a popular, but yours is Davetized!
Is this my new fave? It might be, but I always say that!
A double wedding ring quilt is on my quilty bucket list. Love yours. Thank you.
So I did it the dumb way and precut all the itty-bitty pieces and expected them to sew together and form the right shape. The idea to paper piece came to me months later. BUT watching you gave me an idea to use my seasonal scraps to make a ring for each month. You are inspirational! Keep on quilting!!
I can see how you made it extra challenging for yourself having to match the fabric rings... now the 'difficult' traditional pattern is the 'easy' version.😊
Not a fan of eyeballs, but without them, you have thread spools!
Love your content. Thank you Dave!
You are a QUILT WARRIOR! This quilt is still on my bucket list, thought I'm in possession of Wedding Ring Quilt made by someone many years ago.
You must enter this quilt in shows. It's imaginative, daring, brilliant and, what makes it even better is the story of how it came about, your research, your fabric choices, what you're learning along the journey and your beautiful courage.
Bravo my friend! Bravo! I've always seen double wedding ring quilts, but didn't know how they were put together. It was intriguing to watch it all happen. I love the way you do videos...keep it up! Also, I feel like that millions of pieces tiny house blocks quilt looked harder and more time consuming than this one.
I have the rulers. I'm bought them thinking I could make the quilt and then I chickened out.😂
I've wanted to try one too. But haven't got the rulers... yet.
you can do it!! I have templates and working on my 3rd one for my son. I find them time consuming but once you get the hang its not as bad as the patterns with lots of points. I was amazed that he was using paper as templates. I would have destroyed everything in paper ha ha ha
WOW! This is the first time I’ve seen the Wedding Rings quilt made before. Not something to try yet. Just started quilting since September 2023 and barely getting that 1/4 seam right 😂. You’re so right, it’s spectacular! It’s beautiful.
OMG. Dave your amazing. Video kept my interest as i grooved to the music . The quilt itself is the bomb. So much color and movement. You've got a new 70 y/o fan from San Francisco. Thanks for your hard work.
We learn by watching what you do. It's great fun. And you are didactical. Love your work and creativity. So, yes, you are a good teacher. Thank you, Dave dear! ❤
Another stunner!!! I personally never liked double wedding ring pattern cause it looked too old-fashioned to me. Well yours does not! I love it!
Double wedding ring is always said to be the "hardest" of patterns. Great !!! How discouraging for most of us !! Then I saw a Utube tutorial (?) on using fat quarters (14). I had a pkg of 12, and I thought I 'd try ONE block, cause.....why not huh Next thing I knew I had 90% of a great scrapy (?) fun colorful beautiful quilt. WOW sooooooo much fun.... The moral of this is...go ahead and try. Don't listen to the nay sayers. Just saying.. Thanks Dave for your encouragement. XXX
You are an awesome inspiration!
Love how you tackled making this quilt. What an excellent finish so well done! Always love watching every minute of you cutting and sewing and putting/taking down all the pieces. Great background music as well 🤩
Very Beautiful, I have the die’s for my AccuQuilt for this pattern, I may have been inspired to actually start this one this year
Where do I start?, This wedding ring quilt is out of this world! I love the scrappiness and colour, it's exciting! I want to go out and buy plain colour fabrics and blend it with my own to almost copy your style. LOL. I have a quilt in mind too . How you have affected me. 🥰 I sew , quilt, knit, embroider, and all self learned. I've gotten caught up with the stuffy rules and made beautiful stuff over the years. Then I find your channel and my mind BLOWN !!!!!!!!!! I LOVE how your mind works - the way you "davietize" everything, explain how you do "your" methods and just plain go for it. You emphasize that through your editing of your video. It's exciting ! It's freeing, Because of you and your videos I've finished! 2 quilts (70 x 60) since January 1 of this year. It's only just March and I'm already on my 3rd quilt, something for me that I started 8 years ago. But what has me excited is that it too is a crazy plaid shirt, paper pieced, odd ball large lap quilt, AND your brilliant mind and talent has crossed over through the screen and now I want to in my way "Davietize" it, LOL. and get it finished to use. THANK YOU Dave for sharing your talent and creative outlet with me, you have helped me grow and change my views on my own projects. Keep up the good creative work !❤
As always nicely done, I like how you straightened the sides to make it squared. Davetizing it is the best!
I watch your videos for the fun way you design one of a kind quilts, Love your creative mind. Can't believe you took a traditional block and made and completely untraditional quilt that turned out so brilliant
I love this! I also have tackled a double wedding ring. I started it in the 90s. It’s 2024 and it’s still not done. I did it in the same order that you did. It’s bound and I’m hand quilting it. Each pillow shape has a different bird or animal and vegetation in it. Whether it be a flower or an Ivy, whatever. It’s already stained and some seams are coming apart. Some of the material is frayed. I will finish it someday.😂😂😂 but I do use it all the time. Thank you again for your videos.
You make a good point about the assumptions and gatekeeping of this quilt style. I made a modern double wedding ring with a black background, it’s one of my favorites.