![]() ![]() And then in 2020 when the pandemic started, I had more time to work on my hobby and it became the main focus," she said. And then she began making clothing from the vintage textiles during the pandemic, turning the fabric heirlooms into one-of-a-kind coats and clothing - unique, wearable art. McVeigh started Kitty Badhands in 2016, solely as a quilting company. "And be heard by people who might not care about quilts, but love fashion." "The best thing I can do is, if there's an unknown quilt out there being auctioned off that's been sitting in someone's basement for 80 years, I'm just going to let the quilt tell the story."Ĭreating new clothing pieces from these textiles, "just gives a chance for the story to be retold in a different way," McVeigh said. "One of the things I like most about our clothing is that there's a storytelling element built right into them," she said. She said she feels her mission is to write these vintage quilts’ next chapter. And to McVeigh, quilting is a form of storytelling. Kat McVeigh co-owns Kitty Badhands with partner Dale Donaldson. More from VPR: Fashion Show Highlights New Americans' Rich Culture And Locally Designed Threads It will live out its history just as it is: a quilt, a bedcover, a couch adornment made nearly 200 years ago.ĭozens of other colorful quilts and textiles are stacked neatly on shelving in the studio space, though, awaiting their transformation into sustainable, wearable art. This particular blanket is in the Burlington clothing and design studio of Kitty Badhands. ![]() And this quilt laying on this studio couch was likely sewn in the late 1800s. This particular pattern is known as "log cabin." In America, its use and popularity date back to the Civil War. This particular textile will live out its life as a quilt, though many other vintage materials will find new life as coats, dresses and other clothing, designed by Kat McVeigh. Kat McVeigh & Dale Donaldson, Courtesy The quilt draped over the couch in Kitty Badhands' downtown studio was made from old suits, likely in the late 1800s. ![]()
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