ffq-lar Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I am watching "Groundhog Day" for the 57th time--I love Bill Murray and I love the quilt on his bed at the B&B. It is a scrappy Irish Chain--very watercolory. Probably my favorite quilt star in the movies. What quilts have you coveted in the movies? "You've Got Mail" has a couple of stars on Meg Ryan's bed. "Best of Show" has a "star" quilt brought to a hotel and hung on the wall by the goofy gay guys. Sometimes I am distracted by the quilts and forget to watch the movie. Does anyone else enjoy this distraction?:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 i know it cliche, but i like "how to make an american quilt" with winona ryder. wonder who made the quilt for the movie, and how many 'quilt doubles' they had....wonder who ended up with the quilt in the end....oh, and in the final act when she's running through the vineyard dragging that quilt in the dirt, my blood pressure spikes everytime! and yes, i notice quilts in movies. i don't remember what movie it was, but me and davis went to the theater to see it and in the middle of the movie i noticed a DWR quilt and said, (a little too loudly) "hey did you see that DWR quilt!" i remember there's another that has two lovely wool quilts. davis says i have it real bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I noticed the background doo-hicky on the wall behind Sean Connery in the movie....what was that movie....with Richard Gere, where they knighted (I first wrote knitted ) him...Knights of the Round Table?? There is an awsome something hanging behide Sean Connery....Love it...I need to get that movie, as soon as I remember the name...Bonnie Bott's knows what I'm talking about....too bad she is in meetings, she would help me. With my partial brian and her....well, her brain...we are dangerous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriasews Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 First Knight. That's one of my favorite movies. I never noticed the quilt before, though. I'm gonna have to watch it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I used to tell my husband that you knew you were obsessed with quilting when you would notice the quilt on the bed and not the love scene going on! Funny thing, he started noticing too, I think he was also hooked!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen G Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 "Fire Down Below" with Steven Segal. Even my husband commented about the quilt on the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Yes, Linda, you have waaaaaay too much time on your hands!! Come be a rep with us and come to the Rep Rally - we're having a blast! BTW, your book arrived yesdterday, according to DH - thank you!! And Beth concurs about your too-empty hands:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore1223 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 It would have to be Ground Hog Day because I watched a lot of the movie being filmed. I was taking a quilt class (who would think?) in Woodstock during the filming. Bill Murray hired the owner of the shop to make him a quilt. So he loves them too! Side note......I almost hit Bill Murray with my van because I was so amazed to see him walking in front of my van. Lucky for me that I didn't because the cops with him looked awfully mean LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineva Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I love looking at quilts in movies. They pop up at the most amazing times. I have been known to stop the movie, if it is a rented one, to figure out the pattern. I also have four Steve Hanks paintings. He usually has a quilt in them too if they are of a room indoors. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 My husband hates to watch a movie with me because I talk about the window treatments, the furniture, the quilts, the rugs on the floor, the paint colors - all of it. He says I miss the movie but I disagree. I think I better "get into" the feel of things as I am "there." I am with Shannon, I have wondered all those things and just about died when she dragged that quilt in the dirt!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Every time I see a film with a quilt in it I yell "Patchwork quilt!" it is an in joke with my husband ! There are some lovely old ones in Nanny Mcphee !! I like the one in groundhog day too. I always notice them now. I am glad I am not alone in this !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 My favorite movie of all time is "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"...loads of quilts and patchwork dresses! I love it!!! I just watched "My Sister's Keeper" the other night. When Kate goes to the beach she is wrapped in a blanket. My first reaction was....why couldn't it have been a quilt?!?! Quilts are much more fitting for chilly afternoons at the beach...don't ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberta Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I notice quilts too but can't remember which movies. I have however decided which bachelor/bachelorette I liked best on more than one occasion by who had pretty quilts. I remember one bachelor had a really nice one on the wall in his house, ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smd719 Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Hi from rainy northern California watching the ladies skate short program~~ My all time favorites are Gone with the Wind...GREAT quilts. Also, check out the quilts on the girls' beds in National Velvet. Beautiful. And don't forget Little Women...any version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 I just remembered another movie...I love these type of movies....Little Women with Wynona Rider...There are great quilts on every bed you see. Love those movies. Also Ann of Green Gables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhdesigns Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 "You Got Mail" and " Sleepless in Seattle " with Meg Ryan & Tom Hanks. Both movies have quilts, first thing I noticed in the movie, my DH thinks I nuts, but I LOVE QUILTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Hmm...I am not much of a movie watcher but more of a listener so I do miss the quilts. I love "Pride and Prejudice" with Kira Knightly. I am going to have to watch for quilts now in all the movies because I do love "You've got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Yes, I too notice quilts in movies. I can't remember any names either, but it's always fun to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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