Like me, many of you were drawn to quilt making by the unique beauty of antique quilts. Today’s reproduction fabrics give us an opportunity to duplicate our favorites. I’ve tried copying a few old quilts but feel satisfied if I manage to capture the spirit of the original.
I admire those of you who make an earnest study of antique quilts. Your knowledge of quilt and textile history is as immeasurable as your fabric stash. Your keen eyes painstakingly replicate the antiques, block by block and fabric by fabric. The results are spectacular!
This Scrappy Star quilt is a replica of one featured in “Country Living Magazine.” My friend, Mary R. (no blog, no computer for that matter) duplicated as much of the quilt as was visible in the picture, resulting in a nice crib sized version (30” x 42”). She used the pieced top as a sample in her historical quilt talk and sold the top to me after breaking up her collection.
I hand quilted it with an all-over fan design, reminiscent of old utility quilts.
Gratitudes
~ morning coffee~ late night talks with my son
~ bloggers like Kathie, who share their passion for traditional style quilt making. Kathie provides LOTS of links to other blogs featuring antique quilts.
12 comments:
LOVE THIS POST~!!~ i am a huge fan of traditional style quilt making and just last night finished my "carrot" quilt. i hope to get some good photos of it today and post it on the blog very soon. just took it out of the washer and dryer and it has that wonderful puckery sweet look that i love.
i don't think that it's going to be one of those quilts that everyone loves as it's quite a long ways from perfect but it does embody the sweetest dolly quilt vibes~!~and i love it~!!~
i'm now gathering some antique quilt blocks that i purchased on ebay quite some time ago and considering the next "carrot" quilt details.
:)
libbyQ
It's a beautiful quilt!
Now that's a good quilt. A very old fashioned look and hand quilted to boot! Very good work.
Lovely quilt! Perfectly antique and balanced and the quilting is oh so special. I love it.
Your gratitudes make my heart swell with joy.
Great post my friend, great post. It's so nice to have you power-corded up!
That is a very beautiful quilt!
I have that page with the quilt marked along with lots of other quilt pictures that I drool over now and then. This might just be the inspiration I need to get started to make one of my own.
Thank you for sharing.
What a fabulous quilt and the story behind it was lovely to read. I love the quilting on it, one of my favourite designs.It looks great on your header.
oh I love this quilt and the story behind it as well
of course baptist fans are my favorite quilt hand quilt!
thanks for showing us the quilt!
so are you loving all those little quilts I linked to last night?
maybe its time to show more of your little quilts !
Kathie
While I admire some of the newer color combos and bright lines of the new designers, it is traditional quilts that have my heart! These are beautiful examples and really do look antique. Someday I'd like to do Baptist fans on something "old" :) Thanks for sharing.
Once again may I say your post is good to see.
I am wishing you a winter with as many bright
spots as possible. I was listening to Sting the other
day on NPR and he says he's a winter person.
He loves the contemplative aspect of winter.
I too am a sun worshiper but have found if I work
inthe colors of the season,it brightens grey days. I have often thought maybe I need to live at the equator or travel where the sun makes it is summer. I once heard a lecture of a quilter that did that. Her reasoning was if she did then she only needed her summer wardrobe.
oh diane, I love this one -
thanks for posting it.
I too have been headachy for almost 3 weeks :( the first hard frost should help.
barb
How great to have the story and the quilt! The quilt reminds me of several we have been so fortunate to inherit from my husband's side of the family. Your quilting does suit the quilt. Lovely!
I'm on a new computer or as Judy says a "new confuser." I'm working on a Pckmr cookbook and was telling Jan all my problems with various computers and printers. She said how you had helped her crop a photo. I better come out for a lesson or two. I love your photos . . . exception . . . Wills trick or treat face! Does one blog on like this on anothers blog? Perhaps I'm just to comment on what you have in your blog. Does blogging have a protocol? Sheila
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