Our family vacations tend to center around what my husband and kids enjoy--Civil War battlefields & other historic sites, museums, zoos & aquariums, or driving 22 hours to see family in Florida. Sometimes it feels like I’m just along for the ride.
Of course, the best vacations have something for everyone, and our recent trip out West included a stop at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, home to both dinosaurs and an impressive collection of quilts!
This spunky nine patch was my favorite. Made by Mollie Stine for her daughter Alice, it traveled with the family from Missouri to Montana in 1898. Details of their covered wagon journey were documented in a Bozeman newspaper (below).
Two hundred twenty-four nine patch blocks pack a punch, especially when a wide array of browns are paired with bold cheddar. The interplay of color in this quilt creates an energy that's palpable!
I began piecing nine patches the minute we got home! but I'm afraid my dream of duplicating the Stine quilt is a no go. The rotary cutting and machine piecing are beyond me
Updated June 2018: No quilt yet, but I did share some blocks with my friend, Barb. Hope she enjoys them!
really fabulous antique quilt and i can certainly see how it would inspire you to make some of your own similar 4-patches~!
ReplyDeletethe Judie Rothermel fabric works beautifully with them and i love that you are able to bring an unfinished project to such a generous end. good for you~!!~
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libbyQ
How wonderful that the antique quilt still has its story!
ReplyDeleteWhen you kit up your blocks, why not include the story with them (the antique and your own)?
Best wishes!
Mmmm, no wonder you thought you would reproduce it! I love it! What a great quilt this is! YOur doll quilt will be beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane for the interesting article. It's so nice to read about the people behind all those olde quilts.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely quilt indeed. You know most times it's the simplicity and humbleness of the block that makes the quilt even more so endearing.
Can't wait to see you doll quilt!
Hi Diane!
ReplyDeletewhat a great quilt - and what a nice thought for "ladies".
And a bird in the hand will make up a beautiful quilt! Glad you've decided to use the blocks *s*
ReplyDeleteGorgeous little 9 patches and they do "spark" with that Judy Rothermel fabric. I like your idea to make a doll quilt and then kit up the rest. It will be a smash hit with your friends for sure!
ReplyDeleteooh, that original is pretty. I love how the 9-Patches almost read as solid blocks but don't. I'm glad you're getting to fondle fabric and blocks.
ReplyDeleteHow delightful. What yummyness.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for re-purposing your UFO. I love the little nine patch blocks and the brown and cheddar looks great. Funny, I was playing with little brown scrap squares today and, after trying and trying different brown and red fabrics for the border, wound up with cheddar.
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