Hello everyone. Hope you had a great summer! I used the opportunity to pull out an old project and get help finishing it up. It's a small quilt that features a vintage embroidered strawberry. Perhaps you remember it from here.
Aren't these retro-style fabrics fun? Calicos, polkadots, and gingham checks were very popular in the 1940s and 50s.
My friend Ruth was so smitten with the quilt she offered to finish it for me. Just look at her beautiful handwork.
She crosshatched through the 2" squares...
and quilted cables in the daisy-print border. I just love how the perle cotton catches the light.
The strawberry backing adds even more charm.
Thank you to Vicki Haninger of Turkey Feathers for her inspiration and to Ruth, of course, for seeing the project to fruition. Turns out, a quilt was the perfect way to preserve that vintage berry!
"Strawberry Preserves"
15” x 17”
machine pieced, hand quilted
2019
