Hi everyone. Hope you had a great summer! I used the time 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.
Motifs like this are typical of the 1940s-50s when they embellished many a household linen. Calicos, polkadots, and gingham checks, also popular at the time, were a natural choice for creating vintage charm.
My friend, Ruth, was so smitten when I showed her the quilt she even offered to finish it.
Just look at her beautiful stitches. Can you see how the perle cotton subtly catches the light?
Turns out, a quilt was the perfect way to preserve that vintage berry. Thank you to Vicki Haninger for her inspiration and to Ruth, of course, for seeing the project to fruition. 🍓
Strawberry Preserves
15” x 17”
machine pieced, hand quilted
2019
