As promised last time, here are a few more photos of an 1830-40 family quilt owned by Kathie L. I enjoy studying old quilts/fabric, always looking for any I might have seen before, AND hoping to find prints that have been reproduced. Sure wish more of them were reproduced.....in original colorways only! Don't ask for much do I?
This is the sashing....how often I have seen bold colors/stripes used for sashing in antique quilts. I need to try to do that sometime.......
Have started quilting my "Hope" quilt.....using a wool batting that takes some getting used to for me.......it is more "spongey" than the cotton I usually use (Quilter's Dream Request) and for a while, my needle would pop right out back at me when starting the first stitch. I have three blocks done so far...... am very slow! Thought I would start quilting the setting triangles but it looks to me like I need to stitch in the ditch along all the strippy rows first......feels more stabilized to me. So I am in for a boring few evenings doing that before I can get back to the "good stuff"! My friend Ann machine-basted it on her longarm for me in rows about 4" apart.
Too bad someone couldn't buy the quilt and reproduce some of those fabrics. They are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSometimes those old fabrics are nothing like I would have expected. I love seeing the "real thing".
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful. You are quilting faster than I would be--and I have hand quilted for about 40 years.
Your quilting looks lovely!! I enjoyed the close ups of the fabrics.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed looking at the old quilt and love the backing fabric. Also, your hand quilting is just beautiful. Still hoping to try it someday; but haven't yet.
ReplyDeleteThose fabrics are just wonderful, I'm sure we would all like a lot or two of these.
ReplyDeleteYour hope is going to be a beautiful quilt and those little horse are so sweet. My granddaughter would love one of those.
Oh yes I would love to have some of the backing fabric, in fact all the fabrics are fabulous. A lovely heirloom.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Cyndi. It would be fantastic if these fabrics were reproduced in their original colour ways. Your Hope quilt is lovely.
ReplyDeleteLoved looking at those awesome fabrics. Such bold prints and bright colors. So many people think that the fabrics then were only the small calico prints. Your Hope quilt is going to be beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOoooh....I'm in love with that sashing fabric on the antique! Yummy! And your hand quilting is so beautiful, Cyndi! Those are the tiniest stitches ever! That little horse and her baby are so dang adorable! What fair are they going to?
ReplyDeleteLove the border and backing fabric especially.
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Oh Cyndi, Hope is looking great. Can't wait to see it in person and I hope that little munchkin will still be there. What a cutie pie. And yes, I'd like 20 yards of that backing.
ReplyDeleteI too want original colorways only. I love that batting so easy to hand quilt. The quilt is a beauty thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteLove all the fabrics and your Hope Quilt! What would be a good book to start out with as a beginner loving old quilts and fabrics? And do you carry them? Love the Mini Horses too :-)
ReplyDeleteLots of books available! Ask me next time you visit! Cyndi
DeleteI haven't tried wool batting but was going to use it in my next quilt. I thought it would be wonderful to quilt with.
ReplyDeleteLove looking at old fabrics and old quilts!