Recently received "Houghton Hall" by Carolyn Konig for Pennyrose Fabrics. According to the website, Houghton Hall was built in the 1720's for England first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole. The colors for this pheasant print are from textiles used in the house mid to late Eighteenth Century.
Closeups of each colorway first followed by a view of several repeats. Fabric was used nicely in the kit pattern of a Strippy Flying geese.
LOVE this quilt from Linda Collins' book "Treasures from the Barn"! It is called "Market Day" and as you can see I have the same leaf print in red as is brown in her quilt! It is by Sharon Newman in 1997. That was when Moda put the date on the selvage but not the name of the line! Sure wish I had it in brown.....not sure if it came in brown but I think I remember blue............
This is a closeup of the block and my First Impression of construction in this Circa 1840 quilt was that large blocks of the tan plaid were put together with the blue stripe sashing! And then the brown print squares appliqued strategically over them! Can you see why I would think that? Actually, the pattern in the book uses the Snowflake block (used VeryMuch by Quiltmakers here in New England in that time period and often for Signature Quilts) alternating with the brown leaf print. I'd love to make this quilt but need to check and see if I have enough of the leaf print!
View from my kitchen window on a cloudy day and the colors are Still Beautiful!
Even brighter when the sun is shining on them!!
This baby maple sprouted up near the mailbox.......hope we can transplant it to the front lawn! Need to replace a maple that broke my heart when it was taken down!
Not much gardening going on by me these days (or years really!).......love things that just pop up like this darling mallow in a wonderful color!
Even tho I had a lot going on, I decided to take a chance that I would be able to keep caught up with Lori's QAL from her HumbleQuilts blog. I am backward...this is Part 2, followed by Part 1!
Love madder prints in their colors of brown (varying shades), red, rust, orange and even purple! Great info about them can be found on Barbara Brackman's blog. The prints below are "Spice Market" by Jo Morton.
https://www.paperpieces.com/dear-jane-2016
Luscious new fabrics, Cindy.
ReplyDeleteI can see how you would get that idea of constructing that quilt. Will you do it your way or follow the pattern? : )
Gorgeous view from your window! I love New England in the Fall!
That Mallow flower is SO pretty. Don't know that I have seen one before.
I am trying to cut parts one and two for Lori's SAL at the same time and I am getting very confused. : )
Oh, I had given up on ever doing Jane's quilt, but just maybe I would paper piece it--over my lifetime!!
Guess I would piece Market Day as I piece quicker than I applique! Yesterday afternoon I got part 2 done for Lori's QAL and yes I was confused at times, but finally just went with someone's picture of the completed part 2 and went from there! Think this is going to be a sweet little quilt!
DeleteSo sorry, CYNDI, just realized I spelled your name wrong. I DO know how to spell it!
ReplyDeleteNo worries......many ways to spell it and I have seen them all I think!
Deletelovely fabrics and bet that red tree is a sugar maple...my great-grandmo had one behind her house and every fall it was beautiful red....
ReplyDeleteNow there are two more trees I want to transplant! An oak tree and another maple with different colored leaves have shown their colors and I love them all!
DeleteCyndi! I have to get my hands on the Houghton Hall "Pheasants" fabric in blue. Please let me know how much per yard. I'd want 3 yards. "Market Day" caught my fancy too. Simple to piece, but looks complex. Hope you find the leaf fabric you need for it. I checked my stash for it, but I've used it all up, I guess.
ReplyDeleteyes, the leaf print came in brown color way - I have some.
ReplyDeleteLucky you! Wish Moda would reprint some of their oldies But Goodies!!
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ReplyDeleteIf you will mark your baby maple tree with a piece of cloth, when the sap has gone down into the tree would be a perfect time to move it. Since it's small, it should be just fine. It's the best time of all to transplant a tree.
ReplyDeleteSo you are saying Fall is the best time? And I assume the sap will have gone down when the leaves have dropped?
DeleteLove that fabric with the birds! And the fall colors!! Can't wait to SEE it in person on Friday!! YEAH!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to meeting you, Randy! Hope the colors are still here by Friday but it should still be great in Vermont! You are coming to the Shelburne?
DeleteI love the view from your window, so pretty! I'll bet it's beautiful any time of the year. I like all the fabrics you showed. I'm doing the SAL from Humble Quilts. I love the fabrics. Hugs,
ReplyDeleteYes, you are right...the view is beautiful any tme of year....look forward to seeing it covered in White in a little while! Lori always has such wonderful QAL ideas!
DeleteI had some of that red leaf print too! Love that bird print!! Can never go wrong with great madders!!
ReplyDeleteThat shows just how long we have been collecting those reproduction fabrics! Mid-90's was when it first became popular and hasn't cooled down yet! Hope it never does!
DeleteYour madder 4-patches are lovely! At first I wondered if that print from the 1700's might be partridges in a pear tree? But no, because the male bird shows himself to be a ring-necked pheasant, like the five golden rings in the song.
ReplyDeleteThe print itself is from early 1800's, I believe but the designer used colors used in 1700's......can you imagine how those homes looked back in the day with those bright colors! I think they liked flamboyant wallpapers too!
DeleteOh I cannot wait until Friday!!! These are gorgeous and I can't wait to see your Humble Quilt-a-long in person.
ReplyDeleteI have managed to keep up! Can't wait to see the real deal!
DeleteI LOVE that Houghton Hall in Red - have to order some!
ReplyDeleteHasn't this been a fabulous fall?
Sorry I'll miss you this weekend if your going to Shelbourne
Hope the success of Houghton Hall encourages more designers to follow suit! It has been a fabulous fall for sure! So nice today I washed windows....Yes, Wendy and I are going to Shelburne together...we will give reports next week!!
DeleteHi Cyndi,I have a small piece of that leaf print in green.I know it is here somewhere but I couldn't find it today.I'll keep looking.
ReplyDeleteDon't remember green! I think I will talk to my salesrep about Moda doing a line of past wonderful reproductions! Can't hurt to ask! Sharon Newman did some wonderful fabrics!
DeleteCyndi, I know madder comes from a plant, but how do you identify a madder print?
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