Pin basted, and ready to quilt! Finally.
We're still hoppin' and showing our love, but flu has hit this household. It means a minor change in plans for me, and a good reason to find something portable to stitch while playing nurse. Check it out below. But first, let's 'talk hop'.
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This project is based on Jen Kingwell's block 'Mrs. Bannister's Stars', but beyond the center has been add-as-you-go. It's been waiting for the perfect moment to finish. You may remember it starting here, the next post here, and adding borders here. Then I got sucked into the Moda Building Blocks quilt, and this beauty sat on a shelf.
No need to go into details when the fabrics are so varied, and so dear. There are pieces from Depression feed sacks...
...recycled dresses from the 1940's, and every decade to the present. The fabrics range from contemporary to traditional to modern. The initial goal of this quilt was to blend all of them without fussing. Would it work? I think it has. All that's left is the quilting.
I'll be keeping the chicken soup warm.
Come on, Doxie girls.
Let's sit and stitch.
Yummy, scrappy goodness. Hope everyone starts feeling better. Send warm and healing thoughts. Now time to appease my quilting sweet tooth and hope over to Zenia and Jayne's.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! The vintage fabrics are fabulous and add so much to this pattern!
ReplyDeleteI love the exuberance that adding fabrics from all time periods and styles adds to a quilt. This is a beauty!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt top!
ReplyDeleteLove your idea of combining fabrics through the ages in this one quilt. Does it work and how! Kudos on a beautiful quilt and I hope everyone in your family is feeling better soon. The flu always comes knocking when you have no time to greet it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Julie. The border looks great with those blocks!
ReplyDeleteSuch perfect point!!! Must have taken you forever. And your combinations do work beautifully.
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Oh, this is a BEAUTY! I wish it was mine!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love all these fabrics mixed up together, heaps to look at!
ReplyDeleteThe mix of fabrics is wonderful! They work so well together! Hope everyone is better soon!
ReplyDeleteA lovely mix of scrappy goodness!
ReplyDeleteJulie that is the most beautiful scrappy quilt! The border is amazing with all those wonderful fabrics!
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