Cheddar piecing

12 Jan 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Remember these Cheddar blocks?

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I decided to take a break from quilting for a while and work on getting these antique blocks pieced together.  I have half of them together.  when I get them all pieced I will add a border and I will be one step closer to another quilt.

Here are some pictures of the progress and some close-ups of the great fabrics!  I love the secondary pattern that the cheddar and muslin create. (click to enlarge)



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Category: antique quilt block, cheddar, hand piecing, quilting, quilts, Vintage quilt block

New Vintage Quilt top

26 Dec 2012 | Other RSS posts by

I got another one!  This one is 72″ x 86″ and is both machine and hand stitched.  I love the colors and the fabrics.  I think this one calls for some very simple hand quilting.  I think this will become a quilt that gets used a lot.  It is not anything super special in age or rarity, but it call my name and said “buy me”  and for $15 I could not say no.

Here are some pictures

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Category: antique quilt block, eBay, hand quilting, quilting, quilts, Roman Stripe Quilt, vintage quilt top

More Quilt Blocks…Cheddar, Madder and Old.

02 Dec 2012 | Other RSS posts by

I got another lot of quilt blocks that I won on eBay.

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I love these blocks!  The fabrics are beautiful. I would place the date between 1860 and 1880.  If you look at some of the fabrics you can see that they were once purple.  Fugitive purple dyes used at the time tend to turn a grey brown over time, but some retain a purple cast.

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The hand piecing



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Category: antique quilt block, cheddar, Madder, quilting, quilts

Piecing and Layout

24 Oct 2012 | Other RSS posts by

On Sunday I posted about an antique quilt block that I wanted to use as an inspiration for a new quilt.

On Monday I posted about how I drafted the pattern and showed the reproduction fabrics from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum that I plan to use.

The fabrics are available from the RMQM here.

I couldn’t wait to try one block, here is the antique and the reproduction



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Category: antique quilt block, hand piecing, Lansing quilt block., quilting, quilts, reproduction fabric, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Tree of Temptation Pattern

10 Oct 2012 | Other RSS posts by

I recently purchased a vintage  pattern and some fabric for a tree of Temptation quilt.

The pattern was published in 1929 by Capper’s Weekly Quilt Block service.

The first paragraph reads as follows:

I know you remember the “forbidden fruit tree” in the garden of Eden.  This is a block designed to represent that tree.  the original block was designed 85 years ago, and is made up of small, brightly colored pieces which represent the tempting fruit. When I look at this pattern I have visions of one made up in browns



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Category: antique quilt block, Capper's Weekly, quilting, quilts, Vintage quilt block

Gift Blocks

29 Jul 2012 | Other RSS posts by

Barbara Wells, a regular reader, recently asked me if I would like some antique blocks that she had been saving for a number of years.  Of course I wanted them!  And what great blocks they are!  Thank you so much Barbara!!  They came a few days ago  and I got the chance to take some pictures today.



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Seeing Stars

13 Jul 2012 | Other RSS posts by

As you may have already guessed I buy a lot of vintage and antique quilt tops and blocks from eBay. (could this be an understatement?)  One of the things about eBay buying is that sometimes you just have to take a gamble.  I just got a lot of 20 star blocks and this is what the seller had for the description.

Lot of 20 handsewn vintage “8 pointed star” feedsack quilt blocks. They measure 15″ x 15″ each and are in nice vintage condition. It looks like these were once either hand sewn together or maybe removed from an existing quilt. There



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