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Friday, October 26, 2007

Another top done


Over the years, I bought several packets of 1930s repro fabric, and invariably there would be a few in there with white or cream backgrounds, which I didn't really like much. Recently I pulled them all out of the stash. There were 33 of them. I whacked them all up and found a nice lavender solid for the background, and put them together. There are enough little squares of the prints left to make another baby quilt. This monster turned out queen-size. I will probably donate the top to our quilt guild for someone to quilt for a fire quilt. We give quilts to folks whose homes burn in our area. You can see my supervisor, Miss Arwen, on the little ladder--she had just completed her quality control inspection.
Pat in Rockport, TX

8 Comments:

  • At October 27, 2007 at 12:04 AM , Blogger Margaret from Long Island, NY said...

    Great job, Pat. How can you bear to part with it after all that work? Just goes to show that every little bit of interesting material adds to the beauty of the finished piece.

    Margaret from Long Island, NY

     
  • At October 27, 2007 at 1:26 AM , Blogger Lavinia said...

    Great quilt, Pat! Lavinia

     
  • At October 27, 2007 at 8:09 AM , Blogger WhiteStone said...

    Miss Arwen deserves a scratch behind the ear for overseeing such a lovely quilt. The lavendar reminds me of the lavendar/yellow color combo of the 1930s, an apt combo for the repros.

    JudyPete

     
  • At October 27, 2007 at 11:08 AM , Blogger lonna in wi said...

    Such a striking quilt from the picture. If you give it away to a fire victim, what a gift they will receive. I made a 30's quilt with green as the background and now am inspired to make one in purple as well. Lonna in Wi

     
  • At October 28, 2007 at 10:33 AM , Blogger Mary in Oregon said...

    Wondeful quilt, Pat. The pattern is a Snowball and 9-Patch, right? I love the effect. Thank you SO much for sharing!
    Mary in Oregon

     
  • At October 28, 2007 at 3:09 PM , Blogger NancyH said...

    Pat - Thanks for posting that picture. I needed some inspiration for a quick baby quilt and I think this is it. Your use of purple really sets off the design. NancyH

     
  • At October 28, 2007 at 7:29 PM , Blogger Mary in KS said...

    Pat, I have not been able to post on this page since the beginning. I just can't figure out how to do it. If you read this, Marge in Louisiana and I are going to meet at the Houston quilt show on Thursday. We're planning to meet upstairs by the Starbucks place about one o'clock on Thursday, Nov. 1st. It would be great if you could meet us too.
    Mary in KS

     
  • At October 28, 2007 at 10:30 PM , Blogger Mary in KS said...

    Pat in Rockport, if you read this, Marge in Louisiana and I are going to meet at the Houston quilt show on Thursday this week. We will meet upstirs by the Starbucks place about one o'clock. Join us if you can.
    Mary in Ks

     

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