vintage quilt thursday~~~bow tie quilt

Vintage Quilt Thursday

Vintage~~~Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic.

This vintage bow tie quilt is in wonderful condition.  It has been hand quilted in a beautiful crosshatch on the bow ties and a pretty circular feather motif on the solid melon squares.

I used my new book to help me date the fabrics.  I believe these fabrics were from 1910-1935. 

 The bow tie quilt block was first made around 1898, so it would have been a common pattern by 1910. 

The blocks were hand pieced.  I love how they placed one of the blocks in a different direction.

This quilt has very few feminine fabrics, making it a perfect quilt for a guy!

By the looks of this quilt, I don't think it was ever used.  Oh, how I wish it had a label. 

I wouldn't be surprised if the blocks weren't made and forgotten, and someone found them and put them together with the melon squares years later. 

Well, now it is your turn to show us something vintage....there hasn't been much interest, so I will probably not have the link up party after today.  That is fine, I will still research and document my vintage quilts.....I'm having fun : )  I am also going to make a few bow tie blocks and I will show them tomorrow.

Vintage Quilt Thursday

 1. This link-up party is for any vintage quilted or sewing related item.

2.  If it is something that you have already blogged about, there is no need to write a new blog post,  just link to the one that you have already written.

3.  Please link back to my blog post.

My hope is as I do more research on my vintage quilts and quilted items, that I will gain more knowledge about the quilt patterns and fabrics of the past.    

piece,

elizabeth

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vintage quilt thursday~~~dating fabric

Vintage Quilt Thursday

I am so happy that my dating fabric book arrived!  I haven't had time to use it yet, so hopefully by next week I will have a chance to research one of my vintage quilts.  

It is going to be easy to use, and thumbing through it, I have already seen some fabrics that look familiar.

As I said when I began this Thursday link up,  I am doing this as a learning experience for me.  I want to research the patterns and fabrics of my vintage quilts.  I wish they had labels, but since they don't, I will try to figure out their age and at the same time, learn something new!

Now it is your turn to link up something to

Vintage Quilt Thursday

1. This link-up party is for any vintage quilted or sewing related item.

2.  If it is something that you have already blogged about, there is no need to write a new blog post,  just link to the one that you have already written.

3.  Please link back to my blog post.

 

piece,

elizabeth

vintage quilt thursday~~~beaded pincushion

Vintage Quilt Thursday

I have ordered a book to help me date the fabrics of my vintage quilts that I hope to have by next week.  Until then, I thought I'd show you a beautiful vintage pincushion that I bought at an antique store.  It isn't in perfect condition, but it is still very pretty.  The beads on the top are so tiny, and the little chains hanging from the sides are sort of quirky and fun.

The pincushion measurements are 6" X 2.5".

Click on the pictures for a closer look.

The center is missing some beads and, perhaps, that is where the pins were usually stuck!  I hope to someday find a pretty pin or two to put in the center.  However, it is still so lovely : )  The sun came out later in the day, so I took another picture to show the beads and chains sparkle.

Now it is your turn to link up something to

Vintage Quilt Thursday

 1. This link-up party is for any vintage quilted or sewing related item.

2.  If it is something that you have already blogged about, there is no need to write a new blog post,  just link to the one that you have already written.

3.  Please link back to my blog post.

My hope is as I do more research on my vintage quilts and quilted items, that I will gain more knowledge about the quilt patterns and fabrics of the past.  Hopefully, my fabric dating book will arrive soon.  

piece,

elizabeth

1st edition-vintage quilt thursday~~~sunbonnet sue and sam

Vintage Quilt Thursday

I must be honest, I am not a big fan of Sunbonnet Sue quilts.   They are cute, and playful,  but this quilt block is not one that I care to try, at least not right now.   I do, however, have a charming, vintage quilt that my MIL gave me that I want to show you today.  I am happy to have this cutie, and I appreciate the quilt maker.  It is obvious someone spent many hours making this quilt, using many tiny stitches.  I wonder who it was made for?  It is in wonderful shape, but you can tell it has been used and loved : )

Each hat/bonnet has some extra embroidery stitches.  My guess is that this quilt was made in the 1940's. 

Click on the pictures for a close up look.

The fabric is a mixture of feed sacks and, I am guessing, repurposed clothing and dresses.  This quilt was hand quilted in a zig zag pattern, and the appliqué is needle turned.  The measurements are 63 X 78 inches.  The binding was made by turning the muslin backing toward the front.   It would look fantastic on a twin bed because half(10) the Sues and Sams are facing one direction and half(10) are facing the other direction.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my Sunbonnet Sue/Sam quilt from the past.

Now it is your turn to link up something to

Vintage Quilt Thursday

1. This link-up party is for any vintage quilted or sewing related item.

2.  If it is something that you have already blogged about, there is no need to write a new blog post,  just link to the one that you have already written.

3.  Please link back to my blog post.

I hope to do more research on my vintage quilts as time goes on, and learn something about the quilt patterns and fabrics of the past.  Please feel free to tell me anything interesting that you know about Sunbonnet Sue quilts : )

piece,

elizabeth

vintage

Starting next Thursday, I am going to have a link-up party for vintage quilts and quilt-related things.  I have several wonderful, antique quilts and I thought it would be fun to do some research about their fabrics and patterns.  I know absolutely nothing about the history of fabric and patterns, so this will be a fun, learning experience for me : )

Why vintage instead of antique?  I like this definition that I found for vintage:

Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic.

I know that many of you have quilts and quilted things from the past that would be fun to see, so I hope you will join the link up party next week.  And it would be great if you would help me with the name.  I am considering  Vintage Quilt Thursday.

piece,

elizabeth

little quilt monday~~~doll quilt

Little Quilt Monday

When my daughter was a little girl, I started collecting antique quilts, but I didn't start making them until she was in elementary school.  Although this doll quilt isn't necessarily an antique, it is old and looks the part.  She played with her dolls and used this quilt, along with other doll quilts that I will show you another time.

 It is a cute nine patch design, using the bubblegum pinks, indigo blue, and shirting fabrics.  It has been tea dyed to make it look vintage : )

The little appliquéd hearts scattered about make it especially cute.  The only quilting is heart shapes randomly sewn in the squares.  I think this would be a fun little doll quilt to make.  It would be darling using solid fabrics!  It measures 16 X 21 inches.

Now it is your turn to link up to

Little Quilt Monday

1.  This link-up party is for any small project.  For example, mini quilts, doll quilts, baby quilts, place mats, mug rugs,

wall quilts, table runners, etc.

2.  They can be a WIP(work-in-progress) or finished.

3.  If it is something from the past there is no need to write a new blog post, just link the one that you have already written, and, please link back to my blog post.

Let's inspire each other!

piece,

elizabeth

vintage quilt tops

I have two vintage quilt tops.  The green one has been hand pieced.  It has been used as a Christmas tree skirt several times.  The red one has been machine pieced and has lots of issues(fraying).  I have considered making tablecloths out of them, but so far haven't gotten that done.  Any suggestions?  I love to look at the old fabric designs, and it is fun to see that quilt patterns, like zigzags and hexagons, never go out of style : )  In fact, they both have a "modern quilt" look, don't you think?

piece,
elizabeth

antique quilts

Today is the first day for the giveaway at the Want to Be Quilter Campaign!  If you would like to sign up please go to this post, the prizes are amazing!

I have a few more antique quilts to add to my page above.  I wish I knew the story behind these beautiful quilts.  I guess that is why labels are so important : )  And I am always putting off adding a label to my quilts!

The pink pickle dish quilt is one of my favorites.  I like the lavender binding on the scalloped edge.

This pretty basket quilt use to live on my daughter's twin bed when she was a young girl.

This is a wonderful bow

tie quilt.  Notice how one of the bow

ties is set in a different direction.  The peach solid is so nice with the blues.

The last antique quilt is a grandmother's flower garden....lots of hexagons and color!

I am sorry about the fold lines on these quilts, I now have them laying flat on a bed to smooth those out

: )

piece,

elizabeth