I know some of you who read this blog know that I am an obsessed quilter and have been for over 35 years. I love anything and everything about quilts and do have some lovely old things that I treasure. Back in the 1930's, it was quite a common practice for newspapers to publish the patterns for quilts by doing it a block a week. This came from the Peoria Journal Star and the blocks were embroidered by my husband's mother, Clemie, and I believe the blocks were made into a quilt and quilted by Ray's grandmother on his father's side.
A hoot owl sits on a branch in this block and
a pretty blue bird sits on a branch with blossoms. It is a very pale quilt but pretty regardless.
Here is a shot of the quilting which is very nice and even. The colors are quite true in the picture. A very lovely "piece of the past" I am happy to share with you.
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My wife is doing dish towels with embroidery patterns on them for wedding gifts - as we speak. One for each day of the week with a different animal on them. She finds it difficult to get the flour sacking anymore that's of the same quality that it used to be. These are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful old quilt. What a treasure. I have one from my great grandmother. . . Castles in Spain is the pattern. I quilted for about 15 years, starting very late in life and really enjoyed it. marlu
ReplyDeleteOh how I wish I had the patience to make things like this. This is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI came for PFF, but got distracted by the quilt. even without reading what you said, I would have guessed 1930s. The embroidery still looks perfect.
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