This is another quilt with a back story.
It all started back at the very first Scrub Stitchin’ in 2018. Dale brought along some bits and bobs to destash and among them was a pile of charm squares, mainly in William Morris fabrics. I like William Morris fabrics, so they came home with me.
So, now that I had them, what to do with them? I decided early on that I would like to set them with hour glass blocks, but what colour? It turned out that at that first retreat our goodies bag was an ochre coloured paper bag and the colour looked rather good next to the fabrics. Now, to find a similar coloured homespun. Spotty didn’t have anything and there wasn’t really anything local. I did have a suitable low volume cream floral fabric to go with it. Therefore, it all waited patiently for a couple of years.
In 2021 at Scrub Stitchin’ there were some destash fabrics from Diddles. I gave some blue floral striped fabric a home.
Eventually, in January 2022 I found a suitable coloured homespun in Spotty, so problem solved. I then got stuck in and made the hourglass blocks…and it sat for a little longer.
Meanwhile, the fabric from Diddles proved to be perfect for the first border in this quilt. The outer border fabric is a William Morris print that I already had in my stash. Like I said, I do like William Morris designs.
In 2022 I took the bits and pieces back to Scrub Stitchin’ to make into a flimsy. It came together easily and I was very happy with the result. I then made the binding and packed it all away until I felt confident enough to quilt it on Monique. Well, that obviously never happened.
The traditional pattern really suits the quilt.
Initially, I had planned to donate this quilt but have now decided that it will stay with us and be a couch quilt, as it suits our old club lounge beautifully. We've had this vintage lounge suite since we bought our first house over 40 years ago. It is affectionately called "The Sunken Lounge", but we love it.
QUILT INFORMATION
Measurements - 67" high x 57" wide
Pattern - None, just made from charm squares and hourglass blocks.
Quilting Design - Baptist Fan
Batting - Bamboo/Cotton
Backing - Cream paisley wide back from stash
Thread - Glide - Cleopatra
Binding - Ochre homespun
Mick continues to be my ever patient quilt holder.
Another great finish and the colours suit your sofa perfectly. xx
ReplyDeleteWell done, Janice - and well done, Mick! Congratulations on your finish, and yes, it suits your vintage couch very well.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! All your fabrics work lovely together and the quilting design is perfect 👌 Another great finish xx
ReplyDeleteWell done with this finish. The Baptist fan is a great design. Good job Mick
ReplyDeleteI laughed when I saw the first picture (beautiful quilt, by the way) and wondered, "how did she stitch those feet on?"
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting history this quilt has! A beautiful finish - and lovely quilting too. I'm not surprised you have decided to keep the quilt :-)
ReplyDeleteThat turned out beautifully, and I love the Baptist Fan quilting. Such a patient quilt holder too.
ReplyDeletenice finish with lovely fabrics...moving right along i see!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's fabulous. I want to steal that idea as I have various charm packs waiting to be used as it shows off the lovely fabrics so well.
ReplyDeleteI assume your photo's are loading up again now too?
Hugz
A great finish Janice. The fabrics had obviously matured just enough. Good to see the holder upper taking his job seriously.
ReplyDeleteLong awaited quilt but worth the wait as it looks fabulous. Really like the Baptist fan quilting design on it.
ReplyDeleteIt's fabulous, all those fabrics just wanted to play together - they just needed to all end up at your house so they could be in the same place as your cub lounge, it's so perfectly suited it has to stay...
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