It's not put together entirely but it's wonderful.
I love her colors.
BJ makes beautiful quilts and has recently been making Civil War repro doll quilts, below, so when Lori's mystery challenge started I talked my friend into her first quiltalong. It's so fun to have a friend hooked on Lori's quiltalongs.
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| one of BJ's doll quilts, complete |
Now my quilt---I do love it, it's adorable. But a bit of a rush job here at the end has left me with rippled borders. To rip out or quilt out? Not sure yet.
I added the border because I did not use white or cream spacer triangles as instructed.
No I had to use cheddar, and while I like the look the result is a trifle chaotic. I thought it needed a border to contain all the action and to keep it from looking like a fragment of a large quilt. [see end of post]****
I rummaged through my stash for a backing. My first choice, an antique cadet blue, was too small. I found this interesting large scale Lady Liberty toile.
It's been in my stash for years; it has all the colors. (I hope I don't regret using this up.)
As I was cutting the backing I was studying the print. It is a Millennium print, dated 2000. I was thinking to myself, "Huh, funny to see the Liberty lady with bee hives and cornucopias, what's with that?...'' Then, ''Oh, it's a Peace and Plenty toile!", a post Civil War motif, I believe. Sure enough, when I looked closely at the selvedge, that's exactly what the name of the design is.
Sadly, since 2000 when it was printed peace and plenty has not been much seen in our world. But it's a lovely, comforting thought.
The pattern as I made it always reminded me of the harvest and Indian corn, so I think I'll rename my mini Peace and Plenty...and use the selvage , here, as the tag.
I can't wait to see what everyone else has done! Here is the link: Humble Quilts
Thank you, Lori, it was challenging but fun. [Those corners were just---a mystery to me. But here they are. Wonky but sewed.]
Happy Holidays to everyone!
love
lizzy
gone to the beach....
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large strippy postage stamps, Google images. I even think I have a fragment in my bits-n-pieces collection of antique remnants, but I was too tired to dig it out.
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The two versions are so different but I love both !!You've done a great job with your friend !!
ReplyDeleteWhat cute quilts. I love visiting you. And I think your tree is beautiful. We've always picked out "Charlie Brown" trees. By the time you bury them in goodies, you can't tell. It was always funny to have dear son walk up and tell a tree vendor, "We'd like the ugliest, smallest tree you have." LOL.
ReplyDeleteOff to work. (Work sure gets in the way of fun things.)
Hugs,
Hunter
I like your quilt with the 'frame' of the border. And using cheddar triangles instead of white makes it less obviously stripey, if that makes any sense! BJ's quilt is very nice, too, I hope we get to see it when it's finished. It's fun to see how different everyone's quilts turn out even though they're made the same but with different fabrics and prints!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Your quilt is really cute. I love the HST's here and there. Nice border to boot. LOVE the civil war quilt -- gorgeous colors. Great job.
ReplyDeleteNice quilt! You are amazing, where do find the time to do all you do?! I hope you have a wonderful holiday. Kit
ReplyDeleteLove both quilts! Since it is on the border the waves may quilt out.... maybe. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your friend joined in. Love her little blue and white quilt. Merry Christmas.