It’s not MY quilt, but I sure would love to keep it! These 20 hand-embroidered blocks belong to a customer. My task was to turn them into a completed quilt.
I have always heard that the back side of the embroidery should look as good as the front… these do! So much so, that I turned one of the blocks wrong-side up, but thankfully discovered it as I was stitching the rows together. They are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
I wanted them to have an old-fashioned look, so I went for 30s reproduction fabrics. If you are a quilter, you will understand my dilemma… it was impossible to find a sold fabric (or ANY type of small print) to match the background color of the outer border.
The background was a very pinkish-lavender. All fabrics I could find (shopping 5 different locations in the “Big City”) were either too dark purple or a very light lavender.
I finally ordered something off the net listed as “Aunt Grace 30s Lavender, but it still did not match the background as well as I would have liked. It looks fine, but it just did not match the picture in my head of what the sashing fabric should look like. That “picture in my head” often causes MORE trouble when trying to find the right fabric!
All that is left to do is to hand-stitch the binding down, and that will be finished this week. I’ll have just a few days to enjoy being in the presence of this lovely quilt, and then will pass it back to the owner. I have really enjoyed working on this one, other than the fabric challenge.
Have a wonderfully blessed week! I’ll see you on the blog next week with an update on a wonderful garage sale find. What can you buy with $20? You will be very surprised!
KAT
I can see why you are coveting this quilt. Isn't it just the cat's meow - and so is your quilting!
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt. The colors used in the embroidery are lively and perfect as is the lavender sashing.
ReplyDeleteYOu can find a bunch for twenty..can't wait to see your find! (S)
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