But I LOVE double pink reproduction fabric. So it was fun to make the blocks for my reproduction quilts from my repro scraps in pink, the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month. Above is Eileen Trestain's book Dating Fabrics: A Color Guide, 1800-1960, open to the 1880-1910 pink pages. It's a great book for anyone making reproduction quilts, or collecting antique quilts and blocks.
When it comes to my third RSC quilt (THREE RSC quilts? Yes, I know, I have a problem!), I chose a different path.
I make lots of children's quilts for charity. If you put pink fabric into a child's charity quilt, that automatically makes it a girl's quilt. In my experience, boys and their parents will not choose a quilt with pink in it. Several charities I give to have said they get many more "girl" quilts than "boy" quilts.
Because of that, I generally make quilts with bright colors and leave out the pink. A girl can choose a bright colored quilt, and so can a boy.
So I'm not adding any pink to my third RSC quilt, Fly Away Home, since it's eventual destination is as yet unclear.
But I still have lots of pink scraps. So...
So that's a lot of pink! My pink scraps are seriously diminished.
Thank goodness for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
I hope you're "in the pink" this week, and every week.
Cheers for reading this,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches
Links to Busy Hands Quilts, Crazy Mom Quilts, and Confessions of a Fabric Addict.
We must be about the same age. I think we were allowed to wear pants starting junior year in high school, but they had to be "coordinated pantsuits" no jeans or just random pants and shirts. lol
ReplyDeleteI never was a fan of pink or pastels, but my girls loved pink and purple, so I gradually started using them in my quilts too.
Hi, MartiDIY! Where were you in '72? That's the year I graduated from high school. I don't think most girls today know what the old dress codes were like. I'm wondering now if maybe pink wasn't very popular in the 70s? We had all that gorgeous psychedelic rainbow colored stuff. Nice to meet you!
DeleteWow!! That's a lot of PINK for the RSC!!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe a bit too much! I'm going to work on a quilt with bright primary colors today.
DeleteI am "in the pink" and also working with scraps. The idea was to used lots and lots of pink with the hope of emptying the scrap basket. Somehow the basket is still full and I'm all pinked out. I'll need some Pepto Bismol if I don't finish the blocks soon!
ReplyDeleteI lost track of how many RSC quilts you have going, but I'll say it's probably more than I could keep track of. I have two that I'm working on (but other WIPs waiting their turn). You must have a great system for keeping them together so as not to lose pieces and parts. And I LOVE the little machine! Isn't it impossible to leave one behind once you make the discovery?
Hi, Mary! I was also thinking about Pepto Bismol yesterday. And I had to give my little grandson some of the pink medicine for an ear infection. So I am done with pink for awhile.
DeleteSystem? Me? (Laughing maniacally) I just bung the blocks in a bin with the background fabric for the wagon trail blocks. I do have the pieces for the Fly Away Home quilt in a smaller bin, but that's it. When the new color is announced, I make a giant mess in the sewing room pulling out strips and scraps and yardage.
BTW, the machine was a Christmas present one year. I found it online and told my husband we had to go get it. It's got the "butterfly" pedal! Swoon!
are you my age??? Sounds like it. Don't you love finding a friend? I haven't seen your blog that I can remember but then again, my rememberer is on the blink with moving house. I love pink too. I have a treadle from my great grandmother that I'd love to get working again when we get settled.
ReplyDeleteHi, LA Paylor! Nice to meet you! How lucky, to have a sewing machine from your great grandmother. Most of the treadles are not too difficult to get running again. When you get a chance, you might want to check out http://www.treadleon.net/
DeleteGood luck!
We had a guest this week who is a young Mom. She told us that her 5 year old son LOVES pink! She was so happy to find a boy's pink shirt at Target for him. I was so glad to hear it :) Like you, I don't love pink and try not to make too many pink charity quilts because many families won't use them for boys. But I hope there are a few that will. What I know for certain is that someone will adore your little pink atoms quilt :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific little boy with a sweet mom! I wish we could all break out of this "pink is just for girls" thing. All colors are for everybody!
DeleteLoving your baby quilt--those pinks and greens are so pretty--i like double pinks, too, but have a hard time finding them...hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteThanks, Julierose! There are a few stores around here that sell lots of reproduction fabric. Right now the hardest thing to find is a good dark indigo blue.
DeleteI enjoyed looking at all your pink projects! The Wagon Trail blocks are really neat. I graduated in 1972, also, and definitely remember when the dress code changed. And thank goodness for that! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Little Penguin! About dress codes, amen! Sometimes things change for the better. My husband graduated in 1972 also, and he got in trouble a lot for long hair. They actually used to measure it with a ruler.
DeleteNice to see the double pink fabrics, so useful in dating old Quilts. Your dinosaur and crazy animals make really fun charity Quilts. The little atoms are nice for a science-minded girl like my granddaughter. Greetings from Madison.
ReplyDeleteThanks, PaulaB! Greetings from Germantown (north of Milwaukee).
DeleteLoved seeing your repro pink projects - it's nice to know there's another RSC scrapper who love the "old" look! I think I recognize your name from the TO group; I've been a member since the beginning, but now I mostly lurk. I've always hoped to find a W&G "in the wild" but so far, no luck!
ReplyDeleteHi, Angie! It's good to meet another "treadleonion". I've kind of fallen away in recent years, but I am still so grateful for all the help and advice I got to get my first treadle sewing. It has all been so much fun!
DeleteCheers,
Sylvia