Welcome to Treadlestitches!
I have three basic categories of scraps: 1800s repros, 1930s repros plus vintage fabrics/feedsacks, and bright colored newer fabrics, which includes lots of novelty prints. For the last few years, I have tried to make three RSC quilts, one in each scrap category. I say "tried" because other projects always seem to invite themselves along for the ride.
This year was no different. I started out with 3 quilt ideas--the Shoofly, a 1930s house quilt, and a bright colored quilt from a Kim Brackett pattern called Text Me A Quilt.
I put the borders on the Text Me A Quilt top yesterday. It's a large quilt (for me), 76 in. x 86 in., seen here on a queen sized bed.
The border is a print I've used lots of times on kids' quilts. The prints is butterflies, appropriate for this year since butterflies stand for hope. This will be a donation quilt.
The 1930s house quilt is in progress. I'm quilting it by the block (tutorial to follow, hopefully soon). The first two rows are quilted, and ready to be joined together. It's actually fun to quilt this way.
The last RSC quilt for 2020 didn't get started until the year was half over. My daughter's maternity leave was extended due to the pandemic, and since she didn't need me to babysit I spent some time cleaning up old projects in the basement. I came across this partial top I had bought at a flea market years ago.
And here are all 3 of my buddies, wearing the hats I knit for them.
Have a lovely weekend, and stay safe!
Thanks for reading,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches
Lovely photos, and your quilts are beautiful! I love the houses, and this flea market partial top!
ReplyDeleteMerci, Frederique!
DeleteThat sounds like a great plan for using your scraps from the different fabric categories you have, Sylvia! You are so right that extra projects pop up along the way - that happens to me, too. I'm looking forward to your quilt as you go tutorial!
ReplyDeleteHi, Diann! When it comes to RSC projects, I say, the more the merrier! BTW, the tutorial is coming along, part one should be ready by next week.
DeleteSuch a lovely photo of the three boys, proudly showing off their hand knitted woolly hats!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jenny! Their mom made them wear the hats for the photo! The teenager is too cool for a hat, he'd rather wear a hoodie.
DeleteLOVE those quilt tops (and the Buddies with their hats!!)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joyful!
Deletegreat quilts this year
ReplyDeleteThanks, maggie! I really enjoyed working on them.
DeleteThanks so much for sharing. It looks like you have had a productive year. Extended maternity leave sounds like a great plan right now. Hopefully you will be babysitting again soon.
ReplyDeleteHi, Angela! The baby was born in March, and my daughter didn't have full time work again until July. So I had a lot of time off! We're back to full time now, and I get to see the kids every day.
DeleteYour shoo fly quilt looks like an antique!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Viridian! That's what I was going for! Up close the machine quilting would give it away, but I like my reproduction quilts to look like old quilts from across the room.
DeleteI always enjoy seeing your scrappy rainbow quilts. Here are to many more in 2021!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with Oh Scrap! See you next year!
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DeleteSuch cute hats and such a precious picture. Love it. I am looking forward to the 1930s house quilt. Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year 2021!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your repros, that is all I buy lately!
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