Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Vintage Jacob's Ladder

This top is hand pieced and came from an estate sale according to the eBayer from whom I purchased it, when no one bid and I took pity on it!
 It pleased me well enough but lacked a border.
 The rather strange tone of the old pink plaid, almost a feed sack weave, resulted in a lot of rejects until I finally settled on a small vintage-looking print that blended better than anything else I had seen. The green picks up the odd stripe in the plaid that might be green but it's very hard to be sure.

The backing is a wide back "Beach House" from RJR  fabrics. There's nothing left of the border fabric for binding so after a search of the stash I may have to purchase something.

4 comments:

Linda said...

I have never thought to look on eBay for unfinished projects! What a neat old quilt - wonder what a story it has to tell. Thank you for rescuing it - there is a lot of work in that top!

Lynette said...

Wow! I really love the pairing of the border fabric with that plaid. It's perfect. What a pretty backing fabric for the whole ensemble. You did a terrific job, making a really wonderful quilt out of a vintage UFO!

farmlady said...

This is my kind of quilt. I love it. I want one on my bed.
You saved an old and lovely quilt. Thank you for the rescue of an heirloom and for telling us about it.

Gari in AL said...

Great save. I like the fabric choice for the border and the quilting, of course, is perfect.