Well, finished to flimsie anyway, it still needs to be quilted but getting this far was an accomplishment because hand sewing is not my forte and this required a bit to get it to this stage.
Yesterday at Huggy Bunch I worked on putting the blocks together and today got the border on this vintage 30's quilt. Thirteen came already hand appliqued along with another 5 pieces of muslin and a half dozen or so extra "plates" so I hand appliqued another 5 to make 18 for this on point setting.
Wait a minute, I had that all nice and flat Button! It never fails when ever I lay one of my tops/quilts on the floor Miss Button has to park herself on it! It's as if she is saying "Yeah Mum, this is a good one ."
Client quilts of course never touch the floor, they just go on the LA, but I often toss my own in- progress tops down to see how they look and before I can say a thing Button appears from nowhere and walks over and lays down to give them the nod! On the rare occasion these days that I hand bind a quilt she likes to come lay on the part that hangs off my lap! Dogs are so strange, don't you wonder what goes through those little heads?
I am loving this quilt and it's a keeper-I bought the blue replica fabric for the setting triangles and border and I think it complements the old fabrics in the plates quite nicely. I want to use wool for batting and muslin for backing and I'll quilt it with feathers. Can't wait to get a few other tops done so I can quilt this!
If you'd like to see the other Friday Finishes you can visit Litandlaundry who is hosts this celebration!
It turned very nice and I can't wait to see it quilted and of course it is Button approved so what more can you ask for?
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, so delicate.
ReplyDeleteLooking good, gives me a layout idea for a piece I wasn't quite sure how I wanted to proceed with. be good cw
ReplyDeleteI can see that Button loves it too! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's always so nice to have approval from a canine companion. She seems very pleased with your work.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful quilt Ros.
what size block is your plate on (it is hard to tell from the picture) I am trying to decide if I want to go with a 12 1/2 or 14 1/2 for my blue one. If I go smaller I can get in more blocks. decesions, decisions--cw
ReplyDeleteThis looks wonderful-I love the soft freshness-like a spring day! Great setting for the vintage blocks and lots of room for quilting!
ReplyDeletevery nice quilt. Still one of my favourite patterns.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Button, a very nice quilt! I have the same problem with my Yorkie!
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful :o)
ReplyDeleteBTW I am a Ros too and check out what my dog looks like. Think the English Yorkie is pretty close to an Aussie Terrier in the genes department :o)