Ring Around the Posies
The coloring is inspired by a vintage 30s quilt with the triple Irish Chain block. The Posies could be traditional 30s yo-yos.
St. Charles, Illinois USA
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Not My Grandmother's Flower Garden
I don't remember my grandmother as a gardener, but I do love the flowers made from 30s fabrics and vintage blocks! The scalloped border is made in EQ 4.1 with applique motif blocks, which don't have block outlines.
St. Charles, Illinois USA
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A Sampler for the 30s
This is my workshop sampler for teaching blocks "born" in the 30s. The center block is Prairie Queen, and it's the logo for the Prairie Star Quilters Guild that I belong to.
St. Charles, Illinois USA
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Baskets and Blossoms
An adaptation of a quilt "Basket And Blossom" included in the book, Soft Covers For Hard Times, by Merikay Waldvogel. Original Maker: Addie Lee Butler Daniel, 1930
Graham, WA
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Aunt Grace's Sampler
I'm not much of a 30's fan, but this was fun to do. Used Double Wedding Ring, Bow Tie, Dresden Plate, Rose of sharon
Little Falls, NY
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30 Something
Fun, fun, fun! Used Dresden Fan, Blossoms, Double Wedding Ring, Quarter Wedding Ring, and Nose Gay with Redwork Quilting.
Little Falls, NY
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Sunbonnet Sue
and Co. 1930's
Best viewed with patch and block outlines unchecked (rt click on quilt and uncheck). In a real quilt the border would be prairie points and the applique outlined with blanket sitich. I plan to sew this quilt on my 1925 Singer electrified machine. Jane Turgeon
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North Eastern Ontario
Old Meets New
Three traditional blocks (Corn and Beans, Old Maid's Puzzle, Road to California) in a modern way of coloring.
Hamburg (Germany)
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Hearts and Flowers
The Grape Basket Block, KC Star 1930, set on a solid background, with quilting stitches added.
Somerville, TX
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Patience
Bridge Quilt - KC Star 1933
I found this block in Blockbase (308). The fabrics are Bernatex from Stash. I have called this Patience as I played around designing 2 quilts for the March challenge it took me 3 hours and then I tidied up the fabrics and I got an error reading notecard and had to do the whole thing again!!!!!!
Carol@aptec.demon.co.uk
Scotland
Kentucky Flying Geese
Block No 2802
I found this block in Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Patterns- Kentucky Cross Roads.. It's a design from 1930 and I have used Bernatex fabrics from Stash. This is the first quilt I have tried using the quilting stencil.
Carol@aptec.demon.co.uk
Scotland
30's Fan
I love working with the fabrics from the 30's. Found this setting for the fan in an Art Deco Book. One day I hope to put this to fabric.
Kitchener, Ontario Canada
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I Give My Heart to You
blocks from BB and
from EQ
colors and fabrics
from EQ
With the coming of June and weddings, this just seemed like something someone would make for a wedding quilt back in the 30's
sootie@gvtc.com
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The Test from Hades
This top tested my patience and let me realize; when people tell me I'm obsessive, it's the truth....I'm Obsessive!
Columbia, Canada
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Pineapple Log Cabin
This is a rendition of a quilt on p.136 in Mississippi Quilts. Called "String Quilt" by the family, it was made circa 1930 by Lucinda Felder Reeves outside McComb MS. Instead of the usual "Courthouse Steps" type of Pineapple, it is made in the Spiral Log Cabin qtyle. Quite a challenge to draft. The quilt itself is in excellent condition. It will be in the MQA exhibit at the Civic Center during the 2002 AQS show in Paducah
grancy2@juno.com
Green, green
grass of home
Spring is almost here.
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Eastern Parade
Just had to make something for Easter.
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Think Spring!
Picnic Placemat
I decided to design a project with a slightly different twist for this month's challenge by. designing a placemat into which I incorporated one of the many Dresden Plate blocks found in EQ4. The fabrics came from the EQ3 40s Sherbet Prints. Once again I discovered that with EQ and a dash of creative inspiration the possibilities are endless.
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It Must Be Spring the
Crocus Are In Bloom
Falmouth, MA
March 2002
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Falmouth, MA
March 2002
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Wedding Ring
Norway
pramm@online.no
The 30's
I used blocks from the Library and put it into a Country Set Quilt Layout.
Norway
pramm@online.no
I'm Ready For Spring!
Late winter on the Canadian Prairies inspired the title of this quilt--I'm ready for spring! A lot of the quilts that I saw from the 30s had white, beige or pale yellow backgrounds with pastel colours for the main applique or block pieces. Dresden Plate was one pattern which was popular. I think the pastel colours of Benartex's One-A-Day Prints make the Dresden Plate block look like spring flowers.
Winnipeg, MB Canada
hkleiner@attcanada.ca
For Dresden Blue Lovers
This quilt evolved while I was using EQ's EasyDraw block Dresden Plate to make an applique block and stencil.
Winnipeg, MB Canada
hkleiner@attcanada.ca
CottageTulips Quilt
I copy and pasted the tulip block into patchdraw to get the quilting stencil that I wanted for this quilt. No block outline on it now. Designing is so easy with EQ.
Custer, WI faith@coredcs.com
Grandma's Memories
The blocks that I think of when you talk about 30's quilts are Grandmother's Flower Garden, Grandmother's Fan and Double Wedding Ring so it was fun to incorporated these three into and unusual setting.
Alexander, ND quilted@ruggedwest.com
Peaceful Fans
Original design, fabrics are from Stash Fall 2001, Benartex One-A-Day Prints
New York
martha@nycap.rr.com
Blue Snow
This quilt is viewed best if you right click on it and de-select "outline patches" and "outline Blocks".
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Blocks were from EQ4 libraries. For the Sunbonnet blocks the original blocks were used, deleting objects and then redrawing other things such as a star, umbrella, book, etc. A great exercise in drawing patches. My first attempt at a challenge.
London, Ontario, Canada
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Spring Fling
Nothing says "Spring" like tulips and the bright pastels of the '40s. Enjoy!
Reston, VA
Geese in flight
The block caught my attention in Nancy Martin's calendar. I made the quilt in bright 30's repros with white-on-white, it just needs to be quilted and will be a baby present.
Lagrange Park, IL
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