I sashed my Strawberry patch quilt.
There is a 4" border of the background fabric to go on still but I've noticed a bit of a boo boo. The background fabric is so pale that it is hard to tell the difference between the front and the back.
This square in the corner of the anvil is actually pieced in upside down. That's the wrong side of the fabric on the top. I'm going to have to do some tactical unpicking to swap it round.
I have a new challenge. A friend of my mother's has this heirloom quilt. It's entirely hand-quilted on silk with a pale mint colour on the top and a mustard colour on the back. It was given to her by the best friend of her mother and is at least 70 years old.
You may be able to make out some spots of discolouration in the centre of the quilt. Her husband left a pen on it and the ink leaked all over. When she tried to clean it off she's lost some of the colour. There are also some patches of wear where the batting is showing through.
The plan is to use some of the ivory silk left over from the wedding quilt to make a Dresden plate for the centre and some appliqué shapes to cover the worn bits. Hopefully we can keep this beautiful quilt going a little longer.
Why not pop over to Freshly pieced to see what everyone else is up to this Wednesday?
nice work...good luck with the mending...
ReplyDeleteYour Strawberry Patch quilt is beautiful! Good luck with the "tactical unpicking"!
ReplyDeleteThere are few things I dislike more than unpicking quilting. Ugh! I hope yours goes smoothly. When I do that kind of thing, I usually just leave it. Almost no one notices but me. :P
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Thanks for sharing.
that heirloom quilt is amazing!! good luck with the dresdens!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the strawberry patch quilt! Inspiring
ReplyDeleteI love your strawberry patch quilt! What a great quilt. Good luck with repairs.
ReplyDeleteShow us progress on that Heirloom quilt...I bet you will bring the life right back to it!
ReplyDeleteYou are a brave lady undertaking the refurbishing of such a lovely quilt. My hubbie has some by his great grandmother but they are beyond repairing because of the placement of the holes and the design of the quilts. Love that strawberry patch quilt!
ReplyDeleteI just adore your strawberry patch quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful thing to do for your mom's friend. A friend of mine bought a much loved quilt at an auction and gussied it up with applique. It is glorious now. I love that it has work done in two different centuries!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is looking great, I wish you luck on the repairs to your friend's quilt.
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