I found a treasure on my guild's giveaway table the other night. A quilt magazine I used to be an editor with and one of my many quilts is on the cover. The premier issue of Appliqué Quilts (2000).
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| Premier issue of Appliqué Quilts (2000) |
The small quilt on the cover is a leftover block from a larger quilt I made that is featured on the inside. This is not a very large image, but I think you can see that I made a bed sized quilt with all those appliqué pots of blooms! The Spring Blooms Sampler is 84" x 106" and the blocks are a whopping 16" x 16"! There are 6 different blocks.
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| Spring Blooms Sampler |
I also had a lesson on how to make those Garden Maze connecting units (I will share that soon) and the outer border is all 6" Dogtooth triangles (lessons on that, too).
Then I found the Dutch Hearts Sampler. I did NOT make these blocks. They were submitted to the magazine several years previous for a block contest. Not sure why we held onto them, but my editor asked me to take them and put them into a quilt. And this is what I did.
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| Dutch Hearts Sampler: 42" x 42". Blocks are 12" |
A few other lessons on the inside were also authored by me. This was a walk down memory lane and I'm surprised I ditched my own copy many years ago.
For those of you who enjoy appliqué, would you like any of these patterns in a Block of the Month series here? I'm just thinking out loud. But that Dutch Hearts Sampler is a beauty, isn't it?
Hope you enjoyed seeing these little lovelies!
Yes, I love applique, and would love to sew up a block of the month series!
ReplyDeleteBoth quilts are lovely!!
I am trying to learn reverse applique, but I really love the way you made the sashings appear woven.
ReplyDeleteI just love old quilt books. I have piles of them. Making old patterns with new fabrics is one of the things I love to do.
ReplyDeleteI haven't done much applique yet but that Dutch Hearts Sampler is really pretty!
ReplyDeleteYes, Sherry, that is a LOT of applique (which I didn't do). That sampler is a combo of 4 different makers (plus me who put them together)
DeleteI'm interested. All of these quilts are pretty but I can guess the age by the style.
ReplyDeleteRobin. Yes, they are "dated." But we sure loved them in their beauty 20 years ago.
DeleteI love the Dutch Hearts and would like to do a block of the month using these classic designs. My old farmhouse was built in 1905, they belong here.
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