Here's another quilt inspired by a vintage design. Ruby McKim published hundreds of patterns in the Kansas City Star in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. One is called Noon Day Lily (1929). I created my own quilt in the mid 1990s and it was published in one of our Quilt Magazine issues. This is the best photo I have of it. I named it Ruby's Lilies. The blocks are 12" square and the entire quilt is just 38" x 38". I have no clue where this is, but I'm sure I gave it away to a friend or family member! Ruby's Lilies: 38" x 38" A quilting friend shared a vintage quilt made with these Noon Day Lilies and she gave me permission to share it here. What a gorgeous quilt with SO much piecing and appliqué! Another name for this block is Carolina Lily. Vintage Carolina Lily quilt owned by Pepper Cory Here's my art as it appeared in the magazine. It's easier to see the structure of the Lily blocks. Ruby's Lilies I love to see how vintage quilts inspire our

Oh, I'm not talking about tasty mountains! I'm talking about a vintage pattern that I took some liberties with. Here is the vintage block in multiples arranged in 6 different assemblies. This is from my magazine days, maybe late 1990s. Actually, the first time I saw this newer version was when Kathy Wierzbecki (from the staff of Martingale Publishers) did a demo at least 20 years ago. I thought it was SO clever. Here's one done in blues. I combined some un-pieced squares with four Delectable Mountains blocks. Delectable Mountains quilt. 26" center block The four blocks measure 7" high by 12" wide. The center floral square is 12". The four outside squares are 7". I sewed a LOT of those units without any idea of where I was going. Here is one idea up on my design wall. I still have the blocks and some finishing fabric. This will become a charity quilt before the end of the year! 9 Delectable Mountains blocks I made one several years ago using some Kaf

I get most of my inspiration from vintage quilts. The Comfort Block is a perfect example. It is the September 6 block in my Quilting Calendar. Here it is as made by Patricia Bryant of Australia. She wanted to stay close to the colors I used in the digital version. September 6: The Comfort Block September 6: The Comfort Block, 9" Here's my own Comfort Quilt made 20 years ago with a lovely floral collection. This was published in one of our magazines. The Comfort Quilt: 70" x 70" Here it is as a flat shot before I had it quilted. I chose to cut out large flowers from one of the prints and appliqué them to the two opposing corners. 18" blocks And one more made by my friend, Jean Ann Wright (who was my senior editor at Quilt Magazine for 14 years). She made this for my 2009 book, Supersize 'Em Quilts. It's also an 18" block. The Comfort Quilt by Jean Ann Wright: 95" x 95" Just squares and rectangles made this a great way to showcase some lovel