MY JOURNEY: QUILT # 10

 Another quilt from the Special Exhibit My Joyful Journey, part of the Virtual Quilt Festival, December 3-5, 2020.

QUILT # 10: Back In Time, 70" x 70", machine pieced and hand quilted, 2001

The Story: This pattern captivated me. I used the block for a secret swap with a guild member. I first made the quilt with a very complex border. When that quilt was done I realized it is the simplicity of this setting that I loved. So I made this one. The hand quilting was a joy to do, though you hardly see it in the large plain blocks. Based on a pattern in American Patchwork & Quilting, October 2000, Living in the Past. 

Let's quilt.

Barbara

My Journey--QUILT #4

 Another quilt from the Special Exhibit My Joyful Journey, part of the Virtual Quilt Festival, December 3-5, 2020.

QUILT #4 Pieces of the Past--Circa 1875, 82" x 82", machine pieced, hand quilted, 1995:

The Story: The most complicated piecing I had done to date, the four patches were set-in at the sashing intersections, with lots of partial seams. It is a replica of an antique top I bought at a yard sale a week after moving to Alabama. The antique was dated as Circa 1875 by a quilt expert. This is one of my most favorite quilts and is on my bed today. The wool batt I used was a joy to hand quilt and sleeps really well. 

I hand quilted this with rows of triple stitching, as I thought this was appropriate to the time period. And using 1/4" masking tape made the job of marking very easy:

Let's quilt.

Barbara