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Monday, November 5, 2018

Rainy Monday


I know I am the odd man out but I love a rainy Monday! I always have so much to do so it doesn't bother me at all. I also am very productive.
I found this wonderful vintage quilt and just could not leave it behind. The blocks are small, 4 1/2" finished and they are all hand pieced! A true labor of love. It's big too, 283 blocks a perfect size to use as a throw quilt.


The fabrics are varied which gives it a lot of life! The solid fabrics in the center of the quilt are red and along the edges they are pink. I am guessing either an artistic choice or a ran out of fabric choice!
So the question I asked on Instagram.......it needs to be washed. Do it before or after it is quilted? Give me your thoughts.


I am also making some baby quilts. This one is for my niece who is not finding out if it is a boy or a girl. I feel like that is becoming a trend again? It's all washed and nice and snuggley.

sorry for the bad picture

I changed up some of the fabric, as it was a kit. I like the polka dots. The pattern is by one of our Modern Quilt Guild members, Rachel Rossi. You can buy the kit and the pattern at The Quilt Block.

Kelly

8 comments:

  1. Love your antique quilt find--it is so fascinating to look at the fabrics from back then...hugs, Julierose

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  2. I would wash the quilt AFTER quilting as everything is stabilized at that point.

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  3. What a gorgeous vintage quilt you found! The fabrics are beautiful! I too enjoy a rainy Monday, it's usually my day for catching up on house stuff.

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  4. What a lovely find, I love that fan quilt. I would wash it after quilting.

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  5. I think I would wash AFTER quilting. Can’t believe scale is so small.

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  6. I would wash it after quilting. Those are tiny blocks.

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  7. A beautiful fan quilt...and happy baby quilt. Happy Stitching!

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  8. what a great fan quilt find. I wonder why they pieced the outside muslin arc? any ideas on that?
    love those fun prints.
    cute baby quilt.
    I love rainy days. I plan to do all my oustide work today so I can sew tomorrow when it rains!

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