Harmony

Here's the start of my little doll quilt I'm calling Harmony. I really liked the one word title, like Abundance, so I thought I'd try again. I hope you like it.

I had a few people ask about madder. It was popular from 1860-1880 and was the type of dye they used to make this color.

According to Dating Fabric: A color Guide, "The overall appearance of this type of dye gives the print a coppery tone."
 See more at Barbara Brackman's blog.

A google search for images will give you a wide variety to study.

Here's my start to Harmony, which will finish at 15" square.
Use a photo of the original to choose your fabric.
Cut sizes:
center- 3 1/2"
reddish print- cut four (4) 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" rectangle
For corner half square triangles I cut a 3" square, then cut on the diagonal. Pair with another triangle print, sew, then trim to 2 1/2". Sew center section.

For smaller half square triangle, cut 2' squares, then cut on the diagonal to make 2 triangles. Pair with another triangle print, sew, trim to 1 1/2". Sew 7 on two sides, and 9 hst on the top and bottom. I don't have a photo of mine but I added a few small print pieces and tried not to be too "perfect".

As I cut and sewed half square triangles I also cut various sizes of 3 1/2" rectangles for the outer border and sewed them together randomly as I was assembling the smaller hst border.

I hope that makes sense! Have fun with it!! Be back tomorrow to finish it up.