Fun on a Friday

Hello and happy Friday!

Monday we will be putting together the center of our Summit Stitches and I'll show the antique and let you decide if, and how you want to border it.

When I saw this amazing tilework in Portugal it reminded me of the "unknown" critter in my toile!

All of the following we saw at Monastery of Sao Vicente de Foro- Here is a virtual visit (very nicely done) HERE

I don't think we ever determined what it was- a mythical creature, I guess. 

Monastery museum- Applique in gold!

Baby Jesus surrounded by his outfits!

They were intricate and well done even if I don't understand why. 

Reminded me of a quilt sampler. 

So amazing!  It is worth a short online visit. 

Have a great weekend!

Tickled Pink

I have a top finished! Our retreat girls had a yearly challenge and since we were going to be all together at Sisters I did my "reveal" at that time.

Here's a little better photo

 

I was able to use Michelle Yeo's Bucklebury for the border. 

The center toile was a fun surprise!

Okay, this quilt was the challenge! Exactly like it, or inspired, or....... 

Here is my center! I love it! But it was a tad too big! Aargh! I went ahead and started getting the other blocks together until I realized I was going to have to pivot. 

BTW, The 4.5" blocks were in my orphan drawer (Made by Linda!) So, I thought I would use them up instead of making more blocks. 

I tried a few different centers and came across this cute toile while in Missouri a few short weeks ago. 

I appliqued the center toile and then cut it square! 

The border fabric is the fabric I have behind the toile. I wasn't feeling the love as a border though. 

The quilt was assembled in a little different way. I had to keep a close eye on the directions. 

It looks a whole lot different than Jo Morton's Peppermint Twist pattern but I'm happy with my version!

I wasn't even going to use pink- but now that I have,  I'm calling mine Tickled Pink! I believe it measures about 44" square.

Have a great week!

Friday This and That

Remember this quilt? I asked Barbara Brackman about it and this was her response:

I noticed that quilt on your blog. Interesting because of the red behind the lilies. Dating hard as so little to go on. All the fabrics not very good clues. But you wouldn't see a red & green style quilt like this in the 1830s so now we are up to 1840...

The earliest examples I have in the pattern are in the early 1840s.

More reason to think after 1840

R & G quilts 1840 to 1890 but in conservative places like Penn you see them into the 1920s and I'm beginning to think a lot of r&g Southern quilts were made up into the 1930s.

The quilting in yours is so utilitarian--if it were fancier I'd think 1840-1860 but it's so typical of the late 19th c

So to be conservative I'd say 1840-1890, most likely after 1870.

Hope this is helpful.

Thank you Barbara!!

Remember this toile I was gifted by Suzette?

It was called Cape Cod printed by Waverly.

I wrote to Waverly asking about the approximate date and this was the response I received.

The printing was approx. 1920’s. Short and sweet- at least I received an answer! 

My son moved to Central Oregon for a promotion! Now instead of 3 hours away they are only 1 hour. After moving them I could hardly move my arms!! LOL 

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They lost their big sweetie Cleo. They adopted an older kitty but was able to show her lots of love for the time they had her. She was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago and they opted to love her and give her lots of treats until she passed to rainbow bridge. 

I made a trip to see my daughter Rene and talk about our Peru trip coming up in May. We ate at a Peruvian restaurant but the real deal is much better.

This was my city view from my daughters apartment yesterday morning. A little different than my country view.

I'm off to a sewing retreat today! Enjoy your weekend friends!

Mid Week Musings...

Dale made the cheddar cheese and crackers little quilt and here it is ready for quilting! Isn't is adorable? The directions are on my blog HERE.  Thanks for sharing with me Dale!!

I got the most interesting email after posting this toile. See the horseshoe on the chimney? I didn't either, but a keen blog reader did! From Wendy Coffin, who I assume is related to the original owner: 

Thought you’d like to know the house in your toile is The Jethro Coffin House on Nantucket, also known as the Oldest House, built as a wedding present to Jethro Coffin & Mary Gardner in 1686. It’s very recognizable by the inverted horseshoe on the center chimney,  thought to perhaps keep away evil spirits. 

I was completely fascinated by this information!

Another blog ready asked why I called it Cape Cod...

By Waverly. I wish I knew when this was printed.

Here is the home! Look at the chimney!

What a beautiful property!

I wrote back to Wendy and her response:

I don’t know of any other horseshoe chimneys..... it’s also known as Horseshoe House. It’s quite unique & makes the house identifiable. I don’t know if there were other other first period houses that used the upside down horseshoe.  I knew Waverly did some prints with cape motifs like lighthouses, baskets, maps of the island, etc but I had never seen yours with the house depicted before. I kinda chuckled too when looking at your fabric as there is a split rail fence by the road with a rock beside it!  Well that’s one fabric I wish I had in my stash!

Thanks for writing Wendy!!

Here it is again in case you missed it.

My sewing room was a bit dark when I snapped this photo. Finished up 31 modern stars for Barb's swap.

I hope you are having a fantastic week!

Cape Cod Toile

I finished the Cape Cod toile little quilt. Suzette, in Bend, was kind enough to share that center piece with me and this is how I chose to showcase it.

I decided I didn't really want a traditional binding so thought I'd try facing for the first time.  I saw a few different videos and chose THIS ONE to do it.

It looks a bit wobbly but it is very square- just laying on the grass isn't the best choice for a photo. It's been dark and dreary so hard to get decent lighting inside. I used the same fabric as the backing, but fell a few inches short. The other fabric blends pretty good though.

It didn't matter how hard I tried I couldn't get my corners to be square. I would try this again, but likely only with flannel as my batting. And check out my corner square!! (now sort of rectangular)  LOLOL  The usual humble version. 

But, if you don't ever try anything new you'll never learn anything- so, it's only a little quilt. I'll still enjoy it. 

Now that I'm done hand quilting this little one, it's time to bring out Beyond the Cherry Tree for my continued hand quilting. 

I hope your weekend is stupendous and includes some quilting.

Aurora Colony Museum and More...

Along with the Aurora Colony Quilt Show, quilters donate to fund the Historical Museum. I am usually not at the show opening weekend, and I think that is why I found some amazing deals!!

Oldies but goodies reproduction pinks. (these for $2!)

Lovely red and black repros! ($3!)

Here is a lovely purple toile piece I picked up too. I asked about it on the facebook group and it was reproduced by Sharon Yentor of In The Beginning Fabrics. Isn't it lovely?! I rarely find good deals, so I will tell you I paid $1.50 for it!!

 

Here are a couple of great books I picked up for my fundraiser book sale. (I finally found out the trip will take place in December- such a wait! to Dominican Republic)

Of course there were beautiful quilts and the ones I like the most are vintage! More of those on Friday!

We took the scenic back roads!! The mountains are beautiful right now.

We had a few other plans so we made a weekend trip out of it! Its always fun to meet my kids in the city and try out new-to-us restaurants. We went to Guero and it was delicious!

 Rene and Ken have birthdays about 2 weeks apart, so we used this as a time to celebrate them! They are both amazing adults with big hearts!!

I thought I'd try out some new backpacking equipment. LOL

We met some friends for dinner then attended  this concert! We admit to seeing them a few times in the past- the shows never disappoint!

I knew I needed to get in one last long speed walk before the race so we stopped on our way home at Trillium Lake. After parking and walking a short distance this is what greeted us!  It sure helps when the scenery is amazing!

Some of the trail around the lake is on a boardwalk through thick forest. I may try and do one more hilly walk, but for now I'm as ready as I am. My first leg is a slow uphill for 5.2 miles- thankfully it will be dark o thirty so I won't even see that I'm on a hill!! LOL 

I couldn't be happier with the outcome of the Almost Amish sewalong! I haven't seen one quilt that I thought wasn't top-notch!! I love them all!! Thank you all for sewing along! I'll plan on having a linky party of October 25th so we can see them all. Your quilt doesn't have to be quilted to join in!

I hope you are having an amazing week!!