Sunday Pics!

I love this photo.  It was taken in 1933 in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina.

This captions the photo:

"This unsigned photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933, shows Fanny and Zillah Wilson from Highlands, North Carolina,  piecing fabric together for a quilt. The women are sitting on handmade chairs in front of a completed quilt."

I don't recognize the quilt block pattern.  Any ideas??

You can see more about the photo here:

http://wcudigitalcollection.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4008coll2/id/4044

A Blessed Sunday to You!

Saturday at the Quilt Museum - Nine Patch Quilts, Part 2

Nine Patch and Star
1800's

I've never seen a nine patch like this one.  The lights are made into hourglass blocks, thus giving the appearance of stars.  I may try this sometime!

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Nine Patch in Strips

Avella, Pennsylvania

1870

Simple and subtle.  A great way to showcase fun nine patch blocks.

You can see more here:
http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?kid=58-99-241

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Double Nine Patch
1890's

Double nine patch sets always catch my eye.  Especially when they are blue. :-) Isn't this one pretty?

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Nine Patch Baby Quilt

Bordentown, New Jersey

1850

37" x 38"

The borders on this one are wonderful.  There'a a close-up picture here:

http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?kid=4A-7F-2FF

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Nine Patch with Appliqué Leaf Border

New Jersey

1850

38.5 " x 39.5"

Another smaller one, with a great appliqué border. I feel like I'm on  a picnic in the woods!

You can see more here:

http://www.quiltindex.org/basicdisplay.php?kid=4A-7F-303

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Thanks for joining us for our tour of Nine Patch Quilts!

Happy Quilting!

PLEASE NOTE:

- I am not a quilt historian.  I simply enjoy finding interesting quilts and sharing them with you!

- The quilt images on this post were sourced from Pinterest, unless otherwise noted, and are linked to their origin whenever possible.

Sunday Pics!

A beautiful Double T as a backdrop for this lovely young woman.  The photo was taken in 1910. As always,  I wish I knew the story!

A Blessed Sunday to You!

Saturday at the Quilt Museum - Nine Patch Quilts, Part 1

Nine Patch quilts are as old as the hills, so to speak. But is it such a fun pattern and has so many settings and applications.  It never gets old.

For the next two weeks, we'll be taking a tour of 19-century examples.  This first batch has the color brown in common.  They all are so warm and welcoming to me.  Calming.  More for my list!

"South Carolina Nine-Patch"

Maker Unknown

83" x 83"

c. 1875

Lorie Stubbs Collection

Isn't this a fun one?  I really like square in a square sets and this one is no exception!

You can see the original post about it here:

http://collectorwithaneedle.blogspot.com/2015/09/past-presence-antique-quilts-that.html

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Double Nine Patch

Jean R. Frances Ridgly

1860-1900

Collection of the Grand Rapids Public Museum

Isn't this just an elegant one?  I love the simplicity and the random placement of the earth-toned palette.

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Classic Nine Patch
Pennsylvania
74" x 88"
1870

Isn't it an interesting border on this one?  It appears that the brown and white are not pieced together, rather the white is appliquéd over the brown.  There are lots of fun 1870's fabrics in the small 3 1/2" blocks.

As of today, it is for sale  and you can see it and lots of close-up pictures here:
http://www.stellarubinantiques.com/items/472520/enlargement472520sra.html

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Nine Patch Postage Stamp
Circa 1870

This one is gloriously busy.  Lots of blocks!  480 nine patches with 361 alternating plain squares! Wow.  I like the double checkerboard border, too.


That's it for today.  Next week we'll take a look at some more interesting uses of nine patch blocks.

Thanks for joining us today!

Happy Quilting!

PLEASE NOTE:

- I am not a quilt historian.  I simply enjoy finding interesting quilts and sharing them with you!

- The quilt images on this post were sourced from Pinterest, unless otherwise noted, and are linked to their origin whenever possible.

Sunday Pics!

I have no information about this photo at all, but I just love it.  He's darling, and look at the Baptist Fan quilting on the quilt!  Wonderful!

A Blessed Sunday to You!

Saturday at the Quilt Museum - Storm at Sea, Part 2

Okay, this is our last week with Sea-themed quilts, and I have to say every one of them is stunning.  The creativity displayed is amazing.  As I've looked for quilts in this pattern, I have become inspired to make one.  How about you?

Ocean Waves
2014

This one just blows my mind. No wonder it was at the 2014 Tokyo Quilt Show.  In the photo below, you can see the subtle color changes that ripple out from the center.  Truly a masterpiece work of art.

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Ocean Waves Over Bethlehem

I could find nothing more than the picture of this one, and I took the liberty of calling it "Ocean Waves Over Bethlehem."  What an amazing use of the pattern.  Very clever coloring to obtain the prominent star.

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Compass in Storm at Sea

The elegance of this one moves me.  The embellishment is fantastic and the quilting amazing.  Can you see the sunrise and ships at the top?  I wonder who made this stunning piece and who has the honor of owning it?

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On a Quilted Breeze
87" x 109"

This one is also an incredible piece of artwork.  The center panel is a a painting done by Dennis McGregor and incorporated into this masterpiece by the Oregon Quilter's Guild.  My words are much less inspiring than the ones in this blogpost:
http://quiltinspiration.blogspot.com/2012/06/quilt-inspiration-classics-art-in.html

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Jo Moury's Storm at Sea

This is a pattern created for an Electric Quilt/Inklingo Love the Lines Contest from 2012.  It was one of the top 25 contest winners.  I just love it!

You can read and see more here:
http://www.lindafranz.com/blog/more-ltl-contest-winners-from-top-25/

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Well, that's it for this amazing pattern.  If I ever make one, I will post pictures for you to see!

Thanks for joining us for our tour of Storm at Sea Quilts!

Happy Quilting!!

PLEASE NOTE:

- I am not a quilt historian.  I simply enjoy finding interesting quilts and sharing them with you!

- The quilt images on this post were sourced from Pinterest, unless otherwise noted, and are linked to their origin whenever possible.

Sunday Pics!

Isn't this a great photo?  I love the quilts.  It's a farmhouse in Coffee County, Alabama in 1939.

I see Bow Tie, Texas Tears (2), and it looks like a star of some sort with a more round center.  Anyone know the pattern?

A Blessed Sunday to You!

Saturday at the Quilt Museum - Storm at Sea, Part 1

So, here we go with Storm at Sea Quilts!  In trying to place the dating of this pattern, the best I've been able to determine is that it probably originated in the early 1900's.  I've not been able to find any 1800's examples and Barbara Brackman's Block Base lists one from 1932.  So most of these are rather modern.  And there are so many beautiful ones!


Storm at Sea
Grey and Maroon

I just found the picture, no information about the quilt at all.  This is a good example of a two color rendition of the pattern with some variations in the intensity of the maroon.

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Storm at Sea
2008

This very scrappy version appeared at the Australasian Expo and Quilt Show in 2008.  The use of rust/orange scattered about, gives it a lot of interest and movement.

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Storm at Sea Quilt Pattern

This one is not a finished quilt, but a pattern for one.  It is called Red Sky at Night.  The designer did a wonderful job of creating stand-out stars in the layout.

Quilt Pattern
https://equiltpatterns.com/Red-Sky-at-Night-Quilt-Pattern

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Storm at Sea

Don't you love the combination of Ocean Waves and Storm at Sea in this one?  And the colors are perfect for giving the overall feeling of the sea.  The focus on the two "circles" is brilliant.

I found it here:
http://jbe200quilts.tumblr.com/post/38057698287

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Storm at Sea Block

Just for fun, here is a complete Storm at Sea block.  It hails from Barbara Brackman's Block Base and was found on Pinterest and linked back to here:
http://geckoboxes.blogspot.com/2010/09/storm-at-sea.html

Next week, we'll take a look at some more Storm at Sea quilts, many of which are very striking and imaginative.

Thanks for joining us for our tour of Storm at Sea Quilts!

Happy Quilting!!

PLEASE NOTE:

- I am not a quilt historian.  I simply enjoy finding interesting quilts and sharing them with you!

- The quilt images on this post were sourced from Pinterest, unless otherwise noted, and are linked to their origin whenever possible.