Happy Memorial Day!
as a child this was always one of my favorite holidays....still is today. I grew up in a town that had a great parade and always went to the best bar b ques , funny how certain things you remember from your childhood.
this is one of my favorite little quilts I have ever made. I hand quilted using one of my favorite all over quilting patterns, baptist fans.
I tried to replicate the antique quilt even down to the binding, big leap for me at the time! The binding didn't match the quilt!!!
I used an appropriate backing fabric don't you think?
Something I am trying to do more and more of, using fun backs on little quilts, I actually search out fabrics just to use for backs now, thanks to Barb! the queen of great backing fabrics!
every once in a while I run the clothes lint brush over my little quilts to get the dust off . This little quilt is always out on one of my antique singer sewing machine tables I have so it does get dusty , I admit!
The antique quilt is in the Small Endearment Book by Sandi Fox, a great source of inspiration for me.
next little quilt to bind, this one was machine quilted with baptist fans.
27 comments:
Your quilts are wonderful. Love the quilting on them. Have a fantastic holiday weekend!
I love the simplicity of the red, white, and blue and I always appreciate you sharing the antique inspiration quilts. Terrific backing.
Love the extra row of hst on the pinwheel quilt - how fun! Have a great holiday weekend. I'm hoping it's a sewing weekend for me.
I love those Baptist fans. I love curved lines of quilting on straight-line quilts.
Beautiful quilts...love the quilting...have a great weekend!
:) Carolyn
I have always admired that antique quilt you reproduced. Great job, by the way. It is still on my list of "someday" projects. I love yours.
Wonderful patriotic quilt, I need to go through my books again.
Debbie
What a great little patriotic quilt and beautiful quilting on it, Kathie.
Your machine quilter also did a very nice job on the baptist fans.
Perfect backing! I just love those little ones!!
The fan quilting on both of these is perfect. I am quilting freehand fans on a doll quilt right now, and wondering why I hadn't done it sooner! Love 'em both!
Love your inspired flag quilt. I thank you because this has inspired me too.
Several years ago I purchased yards and yards of Jo Mortons blue background fabric with white stars on it because it was becoming somewhat scares to find. Didn't know how I would use it but just knew I needed it.
Well, now I know how I am going to use some of it. Thanks for posting about your quilt.
Love the backing you chose too. Don't think I will be able to find that but also kind of what my own something too.
Have a great weekend.
I love this quilt and everything about it - especially the bias binding!! The backing is terrific too - thanks for the shout out :)
The little broken dishes is great, the gold quilting thread is lovely on it.
Happy Memorial Day - I hope you have BBQ to relive your childhood memories.
great quilt to display for this holiday. love it.
Love your little quilts, especially the red/white/blue one.
Love both of these, you are becoming the queen of little quilts!!
I love your little quilt, and the backing fabric is perfect! Happy holiday weekend.
Looove the baptist fan quilting.
Love your little quilt and the baptist fans quilted on it. Thanks for sharing the antique photo also, and the backing is perfect! I'lll look for something clever for my next back.
Wonderful little patriotic quilt! Love it! Great choice for the backing too.
This is a great quilt, the backing is perfect and I love the Baptist fan quilt pattern.
Love the texture of those fans!
Great little quilts! I'll have to remember to use a lint brush to dust my little quilts. Good idea! I must get a copy of this book.
A perfect quilt to share today. It is striking and the hand quilting is gorgeous. Is your machine quilter using a miniature fan quilting pattern? The scale looks perfect on your small quilts.
Just getting caught up on your blog, so many great things to comment on that I'll just say, It's all so great. Love the pattern, the new book looks great, the quilting is wonderful.....
Love the american mini quilt. I would die for a piece of that star fabric. it is perfect.
Excellent Memorial Day (and summer generally) quilt! I have to admit, adding the odd fabric border would be a challenge for me, too, even though I like the quirkiness. You don't notice it so much on your quilt but it really pops out in the photo of the original. I saw it in the Kiracoffe book I was browsing through this past weekend.
Do you recall how you marked your baptist fans?
I love your Stars and Stripes quilt!!! The fan quilting on it is perfect! Your pink and green quilt is so lovely too!!
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