I have only a few more reproduction quilts to feature on
this blog. This one is half reproduction and half not quite a reproduction. The
design is intentional. The small squares are reproductions, once again, mostly
from tiny samples I collected over time. The borders and backing are wonderful
prints that are not reproductions but work well with the various older-style
prints and colours. I fell in love with them but had a hard time matching them
to modern prints and so decided, instead, to blend multiple eras.
The squares measure 2 ¼” each and the quilt itself is 44”
square. It is entirely hand pieced, hand quilted and hand finished.
The first photograph is a little tilted as I had to take the picture by myself, standing on a bed and wobbling as I did so – not a method I would recommend.
My historic knitting has been on hold as I spent part of the
summer and September making a modern quilt for a young couple as a wedding
gift. I hope it will be cherished and, perhaps, handed down
and become a piece of the new family’s history.
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