Since
I started quilting I have fallen in love with the idea of making a
twin sized holiday quilt, for each holiday and for both daughter! It
may take my entire life time, but the girls can use them for their
own children one day if it takes me longer than 18 years. (Which I'm
sure it will ;)
I
bought these 6 finished blocks from a vintage fabric shop on Etsy.
They came from an Estate Sale!!
I
like to imagine a little old lady sitting by a cozy fire sewing these
blocks and drinking a hot cocoa. And they look like they were a lot
of work so it breaks my heart to think that her project would never
get finished...so I'm adopting this sweet little quilt! I hope
wherever she is she's smiling knowing that it'll get finished and
will hopefully be treasured by my girls for years to come!
I
think this pattern is called a Dresden plate and it was all
beautifully hand sewn. There were six in the lot. I just love
them...they are so sweet! And I'd never hand sew anything like
this...I just don't have the skill or patience yet, so thank you
little old lady for passing them along!
I
brought the blocks to my local quilt shop to get some advice and see
if I could find more vintage fabric because I'm still very much a
novice when it comes to creating patterns and choosing fabrics.
As it
turns out Christmas time is not the time to buy Christmas
fabric...it's all gone by then...so I went with solid colors to make
a nine patch and it's taken me until now to get them together so
perfect timing actually.
The
super fab owner of the shop helped me with the math of the project
and told me to come back for more fabric once I finished up my nine
patches and sashing.
This
is what my blocks are looking like.
And
when together it'll look something like this, with the cute little
"Holly Buds" fabric as sashing.
Now...I
have to admit I am totally NOT a perfectionist, but I'm willing to
let this one below go...I don't think my mother would approve...she's
definitely the perfectionist when it comes to quilting.
But
this one is pretty embarrassing so it's getting ripped out.
I'm
so guilty of rushing to get the project started that I'm pretty
dangerous with the rotary cutter...I hate cutting fabric...that's my
least favorite part..but I'm learning that it's oh so important later
on!
Here
are my lovely assistants Kitty and Cora!
The
nine patches are all completed, ironed, flat and fancy so I'm off to
get that sashing done!
Have
you ever finished someone else quilt? Seems like such a
romantic notion to finish your grammy or auntie's project...I'd love
to hear about it!
