I found this top at an antique fair in Massachusetts, though the dealer told me he picked it up in Kalamazoo, MI. It is all hand pieced, and in excellent condition. I thought the best way to honor the original maker, and keep the period feel, would be to hand quilt it. A daunting task, as it is at least double bed sized. The hoop in the picture above is 14 inches in diameter!
To help this process, I took it to the longarmer I use and asked her to machine baste the top. It cost some $$ but well worth it.
So a very old UFO, not even my own, but it is meditative to do a little hand quilting every day.
I am linking up with Connie at Freemotion by the River and Quilt Story as I do most weeks I have blocks to share. Both blog hops have pictures of pretty quilt blocks and other projects.
I have a page on Facebook: keep up with my infrequent quilt posts at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viridian61/347674418583948?ref=hl
viridian
Tweet
5 comments:
Oh my - is that gorgeous!!!
That's a beautiful quilt. Good for you to layer, baste, and quilt it instead of letting it lie around as just a top. I can see that it's large but what a feeling of accomplishment you will have when you finish it! (I'm hand quilting a quilt now though probably not as large as yours.)
--Nancy. (ndmessier @ aol.com, joyforgrace.blogspot.com)
A great find.
I totally agree with the idea to hand-quilt - what a treat to be able to complete something with history - it will look fantastic when finished! Good luck!
What a beautiful quilt and hand quilting it will be perfect! Enjoy!
Post a Comment