Dust Off a Quilt Book Day

This quilt-related post begins with my latest near completion - Flamingos and Flowers quilt. Near completion because I will hand sew the French binding. This will have to do for a glamour shot for now. Our weather is too cold and rainy for in-the-wild photography. 

The flower blocks came in a lot, 1/2 of which I sold. I retained them because some of them needed to be rehabilitated/repaired, and I wanted a quilt for myself. It is a mixture of new and old. The flamingo material came from Joanns and the flamingo/flower quilting pattern is one I have wanted for awhile. I just needed the right quilt top, the longarmer had just the right pattern.  

I am participating in the Dust Off a Quilt Book blog hop. Link to Day 1 and the other participants www.beaquilter.com. A thanks to the hostess for this intriguing linkup. 

This is one of my favorite books, Mad About Plaid! because I adore plaid wovens. 

I have a tub full of that type of fabric for my next inspired project. Here is one pattern that was highlighted on Facebook recently.  Love 💖how the fabric artist used the plaid cornerstones. 

I will have a plaid creation to showcase in the upcoming months. 

Bea posted an invitation to quilters who wanted to showcase a favorite quilt book, and to find their earliest publication on the subject. 

The earliest published book I have on the subject is The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America (1935). Part I - History and Quilt Patches; Part II - Quilts--Antique and Modern; Part III - Quilting and Quilting Designs. 

Fabricoholics will see I snuck in a bit 'o vintage fabric in the images. The book find was most def secondhand and I am pretty sure there was a Tami squeak of happiness when the publication date was revealed. 

Here is a poem by Elizabeth Ryan DeCoursey from that publication. 

Life is like a patchwork quilt
And each little patch is a day,
Some patches are rosy, happy, and bright,
And some are dark and gray

But each little patch as it's fitted in
And sewn to keep it together
Makes a finished block in this life of ours
Filled with sun, and with rainy weather.

So let me work on Life's patchwork quilt
Through the rainy days and the sun--
Trusting that when I have finished my block
The Master may say: "Well done."

To Quilt Lovers Everywhere - World Without End!

Brutal about Completions

Oops, I did it again, and cleaned out my projects, this time quilt tops. One that is holiday themed will never be completed by me. It was part of my now infamous got-myself-in-blogspat, seven years ago. I was roundly chastised by another quilting blogger because I had linked my Christmas quilt with Cardinal cornerstones post in the comments. It was time for rehoming.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185740723219

Quilt top no. 2 is quite pretty with hand sewn piecing in symmetrical rectangles. I have another red-themed redwork quilt in progress though, so I don't need two. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185740713039

Quilt top no. 3 was a Goodwill find. I added the grey border fabric. It sold within one day of listing. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185740735415

Finally turning my attention to my National Park quilt project. I had been stumped on layout but found this example. 

I will border the center panel in a companion fabric of dark grey, and then set the other fabrics on point. 

Once I get in touch with the quilter blogger, I will be joining this blog hop. 

She has a challenge to participants to find the oldest published book in their collection and share that. I am interested to see which book will be the oldest one. 

Our rain has stopped for now in Northern California. We had been inundated with wave after wave of downpour. Now our fabulous sun is shining through!