Many years ago, while staying in a house that belonged to a Norwegian lady, I noticed some very beautiful quilts she had, made of wool. At the time, I thought of them as 'blankets' rather than quilts - the only quilts I had seen up until that time were made in cotton with gaily coloured traditional blocks , or ones with tiny hexagons. These unusual woollen 'blankets' stuck in my mind; I even tried to make one when I was a student, on a borrowed machine and with remnants I found in the dress fabric shop. But it did not satisfy. ( It is, in fact my first UFO.)However on Friday I was in the local wool shop ( the quilt shop is too far to go just for thread) and there were some bolts on the bottom shelf that just caught my eye. Locally made (Peterhead Woollen Mill) and £1 a metre! Only 20 inches wide, but still I this was too great a bargain to miss! So I bought a half dozen metres. And I think I might have a go again at making one of those cosy woollen quilts... Or maybe a bag or two.
The red and green blocks of the log cabin quilt are all complete and assembled, and I appliqued the last star last night - the last time I appliqued anything was in primary school, 25years ago! This is my first machine-pieced top, and the first that I will definitely quilt, and the learning curve has been really quite steep.
And the pink quilt is nearly assembled. A couple of people commented on it (thank you!). The original idea was to make one for a little girl; hence the hearts and the pink and the texture. (candlewick that has been worn and loved has such a lovely texture - it can't be compared with new candlewick even after the new stuff has been washed a couple of times). I made a few of these quilts in the summer, but didn't like any of them enough to keep - or even to give to the little girl I had in mind, and so I listed them on ebay - and they sold. But someone emailed a couple of weeks ago and asked for some more to give as Christmas presents - I was so pleased she liked them enough to ask this, so I said I would make a couple for her. And I'm almost finished!
10 comments:
Nice work! I love the log cabin quilt!
How beautiful! I love it. Wish it were mine. The red and green with stars is perfect for Christmas.
Loving the log cabin! Never done one, but hope to down the road.
I would love to see progress pictures of your wool quilt. I have made a few and they are wonderfully warm and cozy but here in Houston, they are just too, too hot. A wool quilt is not like a cotton quilt!
Love the way the wonky stars overlap the log cabin pieces!
I love your log cabin -- that pattern was my second quilt and I gave it as a gift...a regret to this day.
Your wools are simply beautiful. Can't wait to see what they become.
The log cabin is really beautiful. I am also working on my first machine pieced log cabin. Keep us posted on how you decide to quilt it. Do you have any ideas yet?
That wool is gorgeous. I have a wool quilt made my my grandmother that has pieces of my Dad's wedding suit in it! (Doesn't go over great with Mom!) Good luck with the machine quilting...just take lots of deep breaths...
Siobhan
You are productive! I love the log cabin with the stars! it is traditional but not, with the stars. You are going to have a good job with quilting it! *s*
I too like wool quilts. My mother made one with rectangle pieces and tied it, and then embroidered some of the blocks with folk type animals, people, etc. It was wonderful.
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