Medallion quilt for Pat

 

It seems that Pat went into an antique store somewhere, and found this quilt top priced at $20.  Where are these things when I'm in antique stores?! 

Pat brought it to me and basically told me to have fun and play with it.  We both agreed that wool batting would be best, giving it loft to show off the quilting, but also for warmth as it's future home will be as a throw on their sofa.  It's just the right size to pull over you on a cold, wet Oregon day.

Boy did I have fun with this quilt!  I hope that the unknown piecer, wherever they are and whoever they may be, is happy with the results.

These are in no particular order, but the solid white photos are of the backing to show the quilting.  With that amazing medallion in the center, that needed to be highlighted, so SID around the rays, and background fill behind.

Two different ruler angle designs in the triangle squares, continuous curves in the squares on point. 

Pebbling around the "X" blocks and nothing in the X's to allow those to pop.  Looks unquilted on the back, but I love how it turned out!

The beige backgrounds have a feather wreath going around, and the white has 3 plumes in each corner.

Just straight wavy lines in the long borders. 

The X blocks with the pebbling behind.

Cross Stiched quilt top

I believe that Peggy's grandmother started the embroidery on this quilt, and it was eventually finished by Peggy.  The above photo show about a 1" square area that didn't get embroidered.  Oh well, finished is better than perfect.

This quilt has been a journey for Peggy and grandmother.  When the top was originally shipped, they sent two of the same side of the quilt top.  So, either two rights, or two left panels, and that really won't work. I'm not sure who finally tracked down the missing panel, but it was found and the quilt finished.

 The cross stitch design was printed on the fabric top, and the same with the quilting designs.  Some were more faded than others, making it difficult to follow, but again, finished is better...

 This quilt was intended to be hand quilted, not machine, so lots of little bits that required stops and starts and moves to the next space.  I think I got most of the jump threads cut, but I'm sure there are more.

 The outer edge just needed a feather to wraparound it, and then the entire background of the quilt was cross hatched.  Just stunning.

Leigh's birds embroidery

Wow Leigh.  You and your embroidery are just astounding.

 The photos don't do her work justice, but I love the dimensional threads.  Can't hardly wait to start the next one.

9 patch blocks from Joanne

 Joanne didn't piece this quilt top, because I don't think that she was living in the 1860's when it is believed to have been hand pieced.  Wow.   Joanne took it the Latimer Quilt Museum in Tillamook and that's where they dated it.

I love how the piecer used whatever they had on hand.  The blue stripe fabric above is obviously cut from a former garment.

Quilted with So Fine! thread  and the Baptist Fans board.