GailG

That would be adorable!

quilt crazee

as a "rescuer" of blocks ,_ I would put them on tea stained muslin OR cream on cream blocks, the centers would either be same as block OR I would take them shopping, visit "AUNT GRACE" & her friends and pick out a color, that blended nicely! Your background blocks should be several inches LARGER than the diameter of your circles. If you want sashing between blocks I would use the same fabric you pick out for the centers, keeping it on the smaller size, possible cornerstones of background color

klgreene

You could use a darker background to make those lighter colors pop. And yes this is the time to learn to hand applique.

Rose L

I have had good luck finding vintage blocks like yours though I have never gotten them at such an amazing price! I have one set of the Dresden Plates with red centers. One set of hex shaped blocks that are pieced in large diamond shapes. And another set of four point stars that are meant to be pieced with curved insets. Funny, I just had them all out to look at last evening. Many of the original cardboard templates were in the box with quilt sets. I know that the maker had planned to border all the hex pieces in a white hex background as there are scraps of white fabric in the box and one block has the white hex's already sewn on to the outer edge on one of the diamond pieced blocks. I will follow suit.

Will any of you be leaving behind UFO's and extra blocks for the future generations to find and love?

okiepastor

How neat for you! Be sure you put up a picture when it is done....I would certainly try to find "real" vintage to finish this!

sinnemahoning

This is indeed a real treasure. My grandmother made a quilt out of this design in the 30's and this fabric looks familiar. You definitely have to applique the blocks onto another fabric. Please post pictures when you are finished!

wanttobe

I wish I could find something like this at a garage sale around here.

Country1

What a lucky lady, they are Gorgeous. Wish I could find such treasures!

p38flygirl

lucky you...Can't wait to see the finished project..

ksea

Wow they will make a beautiful quilt!!