Neuras

What constitutes an antique? My dear friend's mother just gifted me 10 hand embroidered blocks, 5 dogs & 5 cats, all the same. They have been passed down since 1940 (dated) from one family member to another. They measure about 9-9.5". I was thinking about snowballing the corners & adding sashing, but that still doesn't give me enough of a width & I'll have to add more. What would you recommend? Thanks!

Painiacs

How precious!!!

Tartan

Are they all one colour or different colours? You might snowball the ones you have and add 9 patch blocks in between them in the same color as your snowball edges and a neutral that matches the blocks background.

Neuras

The background "seems" to be a flour sack type material? I'm going to assume that the pattern was printed on them and someone (as the note stated) who "never married" stitched them together...

QuiltnNan

here is a discussion of the difference between vintage and antique http://homeguides.sfgate.com/tell-qu...ue-102079.html

quiltingshorttimer

what a treasure you inherited. A quilt is dated from the most recent fabric.

Neuras

Here are some pics of the blocks. I have 10, one more of each would've made a set! The bottom of one of the blocks says: No 758-B Quilt Blocks F48 Ask For ANOTHER VOGART ORIGINAL FREE
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Jane Quilter

oh my, what beautiful embroidery. Can't wait to see what you do with these precious hand me downs

quiltingcandy

Those are really cute. I would probably frame them with a solid color and look for a small 1930's print that would cut 10 blocks and then have 20 total so that it is 4 across and 5 down.

jamsbuying

What pretty embroidered blocks. Can't wait to see your finished blocks/quilt.