Please Help Me With This Challenge
09-19-2011, 08:09 AM
#51
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,510
If you could get a bunch of repro print fat qtrs you could make a pieced border. There"s one pictured in this link. Otherwise I think the blue or turqoise are pretty.
Originally Posted by Prism99
Bubble gum pink or pastel mint green were popular solid colors of that era. I Googled "butterly quilt depression" and clicked on "images" to get some photos of actual butterfly quilts of that era. Here's a link to what I got:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=gsis,i18n%3Dtrue&cp=26&gs_id=r&xhr=t&q=butterfly+quilt+depression&qe=YnV0dGVyZmx5IHF1aWx0IGRlcHJlc3Npb24&qesig=f2PDfAcbLREsDYghm-QQOw&pkc=AFgZ2tkiRH3CSjwa4Onq22kEc1E_oqxlAXC4Ppnt416Kyb 3pss0O_32F6_iwpEOQjdOmeKP6LGG2wzwKmW3GD5p7-9axg-hh-A&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GZAG_enUS434US434&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&biw=1466&bih=707&wrapid=tljp1316366071147020&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi
Personally, I'd look for an aqua because I like blue better than pink or green. A pastel purple might be nice if you could find the right shade.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=gsis,i18n%3Dtrue&cp=26&gs_id=r&xhr=t&q=butterfly+quilt+depression&qe=YnV0dGVyZmx5IHF1aWx0IGRlcHJlc3Npb24&qesig=f2PDfAcbLREsDYghm-QQOw&pkc=AFgZ2tkiRH3CSjwa4Onq22kEc1E_oqxlAXC4Ppnt416Kyb 3pss0O_32F6_iwpEOQjdOmeKP6LGG2wzwKmW3GD5p7-9axg-hh-A&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GZAG_enUS434US434&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&biw=1466&bih=707&wrapid=tljp1316366071147020&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi
Personally, I'd look for an aqua because I like blue better than pink or green. A pastel purple might be nice if you could find the right shade.
09-19-2011, 09:21 AM
#54
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: California
Posts: 844
Originally Posted by Sewlmatesister
This is what I did, when I got a similar request......but Sunbonnet Sue blocks. Got a jelly roll of aunt grace thirties fabrics and used them strip pieced and recut for sashing!!!!
09-19-2011, 09:42 AM
#55
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Upstate NY, north of Syracuse Area
Posts: 6,003
I think I would go with the pastels, but that I would use several different ones for sashing so as to match each butterfly. Then choose one color, probably the black, for cornerstones and the outer border and the binding.
09-19-2011, 09:47 AM
#56
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lumby, British Columbia
Posts: 2,769
How often does one get to use reproduction fabric? This would be my choice because it would be beautiful. There are so many choices online and in many quilt shops. Perhaps you could use black cornerstones but I really think using it for sashing would make the quilt a little gloomy. I would keep the quilt light and airy just like a butterfly.
09-19-2011, 10:26 AM
#58
Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 13
Hi, I did a similar quilt with a lot of diferent applique and embroidered blocks. I used 30's reproduction quilt fabrics and it turned out beautiful. the lady I did it for the block were done by her aunt, and she gave them to her daughter-in-law. the daughter-in-law had me combine them into a quilt and gave it back to her (mother-in-law) to enjoy. I really enjoyed completing this project. Quilt was later appraised at $600.
Good luck with your choice.
Aunt Judy in California
Good luck with your choice.
Aunt Judy in California
09-19-2011, 10:26 AM
#59
Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 13
Hi, I did a similar quilt with a lot of diferent applique and embroidered blocks. I used 30's reproduction quilt fabrics and it turned out beautiful. the lady I did it for the block were done by her aunt, and she gave them to her daughter-in-law. the daughter-in-law had me combine them into a quilt and gave it back to her (mother-in-law) to enjoy. I really enjoyed completing this project. Quilt was later appraised at $600.
Good luck with your choice.
Aunt Judy in California
Good luck with your choice.
Aunt Judy in California
09-19-2011, 11:45 AM
#60
Power Poster
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lowell, MA
Posts: 14,083
I would try to find a reproduction fabric that was close to a tone on tone, if there was such a thing back then (I'm certainly not an expert on repro fabric), however, a pastel green or lavender, or a bubble gum pink should work well. Those butterflies are awesome and have amazingly tiny stitches. The quiltmaker obviously had very good eyesight.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
bailey
Pictures
18
05-24-2017 07:47 AM
DannyValentine
Main
17
08-09-2011 06:08 PM
