Please Help Me With This Challenge
09-19-2011, 04:49 AM
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09-19-2011, 05:31 AM
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I am 81 and recognize this butterfly pattern. The time is correct from the looks of the individual fabrics used although the same pattern is still used from then until today.
The muslin is not tea dyed, It came that light beige color, and lightened with washing and drying it in the sun outdoors on clotheslines.
These blocks were probably intended to be used with plain colored sashing. Yellow or green or blue were favorites or even red - although it was likely to run and was not used as much. Bubblrgum pink was a vegetable dye (annato) and had a tebdency to fade although it was a pretty color.
Jeannie
The muslin is not tea dyed, It came that light beige color, and lightened with washing and drying it in the sun outdoors on clotheslines.
These blocks were probably intended to be used with plain colored sashing. Yellow or green or blue were favorites or even red - although it was likely to run and was not used as much. Bubblrgum pink was a vegetable dye (annato) and had a tebdency to fade although it was a pretty color.
Jeannie
09-19-2011, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by wsquilting
This site might give you some ideas.
http://www.annalena.com/
http://www.annalena.com/
09-19-2011, 06:00 AM
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Jeannie, thank you for being here and offering the context directly from your experience. Makes this place even more wonderful than it already is!
Originally Posted by jpthequilter
I am 81 and recognize this butterfly pattern. The time is correct from the looks of the individual fabrics used although the same pattern is still used from then until today.
The muslin is not tea dyed, It came that light beige color, and lightened with washing and drying it in the sun outdoors on clotheslines.
These blocks were probably intended to be used with plain colored sashing. Yellow or green or blue were favorites or even red - although it was likely to run and was not used as much. Bubblrgum pink was a vegetable dye (annato) and had a tebdency to fade although it was a pretty color.
Jeannie
The muslin is not tea dyed, It came that light beige color, and lightened with washing and drying it in the sun outdoors on clotheslines.
These blocks were probably intended to be used with plain colored sashing. Yellow or green or blue were favorites or even red - although it was likely to run and was not used as much. Bubblrgum pink was a vegetable dye (annato) and had a tebdency to fade although it was a pretty color.
Jeannie
09-19-2011, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by grayma
I am too new at this, but I think some sort of 30's reproduction prints would look nice. Something not too busy that would complement the blocks, not overpower them. Those are sew pretty!
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