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Just look at the bolts of fabric on this website. It brings all sorts of ideas to mind for me. The butterflies are beautiful and I think the small repro prints would be wonderful with them.
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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!!!!
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Originally Posted by Prism99
I think a lavender or turquoise would be charming! Black makes me shudder because it is so out-of-keeping with the period during which the butterflies were made.
Sewlmatesister's suggestion looks really nice too. I could imagine this to work very well with your butterflies. Edited to add: Or turqouise with lavender cornerstones? |
I would suggest some thirtys prints (can you get them in fat quarters?) and sash each one in a coordinating print, then quilt together. Sort of on the idea of the sunbonnet sue above. I did my sunbonnet sue on that order. Don't have access to my photo of it, or I'd attach. ( This photo is on page 6 of a March 23, 2010 thread titled Who Makes Scrappy quilts?, but I don't know how to do a link to it.)
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Those are lovely!! I love the four blocks together, but what about piecing a small triangle to the inner corner of each block, so you end up with a square on point in the middle? I'd use repro fabrics, then sash the block of four in black. More repro fabrics should fill out the space between the blocks. Savvy? Wish I could show you.
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I too think I would try to use colors of that era.
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Originally Posted by leggz48
I have a friend (80+ years old) whose mother made these embroidered quilt blocks in the late 30s or early 40s. She has been talking about getting them into a quilt but she is physically unable to accomplish this task. I brought them home to finish the project for her and am now challenged on what fabric to use in sashing and bordering. I am appreciative of the era and the value of an antique quilt, but she just wants it finished so she can pass it on to someone special before she leaves this world. They are a variety of colors and all are on a heavy muslin fabric that appears to be tea-dyed....but this is the real deal. What suggestions can you offer? Thanks in advance for your expertise.
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I have seen these quilts with solid yellow (light) or aqua.. a dark gray or kona coal would look good too I think
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I would use black cotton and if you wanted something very subtle look for a tone on tone but very muted. Otherwise I very nice back cotton
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