Oh WOW! Your Grandmother does/did beautiful work! As zozee said, I think the forest green that is in most of the blocks would make a great sashing. You are a very thoughtful granddaughter to be thinking of doing this for her. I wish I could have done something like this with my grandmother.
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These are just gorgeous!
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The blocks are so beautifully done. I'm so happy they will be used.
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Oh my, all of the blocks are gorgeous! I am so glad you are going to finish these and she will get to see them done!
Please post when finished, I would love to see the quilts and any others you find to make! |
WOW! What beautiful work! That is a lot of, to me, perfectly done applique work and blanket stitching. Really well done. What a treasure. Kudos to you Cedar for the plans to have them all put together while your grandmother is still here to really enjoy them.
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Those blocks look like she may have planned a “Baltimore album quilt”. Check with Google to see many ideas for arrangement of your blocks. I do agree that if you are using sashing that dark green ot tonal to blend with your backgrounds would be very pretty. The colors chosen would look very cheerful in a BAQ.
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I agree with Madame Kelly. Those definitely look like they are for a Baltimore Album type of quilt.
The first thing I would do is get them out of those cardboard boxes. Cardboard can leach acid onto the fabric and discolor it if it isn't acid-free. |
Such lovely blocks, and yes I think two different quilts. Although I like the dark green as sashing for the fall colors quilt, I think I would go with the pink>red sashing for the strictly floral one. It's so springlike I think dark sashing would not do the florals justice.
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Beautiful applique blocks! They will be a pleasure to work into a quilt with your grandmother.
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Such a great "save" of handwork! Hope you enjoy the process together.
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