My very cheap garage sale find
#31
I am working to repair one of similar time and I see some of the same fabrics. Black geometrics in lower left of picture are 1940. I am needle turn applique-ing mine from a background that is "staining" onto a new background of off white. I will probably do a striaght set and see what happens. I have 20 blocks. I have been doing the needle turn while the TV is on and have made fairly good progress. Good luck. What a great find!
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Make sure that you starch them well before you try to applique them as some of that old fabric may be a little limp or flimsy. I just finished preparing an old set of Dresdan plates that I was given and used a muslin for the background squares and yellow for the centres. Now I am debating about the sashing. I may use a reproduction thirties print or some of the yellow from the centres as I don't have any of the fabric used in the fans.
#38
Hi those are awesome. The easiest way to finish and make quilt blocks with is to sew these sections to iron on interfacing, rough side to right side of fabric...cut away 1/8' around, turn right side out and iron to a 12' block. Then do the same with a circle for the middle and iron on, then blind hem around the edges of all. This is what I just did for the egg money quilt by Eleanor.
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