Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Merry Christmas to Me

It has been a while since I have found a quilt or top that I liked enough to acquire.

You know my strict qualifications:

  • it has to be quirky.
  • i have to like it.
  • it has to be thrifty.

Look at this! I found it today at an antique shop in Yankton, South Dakota.

What I noticed first was how bright it is. That is an advantage to tops, isn't it - they have not been used. A wide variety of fabrics are used: some feedsacks, lots of solids, lots of stripes. And lots of clothing scraps, for sure.


The blocks measure about 3" finished. It's pretty big, it covers the top of a full-size hotel bed. You can see there is some orderliness about it. The solids and stripes are arranged in diagonal rows, as are the blocks.

But the blocks! They are wildness itself! The outer pieces of the little squares in a square happen every which way.


It came at a thrifty price ($12.95) because some of the seams have come unsewn right in the middle. You can almost hear some old fellow grumbling that this ain't worth nothing ... well, we know it won't be any problem to stitch those back together. It will be a nice hand project. Merry Christmas to me!


12 comments:

  1. Merry Christmas!!! very fun quilt. hope none of those seams are frayed like crazy. Are you going to quilt it?

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  2. Me oh My oh, lovely little gem, you'll have such fun with it. The fabrics are dynamite aren't they ?~!

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  3. That is absolutely gorgeous! Ticks all my boxes!! Wish I had found it.x

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  4. Lucky you! Great find & I'm glad it's Home where it will be loved.

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  5. It makes me smile. Love the bright and happy colors! Great find!

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  6. Merry Christmas indeed!!! Congrats!

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  8. Such a happy post! I love that you treated your self!

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  9. I used to listen to a Yankton radio station when I was a kid. I wonder if they still play polkas...I like quirky quilts, too.

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  10. update: I've been repairing it. a few little pieces are frayed BUT there are a few blocks missing on one edge so I removed that row and will have plenty of nice blocks for replacements. My stitch group buddies think we should tie it. we think a kid would like to snuggle up with this quilt and play with the ties...

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  11. This is fabulous. I love everything about it. I want to copy it now

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  12. Yea! Love everything about this quilt, especially her fabric combinations. Lucky you!

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