Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Vintage No Scraps Too Small

This quilt has been making the rounds with me at presentations lately - it's a good example of how far you can go with the no scraps too small concept. I don't know who made it, I found it at an antique shop. You will note that the maker organized her randomness into 11" square blocks, assembled into rows to make this 55" x 76" quilt. Based on the backing, it was assembled in the 1960s and machine quilted at that point. It is very neatly hand pieced. The scrap dates are a big ol' mishmash - some 30s and 40s but lots of 50s prints. The fabrics are in great shape which makes me think they were sewing scraps, not worn clothing.

Here is a detail from one of the 35 blocks. Making a modern day version of this could keep me busy with handwork for quite a while.....

12 comments:

  1. My favorite kind of quilt EVER!!!
    ;-) love it!

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  2. Another wonderful quilt and inspiration.

    Blessings,
    Jilly

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  3. So fun! Have you seen Victoria (Bumble beans) and her blog on 15 min of "fabric making" ie sewing too small scraps? It is much more relaxing than I thought it would be. Thanks for showing another great find. Is the quilting just straight lines in a grid?

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  4. Whoo Hoo! This is awesome. What fun. These quilts are so much fun to make and to look at too.

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  5. Oh Wow! This is a classic example of no scrap too small! Love it!

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  6. I'm so glad I've saved all the teeny tiny feedsack fabric scraps now! Oh man - just another project!

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  7. woo hoo love the new blog look!!

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