Patchwork Quilt
Our family’s like a patchwork quilt,
With kindness gently sewn;
Each piece is an original,
With beauty of its own.
With threads of warmth and happiness,
It’s tightly stitched together
To last in love throughout the years,
Our family is forever.
It is time to do a little show and tell again,can you believe it!
Here’s where I was last update… working on the last block of the first row.
Finished this block ,rolled the quilt continued …quilting on the two blocks above this one ….
Now I’m working on the middle two blocks of this row.
Until next update ,stay cool.
And peek in on what the others are doing!
Hand Quilt Along Links
This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another. If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.
Kathy, Margaret, Emma, Tracy, Susan, Nanette, Edith, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen and Kathi
I’m so glad I came to check on your blog. You’ve made a lot of progress since last time. It probably doesn’t seem that way to you, but part of one and two more – that’s a lot of quilting stitches! I need to make something for the frame, because I’m missing this activity.
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Thank you! I’ll look forward to that something!😊
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You did a bunch of stitching there! I love this log cabin and the way you are quilting it, just seems right! 🙂
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It’s nothing fancy, but often back then quilts like this were quilted simply. I thought about the baptist fan but when I did a pattern on see through plastic it didn’t seem right.
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I love the poem, and how it makes an analogy between patchwork quilts and family.
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Thank you! Family are like a patchwork quilts….. we need many different personalities to make an interesting family quilt.
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Quilts are for family. Every member of mine has a lap quilt that we snuggle under to read or watch TV.
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Oh I love that mental picture! Everyone wrapped in warmth and love.
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I totally agree … back then they kept it simple! Love the fabric choice and whole feel of this beauty your working on. It has such a primitive and perfect feel to it. Loved the poem! Did you write it? Enjoyed your update 🙂 Sharon
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Thank you! No I didn’t write the poem,it’s an unknown author,which I forgot to add a the bottom. Those old fabric still shine!
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The fabrics in this quilt SO appeal to me–those tiny shamrocks and the crescent moons! I think you made absolutely the right choice with the straight line quilting–it complements the lines of log cabin blocks and doesn’t call attention to itself. You’ll be done before you know it!
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I know how you feel, and I am drawn to the lady who sewed those lovely fabrics together ,wonder if she had dresses made out of these ,or if she had swapped with other ladies to get the colors she wanted. Quilting straight lines is going quickly even going over the seam lines isn’t to rough.
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Oh! I love a nice log cabin quilt! Your choice of fabrics are so inviting and snuggly too:)❤️❤️
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So do I! I can’t take credit for the fabric choice though! That was do for me about 100 years ago…. this top is an oldie dating about 1880.. the fabrics are wonderful that’s for sure!
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So many memories in a quilt!
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True,especially if it was made from scraps of clothing that the family wore.
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I love the poem and the quilt! Both of are very enjoyable. Thank You.
Have a good day!
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Thank you! 😊
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Great progress, I recognize some of those fabrics!
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Thank you!!
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