But I am making progress. I finished the first border on the Grid Girls quilt and added the second border. The final border is pinned to the quilt (no picture). Hopefully I'll finish it tomorrow.
The block quilting is finished on sampler quilt. Now I have to turn it three times to finish the borders. Don't you get your wish if you turn the quilt three times? I'm really happy with the quilt motif I chose for the blocks.
I haven't had any problems quilting this free motion design in all directions.
A friend sent me this quilt pattern catalog from 1928.
I love the quilt on the cover.
Some of the block designs.
And the price list! Twenty-two cents a yard for calico fabric. Fifteen cents for the pattern. $.35 - $2.00 for finished blocks - the double wedding ring block was the most expensive at $2. Complete quilts $25-$45.
I had three bucks in my backyard this evening. They don't like to be too close to each other. This is the largest one, I've shown his picture before.
He has gotten much braver. He is laying on the rug right outside my slider window. He didn't move when Mom went to her chair with her walker.
3 comments:
Instead of a guard dog, you have a guard deer! That is priceless. I love your quilting, too. It is perfect. Isn't it amazing at the costs of things back then...but it was probably expensive for the time. I just did a search and $1 in 1928 had the purchasing power of about $18 today.
The 1928 book is priceless! Your sampler quilt is looking great. I've never heard that turning the quilt three times grants a wish. Hopefully that is true.
I love vintage. Your quilt is lovely.
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