This is the second quilt I have hand quilted for a customer (PB of Brazil, IN) who made this very unusual quilt from a mix of Dresden Plate blocks and Flower Gardens blocks that she had on hand. It is similar to the first one that I did earlier in 2019. You can see the first one in a previous post at https://indianaquilter40.blogspot.com/2019/05/dresden-plate-and-flower-garden-quilt.html
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| Final stitch went in on June 29, 2019 |
For the Flower Garden blocks she did an added dimension of appliqueing a block under the flower garden block and between the solid color block. The sashing is only vertical between each strip of 3 blocks. I don't know what the story of the actual blocks are but I am very certain the prints are real 1930's feed sacking and fabrics due to the feel, colors and designs.
Size: 65" x 76".
Materials: 100% cotton top and backing, and a poly/cotton batting. The batting had enough poly to make it fairly easy to quilt.
Hand quilting: The customer had no real idea what she wanted quilting-wise, and left the choices to me. I debated about an all over design, but finally opted for quilting around and in the blocks themselves as it really made the design of the blocks stand out. There are 164 yards of quilting in this quilt. Instead of a rope design in the sashing like in the first one, for this one I simply did straight lines every 3". This way the quilts (who are going to her daughters) are not quilted exactly alike - similar but different.
Here it is still in the frame with only one row to quilt.........
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