Whilst in Houston, Loz and I found some vintage Dresden plates in need of some love and care. They had apparently been made by a quilter 60+ years ago, but with only 20 wedges when in fact they needed to be composed of 26 wedges in order for them to sit flat...oops! In frustration (we have all been there!) they were tossed in the back of a cupboard.
So Loz and I decided to rescue some, renovate and then give them a new home. Buying a couple of extras, I have been able to make four complete Dresden's and am now ready to appliqué them onto this check. I decided to re-stitch the seams by machine, keeping the original stitching.
Still toying with centres at present. Just need to keep removing an interested fluff ball!
Cardygirl xx
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19 comments:
these look great Alison,glad it was you and Loz that found them,your pussy cat is funny sitting in the middle of them.xx
I hope that happens to some of my mistakes that are in the back of the cupboard! They look lovely.
That is so nice that the quilt blocks are finding a new home! I love what you've done with them--they look great on that background!
That's a lovely idea, they are looking good.
They look great!..I notice Aris is giving them a cat scan! Xx
They look great!! Mine are still waiting to be rescued and renovated........I hope I did my sums right - I was pretty confused trying to work out how many blocks I had to get to be able to make four complete blocks...even writing it Is hard!!
What a great project....
Im so glad you brought them back across the sea and made them look beautiful. It would have a been a great pity if they stayed as bits of fabric never to be used.
You did an awesome job!
Very pretty! I have eight blocks from a distant relative very similar to these. They are appliquéd onto very thin muslin. I ponder what to do with them to keep the original beauty. Please keep showing us how you put these together and maybe I will know what to do! Thanks!!
What a lovely outcome for an antique UFO!
I love your choice of background fabric, lovely to recycle some much loved blocks.
they look great, what an amazing story this quilt already has
why do pets always sit on layer out blocks on the floor?my dog does it all the time
oh wow.. I love the idea of that and so glad you rescued those ... how fun...
Hugz
Glad you've gotten a chance to stitch again. Blocks look great. I commend you for fixing them. I have enough issues with my own projects. Can't imagine taking on someone else's. ;)
Such a lovely souvenir of your trip.
I am sure these little lost plates will appreciate the love and attention
WOW! They look fantastic
Love what you are doing with those rescued blocks. If they could only talk to tell their history!! Great job, and a great rememberance of your trip.
Hi Cardy, just trying to figure out how to remove my whole name from posts. I have worked out how to remove it from my posts. Just testing on your blog if it still appears on comments I leave.
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