1930s quilts

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Vintage quilt patterns are beautiful but they are so hard to find and actually make! Continue reading for 10 patterns you can actually buy!

is finished. I decided to try and baste this little quilt on my design wall, which turned out to be quite successful! I used some 9 patch blocks that I had sitting on the drawer for a zillion years for the backing. It saved me buying fabric, and used up MORE stuff. I pieced this quilt, using one of the new methods I read about online. I joined 4 squares together...a 4 patch. I made two of these, the placed them right sides together. I sewed around the 4 edges, then cut diagonally through…

While each decade is filled with new trends in quilting, the popularity of 1930s quilts and quilt patterns is still going strong almost a century later. Spanning the Great Depression, quilting trends from the 1930s were very much influenced by their time, with quilters favoring scrap quilts over spending money on expensive fabric. Pastel colors were also trending with quilters during this time and many saw the light colors in their quilts as a way to be uplifting during hard times. If you…

Embrace the past with this collection of quilt patterns featuring 1930s reproduction fabrics. Whether you love classic blocks or want a modern design, these quilt patterns ensure your fabrics will shine.

More work on UFO's today. It was a bit cooler and I wasn't feeling real crash hot, so I thought I'd pull out my Old Fashioned Charm quilt an...

The biggest quilting event of the year is just about to kick off! And I am super pumped that I have been invited to be one of the official guest bloggers for this awesome quilt-along! This is the book that we will be quilting along to: The Farmer's Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt by Laurie Aaron Hird. This quilt along is being hosted by Gnome Angel in conjunction with Fat Quarter Shop and From Marti Michell. A super-impressive list of bloggers have been asked to join the party, you can see them all…

So..... that was a bit of a blogging break, wasn't it?! Life got a bit more crazy for a while there and this blog fell by the wayside. ...

A new Etsy baby quilt. This one is square, roughly 42" x 42" ... so a good size for a baby growing into a toddler. https://www.etsy.com/listing/120220452/handmade-large-patchwork-baby-quilt A simple, soothing pattern ... 2 inch squares joined with bands of white. The quilting is an overall meander with all the seams well secured so it will hold up to many washings. The fabrics are 30's reproductions, sewn together in a random scrappy way. There are puppy dogs, and kitty cats, and rabbits…

I love this Week by Week 1930s sampler quilt I found over at Sentimental Stitches. It’s made up of 187 – 4 inch quilt blocks. It makes me think of the popular, historical Dear Jane samp…