Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Getting colder...

 I got this quilt out of the quilt closet.  This quilt got put in the cupboard for a bad border!  Bad, bad....but I love the blocks!  It was a block of the month, I think over the summer.
 Tiny three inch wool blocks, appliqued, alternating with nine patches.
 It was very fun to make them!  I remember fusing them all down on one long business trip, in my off hours.
 I made and appliqued down a lot more circles for this quilt...it is shaping up!!!
 I made more of these blocks...they are fun, too.
And I found an old picture of a little 17  year old girl, graduating from high school.  She made her own graduation suit, of grey wool, lined with silk.  That little girl is me...





Have a great day!

Julie

15 comments:

---"Love" said...

You are right! It is getting much colder in the last couple of hours! My hands are like ice, even in the house! You must really love making those cute tiny little blocks. I think your qullt looks great. No wonder you are such a talented quilter. Making that pretty suit at age 17 was quite an accomplishment! ---"Love"

Lynn Dykstra said...

What a fun post to read. I love those little blocks too. We had the same 17 year old's haircut--mine when I graduated in "76.

Tired Teacher 2 said...

Old photos are nearly as fun as old quilts, aren’t they!

cityquilter grace said...

somewhere your home ec teacher is smiling no doubt....

Connie said...

You certainly where talented and pretty and that quilt is marvelous. Those blocks look very complicated.

Stoney said...

What a precious picture. Thank you for sharing.

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Wow!! you made your whole graduation outfit - that is quite impressive! and your wool quilt - I like all the blocks = Stay warm!!

Mrs. Goodneedle said...

And you're even more talented today~ that young girl is SEW smart and cute! :)

Robin said...

You little 9-patch quilt is so lovely. I can hear the delight in your voice when you wrote about it. Silk lining, wow!

Karen said...

I heard this morning that parts of Texas are due for some snow. Stay warm, my friend with a couple of your wonderful quilts.

Kyle said...

It got cold here too. Love your sweet graduation pic. You have lots of projects to keep your hands warm.

Janet O. said...

I want to know what the border did that was so bad? Looks good from here, but then I am a long way away! It is an amazing quilt with all those small wool blocks between the 9-patches.
You always have such happy, scrappy projects going.
That photo is so sweet--and a wool suit lined with silk at age 17? I made my own clothes at that age, but never something like that. I am impressed!

Susan said...

What a wonderful picture to still have. It made me wonder if you entered the Make It With Wool contests in high school. I had a friend who entered every year.

Your quilting projects look like they are progressing, and that wool one is going to be great! I'm not sure what's wrong with the border, either.

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