Sunday, November 27, 2011

reorganizing and looking for inspiration

I delivered quilts and ornaments to the Mennonite Heritage Center for their PA German Folk Art Sale, which starts this coming weekend.  I have time to plan some new quilt projects and do a little clean up in the quilt lab.  I pulled out some stacks of antique quilt tops, blocks, and cutter quilt pieces that I have been hoarding.  As I sorted them, I found lots of inspiration-color combination, blocks I have never tried, etc.  I also came up with a pile of items that will go on my Etsy site, as soon as I get a chance to take some good photos.

 My antique ironing board covered with my hoard.
 The court house steps doll quilt tucked in the pile on the right, inspired some quilts I made a few years ago.
 Hey, is that cheddar I see?  What a suprise that I would be drawn to this late 19th century top.
 This strippy top was inspiration for my quilt that appeared in Quilt Mania.
 Oh, green and light cheddar.  Love it.
 A rainbow.  No kidding this is a strip that was put together for a rainbow trip around the world quilt, late 19th or early 20th century.  I don't have the heart to take it apart and use the fabric, so I will keep it just as it is.
One of the few subdued quilt pieces in the stack.  The fabric is very early, maybe around 1830-1850.  I did not cut this one up(!),  I bought it this way--somebody was going to make a vest out of the old quilt.  Ouch.
Do you see anything that inpsires you?

8 comments:

  1. All of those wonderful quilts, they really are inspiring. I really like all the colors all piled up together.

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  2. It's all so inspiring - I want to go sew now. But that green and orange...oh dear...I need a new project like a hole in the head (and of course I bought one today, which I hope to blog about as soon as I have some daylight to photograph it)!

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  3. Okay, you said you have been hoarding some of these pieces. What I want to know is where do you find them? I know you go to all those shows and sales, but do you ever go to estate sales, etc.? Just wondering. You certainly come home with some interesting pieces! ---"Love"

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  4. oh of course! Its the colors that inspire me!
    the block in the last picture, hmmm scrappy would be fun...
    I have to finish the quilt I am working on now but maybe a block or two to check it out today?
    Kathie

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  5. Good hoarding! I noticed the courthouse steps even before you pointed it out...I guess that is the one that inspires me! The last photo caught my eye...the plaid!

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  6. All kinds of lovely inspiration there!!

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