Saturday, January 14, 2012

I'm feeling a little blue...and white...today

I pulled out some blue and white items today.  Maybe the sudden change to winter weather has me thinking cool colors this weekend.  Here is my front hall, with my small collection of antique blue and white fabrics. 


Some are linen, some cotton.  Some true homespun, some millwork(factory made).  I also pulled some blue and white crib quilts to show you.  The first is a small album patch quilt.  It has one indigo fabric and solid white.  The neat thing about this quilt is that it is dated, May 1885, embroidered in the center of one block.


 Very narrow blue binding, same indigo as the blocks.
The size is 20"x30".  It gets a little lost on this wall, so I don't usually hang it here.
I may have shown this blue and white Burgoyne Surrounded before, or you may have seen it published in American Patchwork and Quilting along with my little quilt.  This one is also dated, 1850, this time in the quilting.  There is a name quilted in, but I have not been able to decipher it.
 It measures 33" x 42".



The last quilt for today adds a little color to the blue and white scheme.  Sorry to tell my fellow cheddar lovers that this is not cheddar, but is really, truly orange.  No date on this one, so I can only guess it is last quarter of the 19th century.  This one measures 38" x 38".




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13 comments:

  1. SueJanuary 14, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Really love seeing these quilts and especially like the border on the Burgoyne Surrounded.

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  2. Marsha BJanuary 14, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    Blue is my favorite color and these are gorgeous!

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  3. ---"Love"January 14, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    Very nice show of the blue and white! ---"Love"

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  4. Carla A Few Of My Favorite ThingsJanuary 14, 2012 at 6:07 PM

    Thanks for sharing the blue and whites! My very first quilt I was going to make back in 1978 or 79 was going to be blue and white, I remember cutting blocks but never sewed them, kids took too much time and I had no clue what I was doing. I sent the fabric to goodwill in one of our state to state moves, sure wish I had not done that! Thanks for the memories.

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  5. NickyJanuary 14, 2012 at 6:09 PM

    I love these quilts - they are fabulous!

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  6. KarenJanuary 14, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    The Burgoyne Surrounded is a wonderful blue & white quilt. My first thought when I opened your blog post is that those colors look like winter and then I read that very same thing as I scrolled down.

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  7. annieJanuary 14, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    they are all just lovely!

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  8. ColleenJanuary 14, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    All very nice! Thank you for sharing. The Burgoyne Surrounded is just great!

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  9. Rose Prairie Quilts and FarmJanuary 14, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    They are just wonderful and thank you for sharing
    them. I am a Blue and White fan, my favorites.I have always wanted a Burgoyne Surrounded, yours is delicious.

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  10. LoriJanuary 15, 2012 at 1:04 AM

    I adore blue and white. It is such a calming mix. Throw in a bit of orange and it spices things right up! Thanks for sharing!!

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  11. antique quilterJanuary 15, 2012 at 5:58 AM

    oh I just love your blue and white quilts, I think you should do a reproduction of the first one
    its such a nice little quilt
    Kathie

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  12. DawnJanuary 15, 2012 at 1:00 PM

    Lovely - and such sweet sizes.
    Almost as if they could be packed with pillow cases for a trip...so small.
    Thank you for sharing.

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  13. SusieJanuary 15, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    Love your blue and whites. My favorite is that first one.

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