Yesterday I blogged about the beautiful log cabin quilt top that I bought. I also mentioned another quilt that I had. It's actually a quilt project as once again it needs a backing. So I've bought another project! This one dates I believe from the seventies. I bought it from a lovely lady called Diane Ashman, I have taken this picture from Diane's Facebook page and the colours are quite a good likeness:
I love to visit her shop for two reasons, one because of the amazing vintage and antique clothing and other bits of interest, and two because of Diane herself. She has such interesting stories to tell that I could listen to her forever. I do wish that I had gone into the shop more often when I lived in Welshpool.
The pictures of the hexie top are not the best quality as it was late when I took them and the lighting was poor. I'm also no photographer, like you needed telling! The colours in the photo do not appear true, but you can get the idea of it.
This topper was about £30 I think although I have had it a couple of years so I cannot quite remember. The question for this one is how should I finish it?
A reminder that I bought this in Wales!
A clue to the decade:
Hi Jille. What a find this was! Really bright and cheerful. I am not a true 'quilter' having just taught myself as I've gone along, but I back mine with light weight wadding and then usually buy a king size cotton sheet for the backing in one of the colours in the quilt. That way I never have a join in the back. I cut the wadding and sheet at least an inch bigger, if not a little more, all around before I start from the centre pinning all layers together. Finally I make a continuous bias binding from some contrast fabric (tutorial courtesy of Pinterest) to edge it. I have a grandmothers garden Hexie quilt in my WIP pile now, but it will be some time before I get to this stage.xx
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Thats really something. That tòok a lot of patience to make all those hexies and sew them together
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