Vintage quilts

I love looking at vintage quilt patterns, but have you ever noticed its difficult to find those patterns to make yourself? While you may not be able to find original authentic patterns easily, there are many experts specifically designing quilt to recreate the timeless looks of the past. Quilting books are often a great quilting tool you can use to get ideas, quilting tips, and even patterns themselves! Continue reading for 10 quilting books for making your own vintage quilt. | Quilting…

Are you a fan of classic quilt patterns and designs? You won't want to miss The Quilting Room with Mel's latest post on her favorite traditional quilt patterns. From vintage favorites to heirloom masterpieces, these patterns are sure to inspire your next quilting project.

It's amazing how the choice of fabric can impact a quilt. When my sister saw a picture of the latest one that I made she asked if it was an antique. Other adjectives could be applied to it.... up-cycled, repurposed, eco-friendly.... but it was made only last week so antique is definitely not one of them. The squares were cut from vintage sheets and from a few pieces of discontinued cottons left over from previous projects. The white sashing brought it all to life and the soft green corner…

I enjoyed a lovely weekend. On Saturday, The Posse congregated at my crib for a sew-fest. As always the day was relaxing and laced with a ...

15 Vintage Quilts To Steal Your Heart Vintage quilts are truly an inspiration. So much care was taken with the perfection of each quilt. Stand back and admire their beauty with awe, especially know…

Create beautiful and nostalgic patterns in these collection of vintage quilt patterns for free for you next quilting project.

Today I made this little baby quilt, using Windham's Story Book fabrics and Wee Play for the backing. These fabrics reminds me of my great grandma's dresses, just gorgeous! Blogged here: swede-heart.blogspot.com/2011/06/1930s-reproduction-print... Follow me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/a.little.swedeheart

Today, we’re excited to introduce the Michigan Beauty Quilt to our Classic & Vintage Quilt Series, a loving tribute to one of our favorite designers,

Some of the prettiest fabric ever is Jennifer Paganelli's Nostalgia collection from Free Spirit. I adapted Carrie Nelson's pattern called "Place C" from her book Schnibbles Times Two: Quilts from 5" or 10" Squares. Since I had various sizes of left over fabric from my first Nostalgia quilt (here), I made half square triangles instead of Carrie's suggested flying geese and trimmed everything to 4.5". Aurifil 50wt. Muslin thread was the perfect choice for wavy line quilting following the…

Welcome :) I hope you’ve been well while I’ve been away from the computer. You may recall my little Blog Hop a week or so ago where I managed to over stretch myself and ended up not qui…

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Not too long ago, everyone had a handy-dandy vintage handkerchief, but those old-time hankies don’t need to be antiques off a shelf, there are plenty of ways