A new crazy quilt project!

I always need a special little push or inspiration to get going on a new project.  For this project it was a wonderful find on the free table at my local guild.

Aren't these wonderful!

Four packages of 1900's vintage photos that have been copied onto muslin.

The packages were originally sold by The Calico Butterfly in 2001.

I found other sets available on Ebay but I was unable, as yet, to find out any other information. 

If anyone out there is familiar with this product I'd love to know more. Just drop a note in the comments.

For my for my first project I'm going with the ladies in hats.  Above are some of the fabrics I'm thinking of.

I'm excited because the ladies with hats reminds me of a little vintage inspired doll hat I made years ago.

I've always loved how it turned out and enjoy seeing it sitting with my doll collection. Now I'm excited to add a crazy quilt project to go with it.

I hope you will follow along with my new project.  I'll try and post as things take shape. 

Have a great day!

MaryEllen

UPDATE!

Before I got around to hitting the post button I started making my blocks!

So here is my first work in progress update.

Six crazy quilt bocks all ready to start embellishing.

Now back to stitching.

MaryEllen

SAQA Auction

Above is my donation A Walk In The Woods for the SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) 2025 Benefit Auction.  The auction will take place online September 12 through October 5, 2025.  Each donation is 12" X 12".  Funds go to outreach programs and to support SAQA exhibitions.  More information about the auction and SAQA can be found on their website, saqa.com.

A Walk In The Woods started with a light copper brown cotton fabric which I added paint accents too.

I then densely free motion quilted. All the embellishments were added after the quilting.

A  personal photo which had been copied onto muslin with an inkjet printer is the focal point of the piece.  Thread painting in dark brown highlights the trees.

Vintage linens, lace, buttons, yo-yo's, and embroidery were added to enhance the piece.

I hope you will check out the SAQA Auction in September and the work of all the other artists.

Have a great day!

MaryEllen

Let's Sail Away withsome sweet baby bedtime quilts

Welcome to today's post of two adorable sailboat baby quilts.

For the first quilt I was inspired by a vintage block I found in The quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns by Jinny Beyer.  The block "Sailboat", can be found on Page 56.  The notations for the block are " source unknown, date unknown".  How sad not to know who came up with this cute block.

The biggest change I made to the photo in the book was the orientation of the block.  

Above is the way the block was presented. 

I felt the block better represented a sailboat when it was turned on point.

Below is a photo of how I used the block.

Each block is approximately 6.5" X 6.5"

With the block on point I sewed the rows together on the diagonal.

A blue border was added.

And the stray points were cut off before quilting and binding.

Finished quilt is 41" X 41", flannel backing, cotton batting and meandering quilt.

For quilt number two I had two goals, first something simple/quicker, and second I wanted to design a little flag for the top of the boat.

This time the block for the boat is 7.5" X 7.5", plus the flag and two half square triangle waves.

The finished quilt is 39.5" X 41.5". Flannel backing, cotton batting, meandering quilting.

(Sorry, my photos really read beige but the quilts have true white backgrounds)

Hope you enjoyed, thanks for stopping by,

MaryEllen