The Mennonite Central Committee quilt show ran this weekend -- I had my newly-completed Ecumenical Squares in it (left) and I'm posting some of the others I admired. I like the use of the bold prints in the lime green one at right here.
This one was a beauty -- it combined old Dresden Plate blocks with pieces of embroidery in a new quilt. The maker designed it for her sister-in-law's wedding, and used the sister-in-law's grandmother's patches. It was a great combo of old and new.
This beauty is 110 years old, and the owner put on a new black velvet border. A few of the silks have worn through, but otherwise it is in beautiful condition. The maker never put a backing on it, so we could peek at the embroidery stitches on the foundations underneath. You can see a bit of my Silk Amish Strings (no. 21) just at the left. I spent much of my weekend volunteering at the event, and we had many appreciative lookers.
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I would soooo be using the back of Ecumenical Squares as the front. I LOVE the back. that lime green quilt is certainly intriging. fun use of old blocks. fun show!
Your quilt is beautiful. It is a tiny bit like the one I am working on. I really wanted to go to that show but with all the family here it was impossible. Do you know Susan P. who is a receptionist at the school where the show was held?
Love that Lime green quilt!
missed getting to the show, but love seeing a good friend's quilt on your blog. Her dresdan plate flowers are wonderful.
I LOVE the idea of using Tonya's letters on the BACK of your quilt to create the label! That's just inspired! And the quilt with the re-purposed quilt squares is stunning. I love that! Thanks for sharing the wonderful pictures with us.
Beautiful quilts. Thanks for sharing the photos on your blog. Your quilt looks great. I like the idea of using the dresden plate blocks and star blocks for the flowers. Great idea!
Love your Ecumenical Squares Quilt! The backing looks wonderful too!
I had meant to go to that quilt show but never made it... too much on the go at home.
I am heading out to the one in Kenora next week with the gals though!
Happy stitchings!
I soooooo love the dresden plates-turned-flowers. I'm inspired to dig out the vast collection of vintage plates I have in my closet and do something similar!
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