Progress #1 Progress on Grandma's Flower Garden Quilt has been slow. Initially, all the posts were scheduled to happen on a weekly basis. Then I discovered that the images weren't showing up on the blog posts if looked at while on mobile phones. GAH! Back to the drawing board... Additionally I wanted to see if… Continue reading Grandmother’s Flower Garden – Progress #2
Month: August 2021
Problems of Public Knitting
A man writes: My question concerns this knitting business, which the female sex has again taken up after a lapse of some years. I think the come-back of knitting is one of the finest things that has happened in this modern age. Besides being an enjoyable and quiet pastime for the girls, it is also… Continue reading Problems of Public Knitting
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The Oregonian Modernistic Quilt #10 – Bluebell
October 1, 1933 Block No. 10 - The Bluebell (text) Modernistic or no modernistic, you can take no color liberties with a flower whose name proclaims its hue as definitely as the bluebell’s does. This is block No. 10 of The Modernistic Flower Quilt and presents, incidentally, the only blue flower on the entire coverlet.… Continue reading The Oregonian Modernistic Quilt #10 – Bluebell
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The Oregonian Modernistic Quilt #9 – Rose
September 24, 1933 Block No. 9 - The Rose (text) Next in the series of blocks for the Modernistic Quilt is the rose, No. 9. This will be the red, red rose of Burns’ love song. Select a dark, deep crimson for the largest circle of the bloom. The next largest piece, overlying that, is… Continue reading The Oregonian Modernistic Quilt #9 – Rose
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Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt – progress #1
Looking back at the post regarding the pieced basket blocks, I realized that I hadn't included the picture of the original column. That has now been corrected and it is included above the typed text. I have been unable to get the Grandma's Flower Basket Quilt column to print out in original size. I couldn't… Continue reading Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt – progress #1
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Piecing the Baskets
With the half-square-triangles completed, all the pieces were laid out in the basket pattern. Make two pairs of half-square-triangles. Sew a white edge to a buff edge. Iron the seams to the dark side. Place them in the basket pattern, making sure the white triangles are pointing upward. Sew the white/white half-square triangle to one… Continue reading Piecing the Baskets
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Monthly Mending – July 2021
This started as a mend before going array. The three little snaps, that held the wrap closed at the cleavage, needed to be moved just a bit. After trying on the dress and marking the desired new placement of the snaps, I settled in to carefully remove them. Not carefully enough, apparently, because I clipped… Continue reading Monthly Mending – July 2021
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Making Half-Square Triangle Blocks
Place two 2.25" squares with right sides together (one white and one buff) Draw a light pencil line diagonally across the wrong side of the white square. Sew a scant 1/4" seam next to the pencil line. I was able to use the side of my presser-foot as a guide. Turn the block around and… Continue reading Making Half-Square Triangle Blocks
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The Oregonian Modernistic Quilt #8 – Iris
September 17, 1933 Block No. 8 - The Iris (text) The iris, on block No. 8 of the modernistic flower quilt, grown white, golden, or purple in nature. The purple iris, which is a native of America, has been chosen for this block – not on patriotic grounds, but because several flowers yet to appear… Continue reading The Oregonian Modernistic Quilt #8 – Iris
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The Oregonian Modernistic Quilt #7 – Sunflower
September 10, 1933 Block No. 7 - The Sunflower (text) Block No. 7 of the Modernistic Flower Quilt will blaze with the brilliant gold of the sunflower. This is one flower which not even a modernistic treatment could sensibly present in anything but its own sun-color. The petals, therefore, will be a golden yellow. The… Continue reading The Oregonian Modernistic Quilt #7 – Sunflower
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