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| Crimson Glory |
This
interesting block was one from her box of unfinished items. It's an old one called glorified nine patch, although there are actually 13 pieces. I guess that's the glorified part. I don't know if this was a
test block or if it was left over from a scrap quilt.
I decided on red and white prints with a few gray accents for a
cheerful Valentine touch. Crimson Glory features the kite
block combined with 2½” squares, so no curves to stitch. My modified version
has 21 pieces for each block. I'd sure hate
to cut all 550+ with scissors.
The
pieced bright red border frames everything nicely. Quilting was done
with white thread, following the outlines and crossing the blocks
diagonally. The back is a red and white diagonal stripe fabric, split by nine patch squares in a row. Final 48” x 58” size is just right for a throw.
In
addition to her completed quilts, Jerold's granny clipped design
ideas from ads in Progressive Farmer and other magazines, and I saved
them all. She cut templates from paper
sacks, making notes on them for color ideas and number of pieces to
cut. I'm lucky to have this quilty treasure. More inspiration for me!
