This
little quilt is similar to some made by Granny Hill and Granny Rose.
In keeping with their tradition, I sewed it all on Rockette, my 1960's era Singer 500-A Rocketeer machine. She's a beauty and still
sews like a dream. I do have to get used to trimming my own thread
and manually raising/lowering the presser foot, but that doesn't take
long. I may be a little spoiled by modern conveniences.
Pretty
vintage style prints emphasize the old fashioned feel of time-honored
kaleidoscope or kite blocks. I combined sections of two Accuquilt
dies to give me fewer seams. These didn't take long at all to cut
and stitch. I alternated pastel and medium toned blocks to balance
the colors.
Sweet
Tradition is 40” square, perfect baby or child size. I quilted
with cream thread in a straight stitch alongside each block seam and across
the triangles.
Recreating
old patterns is one of my passions. Seeing antique blocks made by the
grannies inspires me. I love making them come to life in retro style or modern quilts. I have a list a mile long that of ideas I want
to try. There just aren't enough hours in the day!
Accuquilt
dies used:
55409
Triangle in square 4” finished (triangle)
55254
Kite 4” finished (kite)
55017
2 ½” strip (binding)
At
the heart of every
family
tradition
is
a meaningful
experience
To see blog posts about my Rocketeer or other vintage quilts from Granny Rose and Granny Hill, click on their label below:
