Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Inspiration from the Past

I tend to be a traditional quilter.  I like hand-piecing and hand-quilting, and I love traditional patterns.  Much of my inspiration comes from the quilts my great-grandmother made.  This beautiful Dresden Plate is one of her creations.  I love everything about it:  the vintage fabrics, the yellow and white sashing, the scalloped border, and of course the Dresden Plate pattern itself.


Naturally, it is hand-quilted.

One day I will make a Dresden Plate of my own (it's on my quilting bucket list).  I only hope mine will be as pretty as my great grandmother's.

I'm going to be linking up for Vintage Thingie Thursday hosted by the Colorado Lady.  Be sure to check out all the other interesting vintage thingies be shown this week.


32 comments:

  1. this is a lovely quilt. I only in recent years came to love the vintage quilts after I quilted a couple for a client whose GM had never finished the tops. Then I got addicted & began buying them off eBay, now I have quit that until I get my purchases all made up!
    I quilted a new one with the same border a few years back & thought how pretty but what a lot of work!
    You have a treasure here with sentimental provenance!

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  2. It is amazing where one can get inspiration from...Love the quilt. Am I imagining it, or have you changed your blog layout as well? Love it!

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  3. What a lovely old quilt! I just love old quilts - scrappy or planned!

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  4. lovely quilt a lot of work went into that one!
    Karen
    http://karensquilting.com/blog/

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  5. That is a beautiful quilt and so special as your mum made it - thanks for sharing it with us!

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  6. What a beautiful Dresden plate quilt! You are so lucky to have such a treasure. I love the cross-hatching quilting and the concentric circles in the corners. Very unique. I love your new blog layout and background too!

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  7. Very nice treasure that you have!

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  8. That is a gorgeous quilt! I think the thing I love the most is the scalloped edging with all the different colors of fabric peeking out. It is so special! Happy VTT!

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  9. Great grandmother? Wow! It looks to be in wonderful condition.

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  10. Hi Michelle, I was so surprised to see your Dresden Plate quilt as I have the one my Mom did up this week. I am like you I would love to do one but not sure that will ever happen. I wish I had taken a bigger picture of mine. Blessings
    QMM

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  11. I really like your quilts. In fact, I never saw a quilt I did not like. I have one in this pattern that is all handmade and hand quilted.

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  12. What a great quilt. I love the soft yellow color. I'm not a quilter myself, but my childhood neighbor made quite a few and I know they take a long long time to make.

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  13. What a lovely quilt! It looks so delicate.

    I love the scallopped edge. Thanks for sharing and good luck with your quilt bucket list.

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  14. Your quilt is gorgeous and hand sewn as well. An awesome family treasure.

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  15. What a gorgeous quilt. A lot of work went into this piecing and quilting! I love the colors and the fabrics. Have a great VTT! So glad you linked in today!!

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  16. Michelle,

    Now I know the reason you make such stunning quilts - you inherited that talent from your grandmother. That quilt is to die for!!!

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  17. what a lovely old quilt. I can imagine all the hard work that went into this quilt with lots of love! precious treasure! thanks for sharing. happy VTT

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  18. WOW a gorgeous treasure ~ well done ;) Love your post ;-)

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  19. A beautiful quilt, even more special because of its history.

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  20. You have a truly beautiful Dresden Plate quilt! The quilting is just lovely...I've thought of doing a double line grid and love how it looks on your quilt. Your great grandmother was a wonderful quilter.

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  21. Your quilt is beautiful. I like Dresden Plates because they have such a big variety of vintage fabrics.

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  22. I agree - abeautiful quilt, fantastic quilting, and in good shape. The yellow is so cheerful. Great border too. I love old quilts :-)

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  23. Such a beautiful quilt and so very special that your great grandmother made it! Just lovely!
    Happy 4th,
    Karen

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  24. That is absolutely gorgeous! I love that it is surounded in yellow. So pretty!

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  25. Michelle,

    Thanks for your kind words on my Poinsettia Parade block. :)

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  26. Hi Michelle, Thanks for stopping by to visit from VTT. I am so in awe of people who can quilt. Too much math for me! LOL This piece of your grandmother's is lovely. Good luck to you when you create your own.
    ~ Sue

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  27. Michelle,
    What a gorgeous quilt! It is just lovely with all the vintage fabrics. My grandmother made quilts like this with my grandfather's old clothes. Just amazing treasures. Have a great 4th!
    Sherry

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  28. How lucky you are to have such a gorgeous treasure! Great memory of your grandmother. Love the vintage look. Dresden plates are on my bucket list too...... I think I'll have to write it down before I forget all the quilts I want to do! :)

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  29. I love it too especially the border. One day I want to make one too.

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  30. That is a very prety vintage quilt! Thanks for stopping by. Have a great 4TH! Julian

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  31. My aunt teaches quilting classes. I love the pieces she does completely by hand stitching. What I would do to own one of those. So many hours put into them with love. This border on your quilt is to die for. Love the colors, the pattern, and just adore its end result.

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  32. What a beautiful Dresden plate quilt, lot's of hard work went into it! Thanks for visiting my page for VTT, I'm a little late visiting had internet problems this week.

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