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| This quilt came to me from mother. She had the top in her basement for years and one day asked me to take it home and mend it. After I returned it to her she told me later that my sister didn't want it and would I like it. I didn't hesitate to take it. I added a border, batting, and backing and had it quilted. I think it's very stunning! She had no idea where it came from; probably dad's side of the family she said. I'm guessing from Aunt Myrt, the person who raised my father after his mother died and his dad left for the oil fields. From the looks of the fabrics I think made during the 20's and 30's. |
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| This is the first quilt I purchased at an antiques store. Not especially attractive but I got a deal. It was in very good condition but the maker's color choices left a lot to be desired. There are several feed sack pieces here so I'm guessing the 40's or 50's. |
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| I purchased these blocks at an antiques store, put them together and added the borders. I had it hand quilted. This was a long time ago -- we were living in Ridgeville at the time. I'd guess these blocks are from 30's fabrics. I'd call it twin size. It's sort of interesting. |
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| This tiny hexagon scrappy quilt top was found at an antiques shop in Crawfordsville many years ago. Actually, it was knotted as a comforter and was laying on the floor when I found it. So you could say I rescued it. It didn't even have a price on it and I got it for $25. I took it apart and washed it and it was still in one piece, so I put a batting and backing with it and had it machine quilted. I love the zig-zag sides and was lucky to have some antique green fabric to use as binding. I gave this to my DIL and I think she gave it to her daughter, Ashton. In retrospect maybe I should have kept it because it is so unusual ... but you can't keep them ALL! |
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| Found the top in an antiques shop in southern Illinois, as we were on our way through on the way southwest one winter. It was covering an old day bed and didn't have a price so I asked if it was for sale -- it was -- and bought it for $35. I added batting and backing and had Benjie machine quilt it for me. I just think that the fabrics here are so happy! It's very colorful and I kept it on the stair railing just so I can see it every day when we lived in Greene County. |
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| Found this antique quilt in a shop in Louisville back in the early 1990's when I was able to travel with Wendell to his work. We'd go down there for a day and I'd drop him off at the terminal and then I'd go shopping. That day I went to the east side of town to a really large antiques mall in an old warehouse/factory. That's where I found this poppy applique quilt. Probably spent more for it than I should have but I liked it. Have since seen several similar so it must have been a common applique pattern. I'd guess it's from the 20's or 30's. |
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| I found this as a top at an antiques shop in Nashville, Indiana. It probably needed a border but I chose to just finish it as-is. I had it hand quilted by a lovely lady in Yorktown. Her name was Melvin. I really love this quilt. It is my favorite of all my antique quilts. I was told by some know-it-all that "I ruined its value by having it quilted; I should have left it as it was -- top only". But I wanted it finished as I'm sure the original maker wanted it finished but didn't have the time to do it. It is made of hundreds of tiny blocks. I wish I could have known the woman who put this together!!! I LOVE IT! As long as I'm alive I will never, never give this away. |
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| Olive Green from Worthington gave me these quilt blocks just months before she died. We were in a Bible study class together and she found out I was interested in quilts and quilting; one night she brought me a box with some finished blocks, the newspaper patterns they came from, extra fabrics, and some silk thread that had been used to make them. One block was partially finished and I finished that block. The rest were complete. It was from a 1920's newspaper contest and Olive's grandmother Seifert started it she said; after her death her mother worked on it; then when her mother died she said from time to time she would take it out from under the bed and look at it and put it back. She said she knew she'd never finish it and would I like to have it. Would I like to have it!?!? Yes! So I finally finished it but alas Olive had already died by the time I did ... and that's just another reason to not procrastinate. I'm forever sorry about that. But I love this wall hanging. |
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| Well, this is the last antique quilt I have. It is a small red, white & blue quilt, probably twin size. I loved the haphazard way the quilter arranged the blocks in no particular order. Was that an accident or was this arrangement her intention? Who knows? It's just a comfy quilt in good condition. As with all of these quilts I ask myself: who made this? where did she live? was she happy working on this -- as happy as it makes me? |
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| This is made from Aunt Grace fabrics left over from another quilt I made, along with some antique green I inherited. It's twin size, machine quilted. |
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| The first yo-yo top I made. It's king size. Remember when blue and yellow were "in" for decorating? Well, whenever that was, that's when I made this one ... I sold it in the auction when we moved to Winchester; no one in the family wanted it. |
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| This is what I call my blueprint quilt. Each block was made in the sun on special fabric using lace doilies I collected. You laid the doily on the quilt block (which looked olive drab) and placed it in the direct sunshine for about 20 minutes; then you rinsed it and let it dry flat. Making this was fun in two ways -- the actual process and the collection of the doilies. It's hand-quilted. This type of fabric (the blue blocks) is prone to fading so I have to watch where I store/display it. I think I gave this one away. Or it sold in the auction; I don't remember. What I remember the most about it was that I made several blocks on my lunch hour; I'd come home from work (when we lived in Indy) and put one of these blocks with a doily on it out in the sun while I ate lunch (for about 20 minutes). Then I'd rinse it and lay it flat to dry. It was like magic. I'd like to do this again I think! |
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| First raggedy quilt I made, this one's from homespun fabrics. It was a fun project and in fact I'm making another raggedy with flannels right now. This quilt is king size and we have it on the bed right now and have actively used it for years. It's traveled with us every winter we went away; it's a well-traveled quilt! |
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| I call this chocolate decadence. I named it after an idea I got from Jane S. who was making a top with the same two colorways -- red and brown. I worked on this off and on for several years and finished it in 2020. It's machine quilted, king size, and I need to start using it soon -- it's never been on the bed. I entered it in the Greene County Open Class Fair last year (2019) and it got a blue ribbon. It's pretty striking -- and I love the backing, too (you can see peeking around the bottom right). Benjie machine-quilted it and did an excellent job. The back is Wendell's favorite part! |
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| This one's called Egg Money and it's from a class I took at Rileda Hudson's shop several years ago, based on an Eleanor Burns pattern. It's a sampler quilt (each block being unique). It uses all Aunt Grace fabrics. I loved the border with the big scallops. Rileda machine quilted it for me. It was a VERY fun class and I learned a lot from Rileda, especially about pressing. |
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| My big blue homespun quilt. It's king size, machine quilted, and very warm. I gave it to Jeff and Jane. |
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| Log Cabin. One of my favs and it was fun to make. I believe I gave it to DIL Jane. I think it is one of the most beautiful quilts I've made. I'm not really good at color placement but this turned out OK. |
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| The first "mystery quilt" project in which I participated. The mystery was in how each person arranged the basic block and it was fun seeing all of the different designs and colorways. It was very fun and I ended up using the same colors for another quilt (below). I think it's queen size; I gave it to DIL Jane. |
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| Another sampler quilt that I made using a book that Jeff gave me, from the same fabrics as the mystery quilt above, and also given to Jeff & Jane. This was a very time consuming quilt to put together and I really enjoyed doing it. I believe it's a queen size, also. |
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| Ugly orange and blue comforter I made years ago. Nuf said ... |
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| Reel Time -- that's what I call this king size, machine quilted bed cover. Named because that was the name of the Moda fabric line I chose my fabrics from. It's more modern looking than I usually do. Just finished it last year. I gave it to Jeff and Jane. |
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| Roman Bars is the name of this hand quilted, king size quilt. It's pretty old, and sort of faded because I've used it a lot and washed it a lot! I made this about 25 years ago. It was hand pieced; I remember working on it one September while we were vacationing on Manitoulin Island (Canada) during a rainy week. Took a couple years to complete due to the hand piecing. Sold it at the auction when we moved to Winchester in 2020. |
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| Well, this was the first or maybe second quilt I made, I think. It's made in a manner called Seminole piecing. That's all ribbon or rick-rack there and it was not a good beginner-quilter project -- too complicated! It's twin size, machine pieced and was hand quilted by a nice Amish lady who was a friend and neighbor of my sister Teresa (near Bluffton, IN). I gave this to Ray and Gloria. |
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| I finished this quilt last year also (it must have been a good year for finishing UFO's). It is so colorful and was WAY out of my comfort zone. I'm putting a pic of the back below. It's queen size, machine quilted by Benjie, and made with lots of Kaffe Fassett fabrics. I gave this to Jeff & Jane. |
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... here's the back of the quilt above. It has bathing beauties all over it. Fun! |
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| Here's the flannel raggedy quilt I finished this winter. It's made from about 20 different Robert Kauffman woven flannels. It is really prettier in person ... but it is heavy! |
Last but not least, here's probably the quilt I'm the most proud of. It was "built" over several years. It's traveled with us and I've made white yoyos in several states of the union. It's king size and I wouldn't take any amount of $$$ for it.
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| I call it Shades of White. I love it. The End! |
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