up early saturday, finished mundane tasks and then fired up Joy for a day of sewing...my goal was to finish the two halves of S'mores....
and here they are! as the pattern is written, it finishes at 57" square....but my task now is to add 2 more rows making it just a tad bigger. i do have enough of the sashing print but will have to bind it with another fabric, probably a solid....i KNOW i have enough repro fabrics for the additional rows...maybe by next weekend it'll be a flimsy as it's another week of only fitness and one quick lab appointment. *** my march mini top is assembled, so now baste and quilt and it'll be ready for its closeup. *** just this week, a newspaper article from Machias, Maine, revealed a recently unearthed quilt from 1922 with signatures....and was thrilled to find my great-grandmother as one of the quilters!
the purpose or group name is unknown, but the signatures are clear and include not only my great-grandmother, but other Whitneys and others to whom we are related by marriage. This really brings me joy as now I know for certain of a solid quilting heritage. I previously knew my other great-grandmother made utilitarian scrap quilts on her treadle that were tied. Both of these GGM are maternal lineage.
Spring is emerging slowly and, except for a weekend snow storm and very cold temps, it'll be near 60 all week with a possible creep to 70...i did see 2 ornamental cherry trees already in bloom. hoping to get some serious chores done before trip north in just 19 days...so anxious to see my mom and family again and to breathe in some ocean air. have a blessed day!
Hope you get your quilt top finished. It is looking fabulous! How very exciting to find your Great-Grandmother's signature on an antique quilt. Nice to have a link to her! Have a good week. Christine xx
ReplyDeletewe'll get to see the quilt in person in august!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how quickly you have made up the S'mores quilt. It really is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting to find an ancestor's name on that vintage quilt! Lucky you to have that solid quilting heritage! I think my mother is as far back as my quilting heritage goes. Neither grandmother quilted, but beyond that, I have no idea.
those little economy blocks work up fast...i've got the last 30 on my machine now...yes it was an amazing find!
DeleteHow did I miss this post? What a great piece of history!
ReplyDeleteWhat a find!! I think I'm almost as excited as you are to learn of the discovery of that signature; no doubt that quilting is in your blood. You can't argue with genetics. :)
ReplyDeleteLove your s'mores. I'll have to finalize plans to make one too. Thanks. And how fun for you to have that connection to your grandmother's. I can only dream.
ReplyDeletenearly there with s'mores............wow what a wonderful find with the quilt......what an amazing chance that you would even see the article to find the names..........
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