I inherited a quilt top from my Grandma (who sewed on a treadle machine) that was 9 patches with a solid turquoise and assorted prints. I chose to finish it with a white backing and tying and it has since gone to my adult Granddaughter as part of our heritage. She has her kerosene lantern and butter churn also. Luckily she treasures these things. Thanks for sharing
That is so wonderful! I love hearing about this kind of stuff! Love that you not only finished it, but passed it on to be be enjoyed and treasured by future generations. 🥰 Thank you so much for sharing this. ❤️🥰❤️
Wow!! So very early 70s. I am old enough to remember when those colors and small pattern prints were the style. Primary colors were all over the place. The florals were also everywhere (think hippy skirts!). Fabric was so inexpensive and I learned to sew using fabric of this kind! I think I still have some of the hilariously amateur quilt efforts I made out of--you guessed it, primary colors, small scale florals, and poly blend backing. Thanks for the blast from the past, Kris.
I LOVE it when this happens and all the memories come flooding back! I was born in the early 70s and had many of those skirts in my wardrobe, although I don't really remember them. They live on in photos! LOL! Thank.you so much for sharing! I love it! Also, thank you for watching. I appreciate it so much. ❤️❤️❤️
an idea for you Kris is to somehow record on paper or whatever the facts/story of the quilt for the future so the story goes along with the quilt♥thanks for sharing your amazing quilt finds! we do not want to have these treasures end up in the landfill, ever.
Thank you so much for the suggestion! My thought is I have these videos to document the quilts. ❤️ I have the originals of all the videos ,so if CZcams ever goes away, I still have a digital record of them, including several backup copies of the videos. I am also labeling the quilts, too, along with the links to the videos on the labels. Hopefully this will allow them to live on long after I am gone. I feel paper documentation could get lost and ruined more easily than having them labeled directly on the quilts and having several digital copies of the videos. My kids are more likely to keep video files. Thank you so much for this, however! Everyone should document their quilts in whatever why they can. I am sure this will help others, as well! ❤️
You t-shirt is in line for sew pink In October for breast cancer awareness. Doing a pink/green bargello block quilt for my Etsy shop, Quiltedfrogstudio . It is adorable and so is your old quilt. Love that you do these stories.
I haven't used solids much but i sure like this quilts came out. I think sometimes we want to try complex patterns when we could use simple patterns for complex looks.
This is a beautiful and fun quilt. It's great that it has been preserved for you to share with us. However it saddens me when a quilt is given to a baby, intended to be used and loved, but gets put away and not used incase it is ruined. This has happened to me. I have friends a baby quilt but they said it was "too good" to be used. I love to make quilts but I love it even more when my quilts that have been given as gifts get used.
Completely agree. So true! I feel the same way. When I give a baby quilt, I tell the parents I expect it to be in tatters the next time I see it. ❤️ Thank you so much for watching and commenting! ❤️
That quilt is delightful. Thanks Kristi. Not sure I’d make a baby quilt, tied, worries me. I love you showed how it was made, with the 9 blocks method. I have to make a baby quilt soon. Granddaughter expecting baby boy soon. Thanks again for your vibrant telling the story. 🇦🇺❤️
I think this quilt has such a tragic history. Someone made this for a child to use & comfort them as they grew. It breaks my heart that the parent would not let the child enjoy the quilt, but put it away for decades & then in the end sell it for $5 😢 If only the child had played with it till it was ripped & stained & worn out & thrown away. The pleasure that child could of had from that quilt was priceless. It makes me so sad to hear these stories but thanks for sharing.
I completely agree with this! I can see where the mother was coming from in a way, especially since you probably didn't really understand that baby quilts are made to be used! Or maybe the maker told her not to use it? Who knows. It is sad, however. Such a happy quilt! If I ever have grandchildren (not looking good with my two adult sons! LOL!) but IF I do, it will get used, for sure. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your views on this! I am sure others agree, too! ❤️
Hopefully, the child had another blanket to love and wear out. I still have my blue, wool baby blanket. 4 women were good friends and were all pregnant. One of them took a new wool blanket and cut it in quarters. She put a blue binding on them. She kept one for her baby and gave the other to her friends. It gave me great comfort to cover my babies with that old, well-worn blanket. ❤
Oh, I just love this! It makes me so happy when these videos remind viewers of their relatives. Thank you for sharing this. 🥰 That's what it's all about. ❤️
I really love the mixture of solids and prints. I adore that they used a variety of both solids and prints too. I think I would have chose just one solid color and this really opened my eyes to more possibilities. I too probably would have pieced this in rows. I think a 9-patch is so smart!
What a lovely baby quilt!! I love the nine patch and all it's variations. I can see myself making this one. Love your t-shirt!!! Thanks for sharing another great old quilt.
My mom made a (first )9 patch quilt using the first sewing machine capable of doing decorative / zig zag stitches. Instead of tying the blocks, she used the zig zag circle that was on the machine in the center of the block. She was a self taught quilter as back then there were no books, pattern or instructions for quilts. I think she cut up a commercial blanket for the batting. That quilt is over 60 years old and it still hangs around.
I read your blog about this quilt, and I absolutely agree that quilts should be used. I think people forget that unless a quilt is made with embellishments, a quilt made from cotton and quality batting can be laundered just like clothing. This quilt would have made a wonderful play mat for the little boy. Someone could have sat with him and used the solid squares to teach color names. Once the colors were familiar, they could have moved on to naming the main color of the printed fabric. My son learned his colors from a poster on our kitchen closet door. A quilt like this would have been more fun.
Thank you so much for reading my blog! I couldn't agree more. We need to use quilts and when we give quilts to non-quilter, we need to tell them to use them. I think that's what happened with this woman, Carol. She really loved it so much and wanted to keep it as is, not realizing its purpose was to be loved and used. It happens a lot, I think, even now. I think her intentions were good, although misguided in my opinion. That said, the maker could have told her it was only to be used as decoration. Who knows. Either way, it will be loved and used now and if I ever have grandchild, you can guarantee they will be using it! I will make sure of that. ❤️ Thank you for your beauty insight on this quilt and for sharing it here. ❤️❤️❤️
So she was given a quilt for her new baby and she wouldn’t let him use it in case he ruined it and stored it, and then sold it years later!? That is a heart breaking story. How devastating for the child to be denied his beautiful quilt and all that quilt love. 😢
Unfortunately, I think is something that happens more times than not, especially when non-quilters receive quilts. It is sad, isn't it? It is loved now, however. ❤️
I have the very same quilt. I got it from a garage sale for a dollar about 10 years ago. I love mine. ❤ I'm trying to figure out how to share a picture to you.
I’ve only just discovered you - thanks to Dave’s Craft Room - and am only on number 5 of this series, but just wanted to let you know how much I’m loving it! You’re the Quilt Detective! 😂 I guess I’ll find out as I watch more, but do you ever find quilts that have labels? Subscribed! 🤗 Deb xx
Wow! Thank you so much for subscribing, watching, commenting, everything!! I don't usually find labels, unfortunately. I wish I did! That would make my job easier. I think I have 70 in this series, which is crazy! 😂 You will notice I am much more critical in my early Lessons from an Old Quilt videos. I cringe now when I watch them. What was I thinking? Anyway, as you can tell, I have learned and grown so much by sharing these alone. I am so happy you love these videos, too. ❤️
@@SewtheDistance I don’t find you critical at all, just honest! It’s evident that you really value the quilts and are excited by them, which is great. 😊 I just finished my first quilt top this summer, and have spent 2 months worrying about finishing it. After watching about 10 of these videos I just decided to go for it! It won’t be perfect, but it will be the best I can do right now. And I’m making a label for it too! 😉 Deb x
That is so cool! I LOVE that these videos helped you finish a quilt! I have learned so much myself from these old beauties. I am so happy you have, too. They really are treasures. Thank you for sharing this! You made my day! ❤️❤️❤️
I really would love to learn more about calico fabrics. I didn’t see a link below and I checked your blog and couldn’t find info😢. I do love your videos and the excitement you always have for the vintage or older quilts. Thanks again💕
Oh my goodness! I am so sorry! Here's the link: www.shutterstock.com/blog/history-of-calico Both the description of this video and the blog have been updated. Thank you for this! I thought I added it on both, but I must not have clicked save. 😁 Thank you for loving these videos and for your kind words. ❤️❤️❤️ I love making and sharing these videos, too.
So bright and cheery. Charm packs of florals and solids would be great for this. What was the ties she used? Thick crochet cotton or something. It didn't have a batting. This quilt is one that you could use your own style with. Batting? or no batting? Regular binding or the lap over style on this one? I use this method quite a bit. Lovely quilt.
HI Sue! I would work beautifully with charm packs! I love that idea! Thank you! It does have a batting but it has clumped together. I may take this one apart and replace the backing and batting, although I do love those ties! The ties feel like a heavy crochet cotton. Thank so much for watching and commenting! You are awesome! ❤️❤️❤️
Do they call those floral prints "ditzy" now? Thanks for sharing the cute quilt. It is kind of a shame they didn't use it, but I can see how the backing wouldn't have held up well.
Ohhh! Do they? Or are you referring to me? 😂😂😂 I haven't heard of this term for the fabric prints, but maybe? I will have to look into it. Thank. you! You are so welcome! I can see that, too.
Isn't it great? The person who sold it to me had her son in the early 70s, so my age! LOL! I don't have the tutorial on my schedule yet, but I am going to get in on there. It is a fun one, for sure!
You are so welcome! ❤️ Great question! I always tell new quilters to get the best machine they can afford. Personally, I love Janomes and Jukis, but there are so many other wonderful machines out there! If I were starting out again, I would go to a few sewing machine dealers and try as many machines as you can to find the right fit for you. I hope this helps! Welcome to quilting! It is such a wonderful community! ❤️
For more information about this beauty, check out my blog: www.sewthedistance.com/blog/vintage-bright-baby-quilt-patchwork
Gorgeous baby quilt; so simple a pattern that made good use of the colours and patterns
It really is! Isn't it great?
I inherited a quilt top from my Grandma (who sewed on a treadle machine) that was 9 patches with a solid turquoise and assorted prints. I chose to finish it with a white backing and tying and it has since gone to my adult Granddaughter as part of our heritage. She has her kerosene lantern and butter churn also. Luckily she treasures these things. Thanks for sharing
What treasures!
That is so wonderful! I love hearing about this kind of stuff! Love that you not only finished it, but passed it on to be be enjoyed and treasured by future generations. 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing this. ❤️🥰❤️
I love these old quilts!! My boss used to say… Less, is more. Sure us on this one. Makes me want to make one!! Infact…. I probably will!
Yay! This is such a great quilt! I love it, too!
Wow!! So very early 70s. I am old enough to remember when those colors and small pattern prints were the style. Primary colors were all over the place. The florals were also everywhere (think hippy skirts!). Fabric was so inexpensive and I learned to sew using fabric of this kind! I think I still have some of the hilariously amateur quilt efforts I made out of--you guessed it, primary colors, small scale florals, and poly blend backing. Thanks for the blast from the past, Kris.
I LOVE it when this happens and all the memories come flooding back! I was born in the early 70s and had many of those skirts in my wardrobe, although I don't really remember them. They live on in photos! LOL!
Thank.you so much for sharing! I love it! Also, thank you for watching. I appreciate it so much. ❤️❤️❤️
That's an awesome quilt
Isn't it great? Love this one!
an idea for you Kris is to somehow record on paper or whatever the facts/story of the quilt for the future so the story goes along with the quilt♥thanks for sharing your amazing quilt finds! we do not want to have these treasures end up in the landfill, ever.
Thank you so much for the suggestion!
My thought is I have these videos to document the quilts. ❤️
I have the originals of all the videos ,so if CZcams ever goes away, I still have a digital record of them, including several backup copies of the videos. I am also labeling the quilts, too, along with the links to the videos on the labels. Hopefully this will allow them to live on long after I am gone. I feel paper documentation could get lost and ruined more easily than having them labeled directly on the quilts and having several digital copies of the videos. My kids are more likely to keep video files.
Thank you so much for this, however! Everyone should document their quilts in whatever why they can. I am sure this will help others, as well! ❤️
You t-shirt is in line for sew pink In October for breast cancer awareness. Doing a pink/green bargello block quilt for my Etsy shop, Quiltedfrogstudio . It is adorable and so is your old quilt. Love that you do these stories.
Oh! I didn't think of that!
I will check out your pattern! Thank you for this! Glad you enjoyed these videos!
I love how the ties are symmetrically diagonal. So satisfying!
It really is, isn't it? And what a great choice with the white! Love it!
Wonderful baby blanket, made with care and love 💕 so amazing
Isn’t it great? I love this one! Thank you for watching! ❤️
Thank you for the calico article.
My pleasure! Such an interesting history!
I haven't used solids much but i sure like this quilts came out. I think sometimes we want to try complex patterns when we could use simple patterns for complex looks.
I totally agree! Great point! It's a beauty! It just makes you smile. ❤️
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I like the solids with the prints. 😊
Aren’t they great together? I knew you’d love that. ❤️
This is a beautiful and fun quilt. It's great that it has been preserved for you to share with us. However it saddens me when a quilt is given to a baby, intended to be used and loved, but gets put away and not used incase it is ruined. This has happened to me. I have friends a baby quilt but they said it was "too good" to be used. I love to make quilts but I love it even more when my quilts that have been given as gifts get used.
Completely agree. So true! I feel the same way. When I give a baby quilt, I tell the parents I expect it to be in tatters the next time I see it. ❤️ Thank you so much for watching and commenting! ❤️
I have a baby quilt to make before April, so this gives me ideas. I really want to attempt tying a quilt, also.
This is a great one, isn't it? I want to make one of these, too. Thanks so much for watching! ❤️
I love it❤
🥰 Thank you for watching! It is a great one, for sure!
Omg this is what I remember from my childhood. Yay!
I love it! Isn't it wonderful when that happens? ❤️
That quilt is delightful. Thanks Kristi. Not sure I’d make a baby quilt, tied, worries me. I love you showed how it was made, with the 9 blocks method. I have to make a baby quilt soon. Granddaughter expecting baby boy soon. Thanks again for your vibrant telling the story. 🇦🇺❤️
You’re welcome! 🥰
Oh, I didn’t think about that! Those ties could be dangerous. Great point. Congrats (early) on the new grand baby! So exciting!
@@SewtheDistance 👍👍❤️
I think this quilt has such a tragic history. Someone made this for a child to use & comfort them as they grew. It breaks my heart that the parent would not let the child enjoy the quilt, but put it away for decades & then in the end sell it for $5 😢
If only the child had played with it till it was ripped & stained & worn out & thrown away. The pleasure that child could of had from that quilt was priceless.
It makes me so sad to hear these stories but thanks for sharing.
I completely agree with this! I can see where the mother was coming from in a way, especially since you probably didn't really understand that baby quilts are made to be used! Or maybe the maker told her not to use it? Who knows. It is sad, however. Such a happy quilt! If I ever have grandchildren (not looking good with my two adult sons! LOL!) but IF I do, it will get used, for sure. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your views on this! I am sure others agree, too! ❤️
Hopefully, the child had another blanket to love and wear out. I still have my blue, wool baby blanket. 4 women were good friends and were all pregnant. One of them took a new wool blanket and cut it in quarters. She put a blue binding on them. She kept one for her baby and gave the other to her friends. It gave me great comfort to cover my babies with that old, well-worn blanket. ❤
Love this! That is so sweet of you!
What a lovely story with this quilt! Thank you for sharing these old quilts with us and teaching us how to study them.
It is my pleasure! I love that you love hearing about them. I have plenty more to come and so many wonderful stories to tell about them. ❤️
Love this quilt. The colors are beautiful!♥️😊
Aren't they? It is so bright and cheery! ❤️
Yes of course
Thank you for these “lessons”. My mom used to love tying quilts and this definitely reminds me of the baby quilts she made.
Oh, I just love this! It makes me so happy when these videos remind viewers of their relatives. Thank you for sharing this. 🥰 That's what it's all about. ❤️
I really love the mixture of solids and prints. I adore that they used a variety of both solids and prints too. I think I would have chose just one solid color and this really opened my eyes to more possibilities.
I too probably would have pieced this in rows. I think a 9-patch is so smart!
I know what you mean! I would have approached this quilt so differently! 😂 Thank you for watching, Fallon! ❤️
What a lovely baby quilt!! I love the nine patch and all it's variations. I can see myself making this one. Love your t-shirt!!! Thanks for sharing another great old quilt.
You are so welcome! ❤️
It is a wonderful quilt and great reminder of what we can do with simple patterns. I love this one, too. So happy you like it!
Polyester and all the synthetics were considered wonder fabrics back then. I was born in early 70s.
YES! So true! I was born in the early1970s, too! I am almost 52. This could have been my baby quilt. 😂
My mom made a (first )9 patch quilt using the first sewing machine capable of doing decorative / zig zag stitches. Instead of tying the blocks, she used the zig zag circle that was on the machine in the center of the block. She was a self taught quilter as back then there were no books, pattern or instructions for quilts. I think she cut up a commercial blanket for the batting. That quilt is over 60 years old and it still hangs around.
What a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing. I just love hearing about stuff like this. What a talented lady! ❤️
Thank you for sharing this wonderful find at a yard sale. Ita great little quilt with a wonderful story. ❤😊
You are so welcome! So happy you like it! Thank you for watching!
I read your blog about this quilt, and I absolutely agree that quilts should be used. I think people forget that unless a quilt is made with embellishments, a quilt made from cotton and quality batting can be laundered just like clothing. This quilt would have made a wonderful play mat for the little boy. Someone could have sat with him and used the solid squares to teach color names. Once the colors were familiar, they could have moved on to naming the main color of the printed fabric. My son learned his colors from a poster on our kitchen closet door. A quilt like this would have been more fun.
Thank you so much for reading my blog! I couldn't agree more. We need to use quilts and when we give quilts to non-quilter, we need to tell them to use them. I think that's what happened with this woman, Carol. She really loved it so much and wanted to keep it as is, not realizing its purpose was to be loved and used. It happens a lot, I think, even now. I think her intentions were good, although misguided in my opinion. That said, the maker could have told her it was only to be used as decoration. Who knows. Either way, it will be loved and used now and if I ever have grandchild, you can guarantee they will be using it! I will make sure of that. ❤️
Thank you for your beauty insight on this quilt and for sharing it here. ❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful quilt and lovely story. Definitely a keeper!
It really is! Thank you so much for watching!
@@SewtheDistanceyou are welcome 💯💯
So she was given a quilt for her new baby and she wouldn’t let him use it in case he ruined it and stored it, and then sold it years later!? That is a heart breaking story. How devastating for the child to be denied his beautiful quilt and all that quilt love. 😢
Unfortunately, I think is something that happens more times than not, especially when non-quilters receive quilts. It is sad, isn't it? It is loved now, however. ❤️
Nice😊
Thank you!
Love these ! Grandma thought it was easier to keep things squared with a 9 parch Cant disagree ❤
It is ingenious, right? I feel like I make things harder than it needs to be sometimes, and this is a great example of it! ❤️
I have the very same quilt. I got it from a garage sale for a dollar about 10 years ago. I love mine. ❤ I'm trying to figure out how to share a picture to you.
Really? That is awesome! You can share it on Facebook or through email (unless you already did!). I would love to see it!
How unfortunate that the lady worked so hard to make this and it never even got used. It is beautiful
I’ve only just discovered you - thanks to Dave’s Craft Room - and am only on number 5 of this series, but just wanted to let you know how much I’m loving it! You’re the Quilt Detective! 😂 I guess I’ll find out as I watch more, but do you ever find quilts that have labels? Subscribed! 🤗 Deb xx
Wow! Thank you so much for subscribing, watching, commenting, everything!! I don't usually find labels, unfortunately. I wish I did! That would make my job easier. I think I have 70 in this series, which is crazy! 😂 You will notice I am much more critical in my early Lessons from an Old Quilt videos. I cringe now when I watch them. What was I thinking? Anyway, as you can tell, I have learned and grown so much by sharing these alone. I am so happy you love these videos, too. ❤️
@@SewtheDistance
I don’t find you critical at all, just honest! It’s evident that you really value the quilts and are excited by them, which is great. 😊 I just finished my first quilt top this summer, and have spent 2 months worrying about finishing it. After watching about 10 of these videos I just decided to go for it! It won’t be perfect, but it will be the best I can do right now. And I’m making a label for it too! 😉 Deb x
That is so cool! I LOVE that these videos helped you finish a quilt!
I have learned so much myself from these old beauties. I am so happy you have, too. They really are treasures. Thank you for sharing this! You made my day! ❤️❤️❤️
I really would love to learn more about calico fabrics. I didn’t see a link below and I checked your blog and couldn’t find info😢. I do love your videos and the excitement you always have for the vintage or older quilts. Thanks again💕
Oh my goodness! I am so sorry! Here's the link: www.shutterstock.com/blog/history-of-calico
Both the description of this video and the blog have been updated. Thank you for this! I thought I added it on both, but I must not have clicked save. 😁
Thank you for loving these videos and for your kind words. ❤️❤️❤️ I love making and sharing these videos, too.
So bright and cheery. Charm packs of florals and solids would be great for this. What was the ties she used? Thick crochet cotton or something. It didn't have a batting. This quilt is one that you could use your own style with. Batting? or no batting? Regular binding or the lap over style on this one? I use this method quite a bit. Lovely quilt.
HI Sue! I would work beautifully with charm packs! I love that idea! Thank you!
It does have a batting but it has clumped together. I may take this one apart and replace the backing and batting, although I do love those ties! The ties feel like a heavy crochet cotton. Thank so much for watching and commenting! You are awesome! ❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you! ❤️
Do they call those floral prints "ditzy" now? Thanks for sharing the cute quilt. It is kind of a shame they didn't use it, but I can see how the backing wouldn't have held up well.
Ohhh! Do they? Or are you referring to me? 😂😂😂 I haven't heard of this term for the fabric prints, but maybe? I will have to look into it. Thank. you!
You are so welcome! I can see that, too.
@@SewtheDistance Oops, the spelling is "ditsy".
I didn't even notice! 😂
This is a gorgeous baby quilt! A bit of a shame that the son it was made for didn't want it for his children. xx
Isn’t it beautiful? I agree, although I don’t even know if he had kids. Good point, however!
Beautiful quilt!!!!!! Love the colors!!!!Great beginner I look forward to the tutorial!!!! Do you know the age of the quilt?
Isn't it great? The person who sold it to me had her son in the early 70s, so my age! LOL! I don't have the tutorial on my schedule yet, but I am going to get in on there. It is a fun one, for sure!
Quits are meant to be used
Very true. I discuss this more in my blog. I feel the same way. ❤️
Thank you for sharing. I do have one question though for a beginning quilter what would be the best machine for quilting thank you
You are so welcome! ❤️
Great question! I always tell new quilters to get the best machine they can afford. Personally, I love Janomes and Jukis, but there are so many other wonderful machines out there! If I were starting out again, I would go to a few sewing machine dealers and try as many machines as you can to find the right fit for you. I hope this helps! Welcome to quilting! It is such a wonderful community! ❤️
Thank you so much this is a great help😊
It is such a shame this quilt was not used as intended.
I agree. ❤️
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