Just a quick post

 I finished the top for the Ode to the 1930's pattern by Lori Smith. that I made in Thimbleberries fabric instead.  It turned out great.  Finishing it made me remember how much I like Thimbleberries.  

It's about 72" X 57".  The pattern called for a wide 8" border but I decided to do the triple border instead.

I think I already said that I was making two of these (the other in actual 1930's) so I could have a reversible quilt.  It's not going to happen. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the blocks I've already made but the other fabric is going to be made into something else.  

I don't like the way it looks anyway.

Now, that I don't need to hang on to any of the fabric to finish up something I previously started, I can use it up in the other quilt (see previous post) that got put on hold to finish this one..  And I won't be pushing myself, just sewing at leisure.

Robin

 

So, I've been busily working on the blocks for the Timeless Treasures quilt I mentioned in my last post and I've got 24 blocks done.  I'm also determined to use up my Thimbleberries stash that I recently discovered again.  As I was sewing this week I remembered that I had a UFO (two actually) using Thimbleberries fabrics.  If I used the fabrics up in the quilt pictured above then I might not have enough to finish the UFO.

So, I switched projects.  I wanted to make the quilt below out of the usual 1930's fabrics as well as  Thimbleberries fabrics so I would have a reversible quilt.  That's why I actually have 2 UFOs.  

I was making 2 of every block and somewhere along the line this project got derailed.

It takes some mustered enthusiasm to work on a project but to stop midstream from one project to another has me a little off balance.  but, here I go. . . 

Here are the blocks that I had already made.  I was hoping I was farther along than this.  But, I got to work this week and like an impending storm I've been sewing with gusto. 

I found the pattern and fabric up on a shelf in my sewing room.  I think I started this quilt sometime in about 2010 or something.  It might have been as early as 2008.    Lynette Jensen stopped production of Thimbleberries fabric in 2012.

This was the first block I made.  It's not perfect and was harder than I thought it was going to be because those pieces are so small.  But, it's a pretty little  block, I can press out the unevenness,  and it's done.  

This is what my progress looks like now.  I like to think I'm a little over halfway. 

 

Those little 6" blocks are bears to sew.  I think I've got four more and they look a little more simple like a churn dash and such.  There is a slew of bowtie blocks in a row but those are easy enough to make.

I've got a number of large pieces of fabric that I'm going to cobble together as backings for both this quilt and the original one I started.  It's turning out to be quite a  nice little quilt.  I can see why I wanted to make it in the first place but I didn't intend it to be a marathon sewing project.

Robin

Do you remember this quilt?

 

This quilt called "Timeless Treasures" by Mabeth Oxenreider came out in the American Patchwork & Quilting magazine in June of 1996.  I'm sure you've seen dozens of them on the internet, maybe 100's.  

Well, I wasn't doing much quilting in 1996 so I missed out on this one.  But, as soon as I saw it I knew I would want to make one  There have been multiple variations of this design, but the original is my favorite.

My husband and I have been searching for something (that we still haven't found) for weeks and in so doing have been cleaning out closets, drawers, shelves, and boxes.  I found all my Thimbleberries fabrics in a closet downstairs.  This is a 5 gallon tote so there's lots and lots of fabirc.

And, I decided it was time to use it up and what better project than this "Timeless Treasures" quilt.

It's only taken me 25 years to get around to making it.  The original pattern has 6" blocks set 14 X 18 for a total of 252 blocks .  The quilt finishes at 84" X 108".  I made one block and decided it was too small for me.  I wanted bigger blocks of color.

So, I've made six 8" blocks that I like much better.  (That lower left block is just as ugly as it looks.) Some fabrics just don't have a chance 😐.  But, I'm still going to use it.  I will just get rid of the rest of that fabric.

I'm going to make the quilt top 10 X 11 which will finish at 80" X 88" and is a much better size I think.  That's 110 blocks total.

I'm curious how much fabric I will really use and will the tub look just as full when I finish this quilt top?  

I found one of my favorite quotes in our search through everything.

This reason I like this quote is because it tells me that everyone has their unique place in this world that no one else can replace, no one else can make a difference in our realm of influence like we can, no one is else is singularly adept at doing things as well as we can right here, right now. But, like the quote says. . . we still need each other. 

                                                             Kind of a dismal day outside.

But, while nature sleeps I will stay busy.

Have a wonderful day,

Robin