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.
Kind of a dismal day outside.
But, while nature sleeps I will stay busy.
Have a wonderful day,
Robin
.jpg)
2 comments:
better late than never! now you will really enjoy making it and perhaps wouldn't have before? lovely fabrics never go out of style and sometimes even the ugly ones...LOL stand back and squint and perhaps it will look better? off/on dismal here as well but thankfully warmer
Oh yes, I remember that pattern and had it saved for years. I can confidently tell you that your bin of fabrics will be just as full when you finish this top, old fabric never goes away, especially the old uglies we don't want to use anymore (maybe we never did!). However I think the ugly block will blend in nicely with the whole selection of fabrics since they're of the same vintage.
Post a Comment