Yesterday I finished adding the final border to the third scrappy quilt top made from the collection of scraps my mother had saved for many years. Check out THIS POST to see the other two tops. For this one, I made the grey outer border wider than the sashing strips--the sashing is 1.5" and the border will finish at 2.5".
One of the best things about making these quilts has been playing with all the wonderful old fabrics. Some we remembered quite easily what was made from them, and others were long forgotten. Here are some close-up shots of a few blocks.
Check out the two matching prints in the above photo--the dark pink with lighter pink flowers and the light green right next to it. My sister and I had matching dresses out of those fabrics plus the reverse of each (light pink background with darker pink flowers, etc.) My dress had the pink fabrics and hers was green. It was such fun to make something with them again!
As you can tell from a closer look, many of the fabrics date back to the 1960s and 70s, some even earlier. Mom refers to the oldest ones as B.C. (before children.) So many fun fabrics and just as many wonderful memories all put together! It has been a special treat making these quilts, and I can't wait to get them finished. Thanks Mom for hanging on to all those fabric scraps. I promise we'll get the rest out of your house before too long!
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Those fabrics are fantastic! What a treasure. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteJust love this quilt--so many wonderful memories inside of it!! Hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteSome of those fabrics look really familiar! I'm still digging up 60's and 70's stuff out of my stash...
ReplyDeleteLove your quilts. It's so wonderful when quilts can hold our memories.
Love all your scrappy variety, this is going to make a great quilt!
ReplyDeleteThat is one of the best parts of scrappy quilting-remembering what else was made with that fabric. I love your gray sashing and borders, too! Great quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful variety! The gray enhances the scraps without overpowering them.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun to look back at fabrics and quilts and remember what was made out of them? The memories are so precious.
ReplyDeleteHow fun is that. I can remember a few dresses my mom made me growing up but have no fabric left from it. We moved too many times and cleared stuff out each time. Oh well. Your quilt looks great.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the finish! It's fun to make something from fabrics that went into dresses and play clothes.
ReplyDeleteLove it Julie! I like the layout you made! Such a fabulous scrap quilt!
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