I used a dark red fabric with a very fine black stripe as the binding. I love the way those Tumbling Blocks pop!
There are lots of favorite fabrics in this quilt. The red/white "I Pledge Allegiance" is one, the brown and pink toile is another. The golfer fabric in the star was a freebie at a guild meeting. I don't golf but the scale and size were right, lol!
See the yellow/red Ely & Walker calico? When we bought our house in 1971 that fabric was a kitchen curtain left by the previous owner. The red/yellow Provincial stripe was a gift from fellow-blogger Vivian when we were making stars for Barbara B's Stars In A Time Warp QAL.
The dress form fabric reminds me of all the sewing I did as the family seamstress so many years ago.
And the blue star with little doggies around the edges was made by my dear friend Rachel :)
This is the fabric I put on the back. Thank you, Susan! Barbie Vanderfleet-Martin did the quilting for me in a very pretty floral/leafy pattern which you can see when you click on the photo.
I'm a little behind making my Westering Women blocks but did manage to finish #10 Rocky Mountain Chain. I followed the color combination Becky Brown did for Barbara B's blog. Thanks, Becky!
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Copyright 2016, Barbara Schaffer
What a wonderful collection of fabrics. It's amazing how we can remember when and where we have collected them. I have many of those Ely-Walker prints too. And I still actually like them. What a beautiful finish to finish the year!
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ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome quilt Barbara ! Congratulations !
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it! what a fun mix of fabrics. woo hoo!
ReplyDeleteI posted it on the FWB FB page, hope that's okay.
ReplyDeleteSimply wonderful- what great memories stitched in this quilt! :)
ReplyDeleteYour hexie quilt sparkles and love hearing about the memories that go with it.. quilts certainly do have a story to tell!
ReplyDeleteOh it turned out beautifully! I recognize a lot of my favorite fabrics too. What a treasure trove. It's like an I spy of favorite fabrics! Good job!
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