1930 quilt patterns

Create beautiful and nostalgic patterns in these collection of vintage quilt patterns for free for you next quilting project.

Hi Quilty Friends! Today is about cooking and quilting with a retro twist. I received the new Cook Book Collection designed by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs and LOVE LOVE LOVE it! The prints are so fun and may remind you of your mom and/or grandma! Plus look at all the low volume prints in this collection! It was hard for me to decide which quilt pattern I wanted to sew as Cook Book Collection is fabulous for so many patterns. I actually changed my mind when I received the fabric and…

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I finished this one at the last second! It was too dark for photos outside when I finished the binding. Here is a look at my allover freehand feathers. And a look at the back. I will update t…

Today I made this little baby quilt, using Windham's Story Book fabrics and Wee Play for the backing. These fabrics reminds me of my great grandma's dresses, just gorgeous! Blogged here: swede-heart.blogspot.com/2011/06/1930s-reproduction-print... Follow me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/a.little.swedeheart

While each decade is filled with new trends in quilting, the popularity of 1930s quilts and quilt patterns is still going strong almost a century later. Spanning the Great Depression, quilting trends from the 1930s were very much influenced by their time, with quilters favoring scrap quilts over spending money on expensive fabric. Pastel colors were also trending with quilters during this time and many saw the light colors in their quilts as a way to be uplifting during hard times. If you…

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Great Helps Whether You’re Coordinating Colors or Not! There’s something special about scrap quilts of any kind, but have you noticed that some stand above the crowd? By paying special attention to fabric selection you can turn a nice scrap quilt into a sensational one. We tend to think of scrap quilts as fitting into …

This is Linda’s Dresden Plate quilt and it is made with reproduction fabrics. This will be a wedding gift for her granddaughter who loves vintage things so this will be the perfect gift! Linda’s friend Nadine made the blocks and machine appliqued the Dresden plates. She gave them to Linda and then she pieced the blocks together and then gave it to me to quilt, so it has been a real team effort! She asked for traditional quilting which is exactly what this quilt needed. Since the border was…

Here are my tips for planning for the Farmer's Wife 1930's Sew Along. I'd love to hear your tips!