1930s quilt patterns

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…

1930’s Triple Irish Chain Postage Stamp Quilt

is finished. I decided to try and baste this little quilt on my design wall, which turned out to be quite successful! I used some 9 patch blocks that I had sitting on the drawer for a zillion years for the backing. It saved me buying fabric, and used up MORE stuff. I pieced this quilt, using one of the new methods I read about online. I joined 4 squares together...a 4 patch. I made two of these, the placed them right sides together. I sewed around the 4 edges, then cut diagonally through…

Star quilts are known to be a challenging pattern to make. In this post, see some Ohio star quilt patterns you can try to make in your next quilting project.

Greetings! Today is a great day for a new bundle. This one is a combination of 1930s reproduction prints, some calicos, and other tiny florals and basics that create a perfect soft rainbow. There are so many wonderful things you can make with it! Let's get into it. (Unless you just want to shop now!) There are so many patterns I think would work well for this bundle, here are few I thought of. Let me know if you have other ideas! The free pattern Maggie Pearl by Penelope Handmade would be a…

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…

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

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…

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Combine two different quilt blocks in today's FREE quilt pattern for a unique circle design! Plus, beautiful borders for an elegant touch.