Monday, March 19, 2012

What's Old is New Again

     


I've had Marsha McCloskey's book for at least 10 years. It was one of the first books I learned to quilt with and it is every bit as useful to me now as it was then. Unfortunately, I think it is out of print although used copies can still be found. 
Charts are offered with each block with a choice of rotary (yes!) or template cutting. And alternate shading options are shown in illustrations.
And because I don't have enough projects going on (read sarcasm) I decided to take Marsha's blocks and dress them up with some fun contemporary fabric. 
Hello Pilgrim by Lizzy House
My current plan is to work my way through the book and sew enough blocks to make a quilt. Too many of my recent blocks are turning into mini quilts, cushions and tablerunners! I'm going to show some stick-to-itiveness! Also known as FINISH that quilt!


These are gratuitous photos of my lazy Sunday on the couch! 

Snuggled under my 36 patch quilt and reading Diary of a Provincial Lady






Have a great week! Deb.

11 comments:

Lucy @ Charm About You said...

eeeppppp!! Shriek of delight and your delicious mix of fabrics! Lovely blocks :)

Needled Mom said...

It looks like a great book.

Sunni @ Love Affair with my Brother said...

Those are lovely blocks! Looks like a great book!!

Ellen said...

Your day on the couch looks so much more pleasant than my day on the couch!

yorkie mom said...

Great book. Would love to make a sampler quilt out of different blocks!

Archie the wonder dog said...

Looks like a great book, I love the shading options! And I love the blocks you've made - it'll make a great quilt!

Flying Blind... said...

Good luck with the full quilt!

Clare said...

Are you sure you aren't me, but living on the other side of The Pond. First there is the UnRuly Quilting thing and now there's Diary of a Provincial Lady. I took it down off the shelf last week to read again. I've had it since 1991.

Now if that's not weird I don't know what is.

Mary Janes TEAROOM said...

Hello Deborah...Ooh, this looks like such a lovely book!...I'm currently reading The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt and it's such an interesting read...Love all your pretty colours here,
Susan x
P.S Thank you again for your lovely gift...can't stop smiling...it was so kind of you lovely lady!

Kris from DukeSaysSewWhat said...

I'm loving your 36 patch quilt!

Julie B. said...

I have that book too! I need to dust it off and make some use of it!

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