Pieces of the Past

If you've read my blog for awhile,

you might remember one of my 

projects from last year was unsewing 

and then resewing

vintage 1940's Ocean Wave blocks.

The fabrics were in  perfect condition.

It was just the stitching that needed help.

So with a lot of help from Jack the Ripper

and a bit of patience, I hand pieced

these "pieces of the past"

back into a quilt.

 52" x 68"

My goal was to have it done by 2017.

The last stitch was taken

January 2, 2017.

I'd like to think that the original quilter

would be pleased with my interpretation.

There were several triangle pieces that became my favorites

I loved the chrome orange and navy together

and the other two much older pieces were possibly leftovers

from a grandmother's scrapbasket.

These 60 unruly blocks were given to me

by a quilting friend who was doing some

purging and thought I might enjoy the challenge.

When the top was finished,

I was glad I had some triangles

leftover and pieced a small quilt for her.

I even had a few more leftover pieces

and stitched a mini "sister" quilt  for myself.

Like sisters,

similar yet different.

"Old Goose"

Now this quilt must wait patiently again
  in the queue for hand quilting.

But that's okay.  It's only

been waiting about 75 years already.

Until Next Time-

Kyle