Patchworks

    This picture seemed an appropriate one with which to follow Tracy's lovely post - it's The Patchwork Quilt by Lance Calkin (note the sleeping dog).

    If you were around in the very early days of this blog, you may have seen this post* on The Patchworks of Lucy Boston.

*(I've still not done anything with those shirts!)

Comments

[Scrapiana]

Yes, I remember that post! Now, is she applying those patchwork pieces to a ground cloth, do you think?

[Cornflower]

You're the expert in this field, Scrapiana!

[Fifiquilter]

I like to think that she is just about to finish sewing on the binding!

[Cornflower]

Do you think she's a bit tired and fed up and will be glad to finally finish, or she is meditatively contemplating her stitching?

[Linda Gillard]

Scrapiana, LB is probably applying larger pieces that had been made from hexagons pieced over papers. I think that's the method Diana Boston described in her book about LB's quilts.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Patchworks-Lucy-Boston-Diana/dp/0952323370/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363134017&sr=1-1

Lovely picture, though I have to say I find it almost physically painful to see the dog sleeping on her quilt!

[Cornflower]

Let's say it's a freshly bathed and brushed dog!

[Moira]

She does look a bit overwhelmed by it! I think most quilts must pick up a fair amount of fluff and crumbs during the making process. I'm in the process of making an old shirts quilts. But not by hand and not tiny pieces.

[Fifiquilter]

Contemplating, certainly! I find that part of the process rather tranquil, with the rhythm of regular stitching and minus the necessity of making points match.

[Lila]

I enjoyed the link back to the earlier post!
Lucy's desire to do meticulous piecing (admired and promoted by her generation) seems to be missing from the current work of the modern young quilters (" Quilt Love" as an example....and yet I do love Cassandra's book!).
....lacking servants to "do" for us and none the less wishing to make quilts as fast and furiously as possible ( with our wonderful wealth of fabrics), we don't take as much pride in and time for our handwork as women did in the past.
In those times, each beautiful scrap was precious and a treasure!
Just my ramble....

[Cornflower]

I must do something with my shirts, though having reminded myself of Lucy Boston's method and wonderful work, I'm tempted to try the slow way!

[Cornflower]

I agree, there is something enormously impressive about that sort of meticulous work. I must re-read the book on Lucy's quilts as Tracy's novel has sparked my interest in the subject again.

[Cornflower]

It does sound very relaxing.

[Moira]

Bother! The perils of trying to comment on a blog from my phone while on holiday! I couldn't remember my blog address and the link from my name above goes to someone else's blog. Correct address is www.bluehands.blogspot.co.uk and I have only last week posted a blog about the quilt.

[Moira]

Flipping autocorrect! Www.twobluehands.blogspot.co.uk

[Cornflower]

Not to worry - I've changed the link on your first comment so it seems to go to the right place now, Moira!