Charm quilts, as the name indicates, are made with thoughts of good luck in mind. I'd heard the folklore that the magic happens because each piece is a unique fabric....but if one and only one fabric has been used twice, the quilt has a special magic. So that's what I did. My charm quilts were made for my babies because, as a quilter, I of course had to make them each a very special quilt.
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December 30, 2019
Charm Quilts
Well, I think this is a great topic for this put-a-new-calendar-on-the-wall and make-those-happy-wishes time of year.
Charm quilts, as the name indicates, are made with thoughts of good luck in mind. I'd heard the folklore that the magic happens because each piece is a unique fabric....but if one and only one fabric has been used twice, the quilt has a special magic. So that's what I did. My charm quilts were made for my babies because, as a quilter, I of course had to make them each a very special quilt.
May 4, 2017
Amish-made Sampler Quilt
This quilt was a wedding gift, much adored, and came to me in need of some patching. The needlework is marvelous, which after all is something Amish quilters are famous for. This is a quilt made for sale, not at all in the traditional style of the antique Amish quilts. Repairing it required that my needle skills stay on par with those of this great quiltmaker!
March 14, 2017
Card Trick Quilt
This quilt is about 25 years old. It was purchased on a Pennsylvania Amish farm. I recently repaired a couple of tears it had acquired over the years.
The quilt is based on a block called Card Trick. This pattern is called Star Spin Quilt, published by Oregon Treasures in 1988. These rows use the basic block.
May 14, 2015
Great Design, Great Stitching, Weird Fading
A friend was unexpectedly given this quilt along with some other Freecycle things she was picking up. And guess who she thought might like to adopt it!
I love the design of this quilt! The combo of center star, inner borders, log cabin surround, scalloped edge, feathered heart quilting - masterful. On top of that, the quilt is extremely well-crafted.
November 27, 2014
String Star
It's Thanksgiving here in the US. This quilt combines stars and hearts and family mementos, so by way of giving thanks for brightness and love, here is its story.
This quilt came to me for minor repairs. I find it very well balanced and visually pleasing. The blocks are 25" square, so the overall effect is quite strong and graphic, but is balanced by the soft pink sashing and scrappy piecing of the stars.