Antique applique quilts

Furniture refinishing, vintage decor, antiques, cottage, flea market style, interior design

I know, right? TWO posts in two days from me, right? Totally atypical of my life lately, but I will take it! There are forty appliqued blocks in Sue Garman's fabulous quilt pattern, "Afternoon Delight." Here are the first fourteen, all stitched, soaked and pressed. They will be trimmed down to 6-3/4 inches before piecing them into the quilt. This first block was so FUN! At first glance, it looks like one red fabric. Her intention was for us to use FOUR different fabrics in making this…

1930's Dresden Plate Quilt I use to have a yellow and blue quilt that momma made me. Unfortunately, I used it so much that it became tattered and worn.

Pot of Flowers, 1870. Pennsylvania.

It's frigid today and after a morning of "chores" on the computer, I can now sit with a quilt on my lap while I hand quilt. The current quilt is a variation on the Beyond The Cherry Tree quilt (or as

Explore your creative options with a bit of dimensional applique using scraps. This e-pattern was originally published in Applique Techniques Made Easy. Size: 16' x 20'. Skill Level: Easy

Inch by inch, stitch by stitch, it’s all come together. Today is the day I’ve finally finished my Whig Rose quilt top! I finished the 9 blocks 10 years ago, then worked on the border,…

Handi Quilter National Educator and artist Mary Beth Krapil put her skills to the test as she figured out how to update a vintage quilt top

Sue from Sue Daley Designs shows off her finished Antique Sampler. It’s her new Block of the Month (BOM). Get more info here. [tags]sampler quilt, antique, BOM, pattern[/tags]