Victorian quilts

While shopping at the antique mall, one of the things I've been noticing re-surge more and more are Victorian Crazy Quilts and all of their lovely styles and forms. Since I cannot begin to touch an authentic Victorian Crazy Quilt, I've decided once again to start one. See, this is not my first attempt at…

With the encouragement of my husband, Joe, I decided it was time to take my Victorian quilt out of storage and share it with all of you. I made this quilt back in 1996. It is created from my own imagination. There are 56 blocks in the total assembly of this masterpiece. It is one of my finest quilts that I have ever created. I enjoyed each and every minute I spent making this quilt. I will be sharing each block with you. I hope you don’t get bored. The name for this block came to me as I was…

The American Crazy Quilt Exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art has sadly ended, but I (Teri) had many more pictures from my visit that I wanted to share. Kara and I are working on a crazy quilt sampler for a six-month class we are going to be teaching at our local quilt shop, and the inspiration in these quilts abounds. We hope you will be as inspired as we are. Enjoy! Crazy Quilt with Striped Ribbon Border, c. 1885; made by Annie Shakman Heller, possibly in Baltimore, MD I loved this sweet…

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Front side of quilt. Pattern is "yellow brick road".

Redwork Jacobean Quilts

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This gorgeous example embodies the best of what emerged from this magnificent era of over-the-top quilts; dense embroidery of every imaginable size, shape and design covers the high quality and rich variety of silks and silk velvets produced in the 1880's before the onset of large scale manufacturing of more affordable silks for the masses starting in the early 1890's.

Download Pretty Victorian Quilt Block embroidery design by Mira Embroidery which is 3.9 inches H X 3.9 inches W and many more embroidery designs available for download at EmbroideryDesigns.Com.

While shopping at the antique mall, one of the things I’ve been noticing re-surge more and more are Victorian Crazy Quilts and all of their lovely styles and forms. Since I cannot begin to to…

Delightful!

Crazy quilts, which had their heyday in the late 1800s, celebrated an age of progress. Today, thanks to a focus on personalization and embellishments, crazy quilting is surging in popularity.

It took me a while to get the big diamonds more or less arranged... Here are my rules: 1. As much as possible, don't repeat the same print in the same row or column as itself. 2. Absolutely do NOT have them next to each other. Diagonal neighbors are OK, adjacent ones are not. 3. Don't have all the light ones clumped together, and don't have the dark ones clumped together. (This ought to be obvious.) Likewise, contrast organic shapes with hard edged ones; sparsely filled ones with densely…

Are you a fan of classic quilt patterns and designs? You won't want to miss The Quilting Room with Mel's latest post on her favorite traditional quilt patterns. From vintage favorites to heirloom masterpieces, these patterns are sure to inspire your next quilting project.