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Quilting Patterns Free, Antique Quilts Patterns, Dresden Plate Quilts, Vintage Quilts Patterns, Scrap Quilt Patterns, Beginner Quilt Patterns, Scrap Quilt, Dresden Plate, Easy Quilt Patterns

While each decade is filled with new trends in quilting, the popularity of 1930s quilts and quilt patterns is still going strong almost a century later. Spanning the Great Depression, quilting trends from the 1930s were very much influenced by their time, with quilters favoring scrap quilts over spending money on expensive fabric. Pastel colors were also trending with quilters during this time and many saw the light colors in their quilts as a way to be uplifting during hard times. If you…

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What to Do with Old Quilts: Creative Ways to Restore, Repurpose, and Display Vintage and Heirloom Quilts 3 Displaying Vintage Quilts, Repurposing Old Quilts Ideas, Ways To Use Old Quilts, What To Do With Old Quilts Upcycle, Old Fashion Quilts, Projects With Old Quilts, Vintage Quilt Repurposed, Vintage Quilts Repurposed, Things Made From Old Quilts

Old quilts have a special place in my heart, and I’m sure they do in yours too. Whether it’s a family quilt made by my great-grandmother, a vintage quilt I found at a thrift store, or an antique quilt picked up at an estate sale, these pieces hold so much history and charm.

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Embroidery Squares Quilt, Vintage Quilt Designs, Charm Pack Quilt Ideas, Old Quilt Patterns, Pastel Quilts, Tilda Quilts, Vintage Quilt Patterns, Vintage Quilt Blocks, Teen Quilts

Some of the prettiest fabric ever is Jennifer Paganelli's Nostalgia collection from Free Spirit. I adapted Carrie Nelson's pattern called "Place C" from her book Schnibbles Times Two: Quilts from 5" or 10" Squares. Since I had various sizes of left over fabric from my first Nostalgia quilt (here), I made half square triangles instead of Carrie's suggested flying geese and trimmed everything to 4.5". Aurifil 50wt. Muslin thread was the perfect choice for wavy line quilting following the…

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Primitive Quilts And Projects, Kansas Troubles Quilt Patterns, Old Fashioned Quilt Patterns, Black Quilts Ideas, Vintage Quilt Blocks, Brown Quilts, Antique Quilts Patterns, Amish Quilt Patterns, Brown Quilt

My mom loves the reproduction fabrics. The colors just speak to her. She sees some of the my usual quilts, with bright and bold fabrics, and, while she isn't rude, she will say "That's really nice, but please don't make a quilt like that for me." :) This quilt was started some time ago... maybe last spring? I decided it would be her Christmas gift, but I didn't decide early enough to get it quilted and finished for Christmas. I wrapped the top and took it back after she opened it. This past…

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