Little Orphan Quilt Tops

I unpacked some of my sewing room this week-end and found three more vintage quilt tops that were flea market finds. I just can't help it, I can't pass up an unfinished top. I have to give them a loving home.

Top 1 is a machine pieced Nine Patch with sashing.

Top 2 is a hand-pieced Bow Tie pattern. The piecing on this one is very nice and precise. I am in awe of all those inset Y-seams. This one has a really cute fair/rodeo print in it.

Top 3 is also hand-pieced and is a simple Four Patch. It uses a lot of solid fabric.

Though none of these would be considered heirloom quality I love them.

Autumn Lazies

The weather has been so lovely lately. Cool nights and mild days in the fall are what make the Texas summers bearable. The only problem is I have a full blown case of the Autumn Lazies. It's very similar to Spring Fever with much the same symptoms, the greatest of which is the unending desire to simply lounge about and soak up lots of the wonderful weather. Well I guess I will get around to finishing up that quilt soon.

Baby, Baby

I'm still working on the pink and brown baby quilt. Here is a pic of the rail fence blocks. Now if I can just get them sewn together . . .

Fun Was Had By All

We took the day off from settling into the new house and made trip to the Canton First Monday Trade Days. This has got to be the world's biggest flea market where you can find just about anything. On my "look for" list I had bookends, a rug for the family room, and an automatic gate opener.

Though I did find a lovely pair of Rookwood Pottery bookends they were way out of my price range . I didn't get the rug because I was afraid it wouldn't fit in the car. Maybe we can go back next month in the truck and bring one home. I never saw a gate opener.

I did find two vintage quilt tops that I just had to have. One is a Six Point Star pattern and the other is a Jacob's Ladder. Both are hand pieced. I am absolutely not an expert in fabric dating but I would guess that these are probaby from the '40's. Take a look and tell me what you think.