Crown Royal Quilt

OLD KING COLE'S CROWN

That's the name of the pattern I used to make this quilt from Crown Royal bags.

 I choose the pattern from a stack of quilt patterns my friend Sherri gave me that were her mother's. It was printed in the Kansas City Star newspaper in 1929. The minute I saw it I knew I wanted to use it for this quilt.

I first cut the bags all apart and found fabric that I thought would accent the gold embrodiery of the bags. The white fabric has a pale gold scroll print through it but I wasnt able to capture it in the picture.

 

Through trial and error, I managed to figure out each piece and made my first block.  Then I cut all the pieces out.  Soooo, when I pieced the rest of the blocks, I apparently didn't look at the original one I made, which is a bit different from the pattern.

   Oh well, who will notice.  Remember, there always needs to be a mistake in each quilt. (I think I have that part down pat!)

Looking through the fabric stores, I wasn't able to find a purple fabric to match the flannel of the bags.  I decided I would use the rest of the bags and piece them together to make the back. 

The picture doesn't show how many different shades of purple the bags are. I had so much time in making the back as I did the front!

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BABY TIME

I have a co-worker who is expecting her first child. Instead of making a quilt I decided to make a quilted changing pad and bibs from fabric I had on hand.


She is having a boy so I went with darker colors on the pad incase there was an 'accident' it wouldn't show as much.  I made a small bag that it folds up into so it's easy to pack and go!

The bibs are so adorable!

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I'm always working on many project, even one of my own vintage quilts from 1978 . Hope everyone is enjoying the fall days.  I know I am!

Thanks for visiting,

Cinder

Christmas Table Runner, 1930's Quilt Pattern and Blooming Cactus

SPIRAL TABLE RUNNER

I saw the pattern, Spicy Spiral Table Runner, and really like it.  I bought a wedge ruler, then sent off for the pattern.  Of course, as my luck goes, I didn't get the right ruler!  Oh well, I just recalculated the measurements, (that took a while and lots of figuring, I'm far from a math genius!) and winged it.  My table runner is not quite as spirally as the pattern, but I really like it.  The Christmas fabric was my grandmother's, left over from making Christmas tree skirts.  The white fabric I had and reminded me of snow falling. 

 

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CURRENT PROJECT

Recently I received 2 envelopes full of quilt pattern's from my friend Sherri, which belonged to her mother.  Many are photocopies of patterns from the 1930's Kansas City Star.  The Kansas City Star published free quilt patterns from designers and readers from 1928 to 1961 in the hopes of increasing female readership.  This one is an Eveline Foland design called Ducklings.  

The caption reads:  This rather simple block which is thirteen inches square, may be developed in many ways, using plain or figured materials.  The blocks may be alternated with plain ones of the same size.  Allow for seams. 
 (copyright 1932. by the Kansas City Star.)

I chose a mixture of vintage and modern fabrics and it's coming together really well. 

I'm researching this pattern to see if it's call by another name.  Does anyone recognize it?  In my McCall's 1973 Learn To Quilt book, it's called Duck and Ducklings.

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My cactus really bloomed this year.  Isn't nature amazing!

 

Hope your Holiday preparations are going well.
Thanks for visiting, 

Cinder