QUILT INSPIRATION

This is the quilt that inspired me to make a Grandmothers Flower Garden. It was made by my Grandmother, late 1940"s. It is hand pieced, of course, but has no batting and is tied to a background fabric, probably a sheet. I can remember asking her why it wasn't puffy and she said that she only made summer quilts, not winter quilts. She lived until she was 101 and even in her 90's  was still piecing blocks, mostly simple four patches and nine patches. I don't remember ever seeing one of hers made with half squares or quarter squares. Most were machine pieces and all were tied.


It looks like it is machine appliqued to the backing but it is done by hand with embroidery floss.

Mine are one inch hexies and hers are three quarter inches but it looks so much smaller. I wish I knew how long it took her to finish hers.

 I am surprised how much I have accomplished this week, I was able to finish 4 flowers and covered about 15 of the connecting hexies. Thank you Bonnie at Quiltville, for challenging me to the one hour a day with a needle and thread.