A CCCQ Finish

A few months ago I met up with Carole / Wheels on the Warrandyte Bus at Gippsbeary Cottage in Korrumburra.  There were other people there too, but Carole and I stole some time to bring out our Chester Criswell quilts. You may remember when Carole did a guest blog post showing her beautiful applique work while the Chester Criswell Quilt was a block of the month.

A preview of Carole's quilt

Friends - Carole's quilt and my CCCQ

Well.  Carole entered her CCCQ (Chester County Criswell Quilt) in the Victorian Quilters Quilt Showcase and it was accepted. Congratulations!  It will be on display from tomorrow, 25th July through the 28th July at the Stitches and Crafts Show in Melbourne.  Look out for it!

If you were at the Sydney Quilt Show you may have seen Michelle's CCCQ - you may not have recognised it at first but it is a magnificent interpretation.  If you are on Instagram read the touching story of this quilt #michellethequilter.

I can't help but be a little bit proud - I feel like a quilty godmother!

If you are feeling inspired the patterns are still available on Etsy.  I haven't yet uploaded all the patterns but here are some to get you started. More to follow!

Set A - Blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4

Set B - Blocks 5, 6, 7 and 8

 

Time for a Fresh Quilt Saga

The response to my latest Kindle e-book Cadet Blue and Texas Too has been most pleasing, thank you.  There are plenty of copies left so you won't miss out!

Now that the book has gone to print it's time to explore another signature quilt. Hooray!

I've had this quilt top about two years and did some research when it arrived.  It's from Armstrong County, PA, which was coal mining and steel mills and manufacturing when the quilt was made in the late 1930s.  It's just a top and never used so the colours are nice and bright and the signatures are clear. 

Let's begin at the beginning.  I have chosen just one block at random to explore - see that blue one near the top? Here it is.

Mildred Alice Doverspike was the eldest in a family of five girls. Mildred grew up on the family farm and completed high school.  In the 1940 census Mildred is 25 years old and working as a live-in maid. She never married and died at the age of 70. So far, that's all I know, but I expect as the quilt research progresses we may learn more about her.

The block is easy to make as a ten inch block but I wanted mine to be nine inches which took some calculating.  It has a lot of different names - Nest and Fledgeling, Rolling Stone, Wedding Ring, Single Wedding Ring, Odd Scraps, Mill Wheel, English Wedding Ring, Old Fashioned Wedding Ring and Vice President's Block.  It seems unfair to call it Wedding Ring for spinster Mildred so I'm going with Nest and Fledgeling. Now, what block shall I choose for next post? Any thoughts?

 A simple pattern in triangles and quadrilaterals but with many a corner to turn is "Nest and Fledgeling," a typically spring time block.  The color specified is orange but whatever your "bedroom" color this pattern will be equally lovely. Allow for seams.