tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.comments2024-01-03T22:06:08.473-08:0090 Years AgoSharon~Two Bits Patcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13326838739297520155noreply@blogger.comBlogger690125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-10169576560003843392024-01-03T22:06:08.473-08:002024-01-03T22:06:08.473-08:00Anne, what a good idea! I am making a block for e...Anne, what a good idea! I am making a block for each post, as you can see, but I'm not too sure what I will end up with (won't be the first time.)Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-85648639387089921352024-01-03T20:21:05.311-08:002024-01-03T20:21:05.311-08:00I like the new focus!! Shall we make the block to ...I like the new focus!! Shall we make the block to go along? Anne akyork1960@gmail.com Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743091589137530525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-41066098683390454712023-11-06T16:47:57.875-08:002023-11-06T16:47:57.875-08:00Well aren't you just the cutest little artist!...Well aren't you just the cutest little artist!! AnneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743091589137530525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-87849131706219107712023-02-13T20:04:14.315-08:002023-02-13T20:04:14.315-08:00love these!love these!QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-11517420585001928042023-02-03T14:23:31.462-08:002023-02-03T14:23:31.462-08:00It is sad. What is sadder is that I can't fin...It is sad. What is sadder is that I can't find her daughter growing up. I've checked the census records, her husband went back to his family home but daughter doesn't seem to appear anywhere. Sharon~Two Bits Patcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326838739297520155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-56214251732037230332023-02-03T12:36:40.381-08:002023-02-03T12:36:40.381-08:00How very sad that she was declared insane for bein...How very sad that she was declared insane for being religious!QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-68210189109977441332023-01-01T19:12:48.861-08:002023-01-01T19:12:48.861-08:00Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/07754244941394074550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-65867195169422848502022-07-10T23:58:00.802-07:002022-07-10T23:58:00.802-07:00Our house guests are almost always children and gr...Our house guests are almost always children and grandchildren, so no special treatment needed. Just each others' company.Sharon~Two Bits Patcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326838739297520155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-84585937102064531292022-07-10T18:06:37.788-07:002022-07-10T18:06:37.788-07:00We have houseguests all the time and I try to get ...We have houseguests all the time and I try to get the cleaning lady in before guests arrive. I have the beds made up fresh and extra food in the fridge, but we do not serve breakfast in bed to anyone. Ever. The guests are invited to become part of the family while they are here and can help set out meals and do dishes. Never turn down that offer. Daily routines are always disrupted with guests, but that is what happens. Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/07754244941394074550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-59104658934463119062022-07-05T20:02:02.061-07:002022-07-05T20:02:02.061-07:00I wasn't planning a quilt-a-long. The blocks ...I wasn't planning a quilt-a-long. The blocks are all embroidered and that's not my area of expertise. Applique snowflakes? Nice but it would take a bit of preparation.Sharon~Two Bits Patcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326838739297520155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-50472164545749324142022-07-05T08:00:16.948-07:002022-07-05T08:00:16.948-07:00Are you going to have a quilt-a-long with this pa...Are you going to have a quilt-a-long with this pattern in mind? I would be interested. Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/07754244941394074550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-63200599057920303282022-03-03T10:31:14.083-08:002022-03-03T10:31:14.083-08:00Laughing here, when I was taking an art class teac...Laughing here, when I was taking an art class teacher advised us to put our names on the back of our own canvases to let others know it wasn't theirs. I wrote MINE on the back of my canvases.QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-34544612073757863092022-01-27T14:03:43.862-08:002022-01-27T14:03:43.862-08:00"No seam allowance added to the pattern"..."No seam allowance added to the pattern" would sure be a better descriptor! QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-87589885174760127012022-01-02T23:00:59.994-08:002022-01-02T23:00:59.994-08:00Easier than it looks. Put the block on point, and...Easier than it looks. Put the block on point, and then everything is half square triangles. It went together quickly.Sharon~Two Bits Patcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326838739297520155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-67054806081646072792022-01-02T21:44:12.180-08:002022-01-02T21:44:12.180-08:00Such fun, a beautiful quilt block!Such fun, a beautiful quilt block!QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-45621925617805589312021-12-22T19:31:57.302-08:002021-12-22T19:31:57.302-08:00What a great way to use my '30's reprints!...What a great way to use my '30's reprints!QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-39364052101190294812021-10-08T12:56:40.340-07:002021-10-08T12:56:40.340-07:00And I need to add that OCS or Old Chelsea Station ...And I need to add that OCS or Old Chelsea Station Needlecraft Company does not exist and never has. It was created years ago for lack of another name based on the post office boxes that Reader Mail used in the 1950s forward.Wilenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079922709098254996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-18442453613792701232021-10-08T12:16:55.118-07:002021-10-08T12:16:55.118-07:00Yes, this is Ada Louise Cone, born May 17, 1917. H...Yes, this is Ada Louise Cone, born May 17, 1917. Her career spanned 50 years with George Goldsmith, the founder of Reader Mail, the company behind Laura Wheeler, Alice Brooks, and several others. Until I can get the link fixed to my new LW/AB website, you can see and read much more on my first website, http://quilthistorytidbits--oldnewlydiscovered.yolasite.com/<br />Wilenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079922709098254996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-47549895098004206112021-09-15T09:29:20.794-07:002021-09-15T09:29:20.794-07:00Turtle is not one I would choose to make either. A...Turtle is not one I would choose to make either. A {woman's} got to know her own limitations.QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-27320122546653580992021-08-09T21:31:28.847-07:002021-08-09T21:31:28.847-07:00I always love the research quilt bloggers find to ...I always love the research quilt bloggers find to fill out the info on a quilt they may have in their collection. In the 1990's I was reading all the quilt books I could find at that time... even the really old ones. In one I saw a lovely applique butterfly quilt, so I drew my own, made my quilt blocks, but at that time I had no access to the 1930's reprints that I would use today. The butterfly wings are all small floral prints. I did not inherit but 2 quilts, so I am making my own heirlooms. QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-40080826375072890602021-08-05T16:42:21.024-07:002021-08-05T16:42:21.024-07:00Chris, when I first got the quilt I was finishing ...Chris, when I first got the quilt I was finishing the Chester Criswell, and I certainly was planning a quilt-a-long for this one. However, probably not now. The background information is looking pretty interesting so maybe an ebook with photos rather than patterns.Sharon~Two Bits Patcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326838739297520155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-76474679485882849752021-08-05T07:47:14.122-07:002021-08-05T07:47:14.122-07:00These are lovely. Are you planning to have a quilt...These are lovely. Are you planning to have a quilt-a-long?Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/07754244941394074550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-19399182285296907712021-07-07T16:59:14.358-07:002021-07-07T16:59:14.358-07:00QuiltGranma, a Pine Tree was an ambitious block fo...QuiltGranma, a Pine Tree was an ambitious block for a beginner! I have a Pine Tree quilt from about 1890, the fabrics are all shirting prints and each block used different materials.Sharon~Two Bits Patcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13326838739297520155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-62696401455808016402021-07-07T12:54:01.502-07:002021-07-07T12:54:01.502-07:00When I lived in a larger populated area and had ac...When I lived in a larger populated area and had access to a quilt guild I used the Pine Tree for the center of a Round Robin quilt that would be passed to other participating members then come back to me. I still want to put a border on that top to make it bed sized. This was when I was still a beginner in quilt-making and had yet so much yet to learn. Perhaps now I can find just the right fabric to do that! I love the old patterns, and prefer reproduction fabrics. QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013831352765645138.post-51728772110865610602020-09-08T12:49:50.073-07:002020-09-08T12:49:50.073-07:00I signed up this morning. How long does it take t...I signed up this morning. How long does it take to get the pattern. HugsCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070492658205505567noreply@blogger.com