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Ann Robinson's quilt dated 1813-1814 Collection of the Shelburne Museum The caption in this catalog of the Shelburne's collection reads: "Appliqed and Pieced Counterpane, Floral Medallion Pattern 1814. Made by Ann Robinson. New England, possibly Connecticut. Cotton; marked 'Ann Robinson October 1, 1813' and 'Finished January 27, 1814.' 100" x 95". Museum acquisition 1954-439 (10-140) I've been thinking about Ann Robinson's quilt for years. I began a copy and have finished my 4 cornucopia. Being quite familiar with those cornucopia with their tulips and blade-shaped leaves I was surprised to come across this photo in Averil Colby's English book Patchwork. Colby's caption reads: " 'The Isle of Wight' coverlet with applique and patchwork patterns in chintz and cotton dress prints, ca. 1820". She said in 1958 that it was lost and this black and white photo the only record. Same cornucopia, a lot less stuff. I should have copied this one. I'd probably be finished. The "American" quilt on the left, the Isle of Wight spread on the right Could it be that Ann Robinson's quilt is English? And my whole theory about an early American applique style is on a slow boat to the Isle of Wight. In this 1958 book Colby also included a quilt made by the Sharman sisters about the same time as the Isle of Wight coverlet. This quilt by "the two Miss Sharman's ca 1820" includes horns of plenty in the corners. I am thinking a lot more work needs to be done on the Ann Robinson quilt: more geneaology, more looking at English pictorial quilts. I'm becoming more doubtful of a Connecticut origin. It has more in common with English applique such as this one that Colby also pictured "applique coverlet with a great variety of cotton prints." She dated it to about 1850. It's now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The applique style with pictures not confined by blocks seems very British. So when we see something like this one dated 1845 we can guess it's British, even though it was found in the United States. The human figures, the horses and other animals and particuarly the freedom of the unconfined applique seems to define a style found in the English quilts below. An English quilt dated 1852 signed Lucy Hasell (?) Horses and hearts are a recurring theme. From an English auction in 2004---probably 1840s Averil Colby drew up some of the appliqued images, but her book seems to have inspired few to copy these pictorial quilts in the 1950s. Here's a British quilt with an orderly center and a border of scattered flowers, hearts and leaf shapes, again probably 1830s or '40s. Similar to this one I think this style resonates better with us today than with Colby's original readers. This pair of panels was probably separated a long time ago. The one above is on the Cora Ginsburg site. http://coraginsburg.com/chintz_applique_border.htm A shorter, more faded piece that sold at an online auction. They may have been borders once and even though they are in the U.S. are probably English. American Quilt Unknown Maker About 1850 It's not that we don't see hearts, horses and people in American quilts. They just stay inside their blocks where they belong. This brings us back to Ann Dagge's quilt, dated the 1 of May, 1818. We shall consider its origins next week.

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We’ve all heard of them— the grumpy quilters who check to make sure your points are pointy & your seam allowances impeccable. The ones who can never find anything nice to say, and always criticize your fabric choices. Who are these Quilt Police, and what should we do about them? (This post

Since Quilt National is held every other year, each show gives me a better reading on techniques and approaches many art quilters are using than blog posts and monthly newsletters can. Sometimes a …

I received a beautiful Show and Tell from Jan Fozard the other day and I was blown away by her amazing work on this incredible linen. She agreed to allow me to share her work with all of you. Thank you Jan and congratulations on an OVER THE TOP piece! Cindy ***

Meet Robin O'Neil who has been quilting most of her life. She used to worry about the quilt police and now creates for the joy.

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Hello Again, For my project that I have up my sleeve, I selected 10 of my misfit fabrics and stitched them together into strip sets. Then I cut them in half and ironed the left-hand side seams up and the right-hand seams down. Then I cut them into more strips. Then started sewing, staggering the strips one block off. (Mr. Joe has been saying that I've been One Block Off for years!) You are just going to have to check back later to see what I'm making with all of these strip sets. Oh.....the anticipation. As always, Lynn

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Three Bow Street officers burst open the door (right) of a room where three persons are sitting up in bed, much alarmed at their entry. The highwayman or burglar in the centre, wearing a night-cap, spills the contents of a punch-bowl held in his left hand; over his arm is a netted purse containing coins. The two girls wear mob-caps, one (right) seizes the man's arm in terror, the other (left) takes up one of a pair of pistols lying by the bed (right). On the ground lie top-boots, a mask, &c, the man's coat lies across the foot of the bed, on it is a bank-note. The constables are forcing backwards furniture with which the door had been barricaded; a chair, placed on a table, is falling over. On the wall is a framed print of Jack Sheppard, shackled and sitting on the ground in prison. The foremost Bow Street officer, wearing a striped waistcoat, has a sword under his arm; behind him are two men with constable's staves. 1 May 1781 Mezzotint

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I've had a copy of "The Tailor of Gloucester" (Written by Beatrix Potter in 1901) since my late teens we didn't read these lovely little books when we were children preferring to play outdoors then read indoors. I only picked up the book to read it last night and had a lovely time sitting next to a log burner reading C

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You might remember Diane's beautiful photo millefiori quilt... well here's another beauty of hers that I managed to squeeze in: Again, make sure to follow The Quilt Show for an upcoming episode to see more of Diane and her quilts!

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Meet Robin O'Neil who has been quilting most of her life. She used to worry about the quilt police and now creates for the joy.

megan, of jaffa quilts, and i are co-hosting a 2016 quilt along for jen kingwell's gypsy wife quilt pattern. this is the home page for the project where you can find the schedule and other information links. i will keep it updated as the quilt along progresses. our quilt along officially kicks off in february 2016, but feel free to join in whenever you'd like. we hope you join us on this journey! pattern scources you can purchase the pattern at these locations: amazon etsy fat quarter shop amitie (australia) rainbow patchwork (aus) jones and vandermeer running chicken (uk) if you have an original pattern, you will need the (slight) corrections, available here. fabric selection january is for ordering the pattern and collecting fabrics. my post about fabric is here and megan's is here. you can find other participant's pulls on instagram at the hashtag #GWqal2016FabricPull. schedule a detailed post about the month's section construction, blocks, and strip measurements will be posted on the first of each month. once the month has posted, you can click on it to see the post for the month. here is a quick overview of what each month entails: january - get pattern and collect fabrics *if you want to get started asap, we suggest you cut the strips or begin section 1 now february - section 1: 5 blocks (1 sm, 2 md, 3 lg); 19 strips (2 - 1") megan's post, including tips for partial seams section one link party ***originally, we were going to start in march. you can still do this. you will just need to do sections 1 & 2 in march, or you can break up section 2 over march and april. march - section two: 6 blocks (2 sm, 1 md, 3 lg); 6 strips (2 - 1") megan's post, with tutorial on pershing block tutorial on old maid's puzzle block section two link party april - sections three and four: 7 blocks (2 sm, 1 md, 4 lg); 10 strips megan's thoughts on the colour wheel block tips for the hst block megan's partial seam instructions for section joining may - section five: 6 blocks (3 sm, 3 lg); 9 strips (2 - 1") megan's crazy anne tutorial june - section six: 21 blocks (13 sm, 5 md, 3 lg); 25 strips (2 - 1") this is a big one! you might want to get a jumpstart or leave some for july july - section seven: 7 blocks (4 sm, 2 md, 1 lg); 14 strips (2 - 1") august - section eight: 4 blocks (1 sm, 3 lg); 11 strips (1 - 1") september - section nine: 5 blocks (2sm, 1 md, 2 lg); 11 strips (4 - 1") october - section ten: 11 blocks (6 sm, 2md, 3 lg); 22 strips (5 - 1") november - quilt and bind relevant posts why you want to gypsy along in 2016 - introduction fabric selection: hydeeann, megan completed quilt guest series: sarah schraw, liz gellert. cath mosely, elisabeth woo, nicole calver all the information and link party - welcome party megan's introductory tips all about strips, including a spreadsheet megan's guide to partial seams spreadsheet guide to each month's blocks alternate method for the 3.5" sq-in-sq blocks and 4.5" sq-in-sq blocks salvaging blocks that turn out the wrong size by adding borders questions and replies i am getting quite a few comments and questions from no-reply bloggers. this is frustrating for me and you, both! i would love to answer your questions or reply to your comments. leaving your email in your comment will help me reply to you. if you do not hear from me within a reasonable amount of time (day or two) after posting a comment, please email me directly at hydee ann sews (at) gmail (dot) com. i will leave replies to a question from a no-reply blogger on the comment. you will just have to check back later. i apologize for the inconvenience this poses! it makes extra work and frustration for me, too. please keep in mind i have no control over this and i'm just a volunteer trying to share and help others. i'm doing my best. if you aren't sure if you are a no-reply blogger or how to change this, please check out this post here by adrianne of "on the windy side". you can follow along on instagram with the hastag #GypsyWifeQuiltAlong2016 (caps not necessary) and find us there @hydeeannsews and @jaffaquilts grab your button! Generate your button code

It's a finish! A donation quilt. 64 x 88 The traditional block name is Arrowhead Puzzle. Bonnie Hunter made an eight inch version of the block popular and called it Garlic Knot. Last year I used 2.5 inch scraps and made eight inch blocks as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project. When I sat down to quilt I had no idea how I was going to quilt it. I first quilted in some lines on the diagonal between blocks and then just quilted some wonky lemon peels on the diagonal through the centers of the blocks but then decided that was not enough quilting so quilted in some of those wonky lemon peels on each side of the center lemon peels. You know it's not easy to wrangle a quilt this size through the 7.5 inch throat on my sewing machine but it is not impossible. One of Murphy's Laws of quilting states that if you are going to accidentally zig or zag while wrangling large quilts it will be a zig with light thread in a dark space or a zag with dark thread in a light space. But if anyone is eyeballing a quilt for things like that and they aren't the quilt police then I say they have too much time on their hands. After a good wash those things almost disappear and a recipient will never notice. As I quilt I always have to put a pin where I need to bury knots. If I don't then I miss some places later on when I have a knot burying ritual. I take a long break after every bobbin is emptied in order to move around these old bones. Oh...one last tip...if you have long hair be sure to wear it in a bun when quilt wrangling otherwise it might accidentally fall in front of the needle and get sewn into the quilt. The backing came from a friend. Three cheers for finishes! Finished or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts Peacock Party at Wendy's Quilts and More

Audition Block Ready to Piece Just Playing with HSTs Mom was exasperated. Can I have just one room that is clean and uncluttered? One room where I can seat a guest? Is that too much to ask? Design Wall Two Rows = Half Done Yay for the Flimsy!!! Mom is an early riser and by early afternoon she needs a nap. If mom was taking a nap in the bedroom, we girls would take our toys in the drawing room and play as quietly as possible. And although we kept the noise level to a minimum the clutter and the mess was a different story. And Finished!!! Cascading The drawing room (formal sitting room) had to be the nicest and cleanest place. This was where the best family pictures belonged, my sister's artwork and my debating trophy was displayed with pride. The sofa and the table were wiped every day, making sure that there was no dust lurking in the crevices, that the carved wood was shiny. Most guests never saw the rest of the house. Star of Wonder Star Bright Star Light Star Shine Star Mine I feel like that is America to the rest of the world. The outsiders only see the drawing room. In fact, many Americans would rather not focus on any other part except the face they show to the world - human rights champion, bastion of democracy, leaders in research and higher education, and the land of opportunity. Backing & Binding Angles and More Labelled Christmas in July? So Shiny More the Merrier And America IS all that. That is why I wanted to come here and many still do. But once I got a glimpse of the mess and filth in other rooms, be it the treatment of the Native Americans, Japanese internment camps, or the long history of slavery and lynchings which has morphed into police brutality and mass incarceration of the Blacks, it became clear why most Americans would keep the door shut on these rooms. Light & Shade I love this Glass Sculpture (art or just another phallic symbol) Sun's Embrace of the Stars Let there be light!!! Today these rooms of mess and filth can no longer be our private shame. The doors have burst open. The more we try to hide these ills the more they fester. But accepting our past and facing the truth is just the first step. I recommend Michelle Alexander's book - The New Jim Crow - Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. It is an eye-opener. Orange and Green Echoes Do you see the blue lights in the background? It was fortuitous to find this spot of dark orange flowers with dark green leaves and almost fluorescent foliage that matched perfectly with the colors of the quilt. I disregarded cars whizzing past and pedestrians trying to maintain safe distance from me as I tried to keep the shadows out of the picture. About two years ago, we (two friends and I) went to see the Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC. The National Portrait Galley was a short walk away and the portraits of the Obamas were newly unveiled. We battled the crowds and the long lines to see them. But that was not the highlight of my day. This was. You may want to learn more about the artist Titus Kaphar. This young artist's work is extraordinary and incisive. It peels back the curtain (literally and figuratively) so that we may see what lies beneath. I am not the only one who is impressed. Titus Kaphar's painting is the cover of Time Magazine. As quilters (artists) many of us want to focus on just the beauty and keep our eyes closed to the horror and filth. Kaphar's work shows how one can do both - portray the grief and loss with beauty and sensitivity. Stars of Solace - 64" by 80" Having a spotless past (or a home) is not the mark of greatness. Embracing our messes is just the beginning. How we take responsibility, accept our mistakes, right the wrongs, and clean our houses (not sweep it under the carpet) is what really matters. Are we up to the task? As I gathered the quilt and walked back to my car, I noticed the orange umbrellas, orange menu holders and green chairs on the patio of a local restaurant. It was too tempting to pass. The umbrellas, the chair and the grass - all there to match my quilt. Orange Umbrellas Frame!!! And then it got even better - a blue beer truck in the background. I am downright tipsy!!! Every color came to the party!!! Stars of Solace will be sent to Bernie for Mercyful Quilts. I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties - see full list on the sidebar. I'd love your insights on both starry quilts and murky truths. _______________________________________________________________________ Angela has announced the RSC color for July - dark blue. I was hoping for yellow and dark blue feels like a bruise... Here are my picks For the Picket Star Quilt Block For RSC Project #2 Linking with Angela's Linky Party.

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