Well-Loved Ladies QAL: Cherry Tree

 Welcome to Block 6.

We are now half way 

done with blocks:)

There will be a bit of a 

holiday break and I will 

be back with the next

block December 6th.

Gives you plenty of time

to catch up to us:)

Above is my ca 1860 

Cherry Tree quilt.

I loved it the minute I laid

eyes on it just for how

unique it was and 

the QUILTING!!

Quilted in 1/4" cross hatch 

with feathered wreaths

at the intersections.

OOH LA LA!

It came to me early in 

my appraisal study so I 

went to the professional who

knew way more than me 

(historians and dealers).

No one had seen this pattern

before except my dealer

friend, Cindy Rennels.

Below is her pic.

It had sold already as

Cindy is a dealer.

There is a small part of 

me that thinks

these two are related

somehow due to rarity 

and having the same quilting.

So let's talk variations...

I haven't really found any

for my design.

I have found other designs

that are called Cherry Tree and 

I have included links below 

for Quilt Index, Barbara B.,

and IQM.  

It really is a mystery:)

The Quilt Index has quite a few.

Enter the rabbit hole at your

own risk:)

This was the earliest I 

could find in a search 

of Cherry Tree and it

is dated 1852:

S. Z. Wilhoit March, 

1852 by her mother

ASSEMBLY TIPS

When you look at the 

applique' it is mirror image.

The templates are created

as mirror image for the top

and the bottom halves.

You will need to tape

pages together.

Easy and fun:)

Come quilt along with us

as we learn about the quilts

that inspired my 

WELL-LOVED LADIES 

SAMPLER PATTERN

FULL PATTERN

Available HERE

Cherry Tree TEMPLATES ONLY

HERE

My Well-Loved Ladies lecture is

where I showcase the 

variations of designs and 

it is exciting to announce that 

this lecture will become available

in ZOOM format in 2021

for so many more guilds to access

and see all the lovely details.

ADDITIONAL READING:

The links below go into more depth about 

either the history of the block OR 

FAB pictures of variations.

Barbara Brackman will blow you away

with all the variations she has accumulated!!

ENJOY~

Black Cherry

Barbara Brackman Cherry Tree

InternationalQuiltMuseum

IQM Cherry Tree

Rocky Road to Love

Meet ROCKY ROAD TO LOVE 

in the Winter 2020 issue of

Primitive Quilts and Projects.

I have always loved the look and 

feel of this magazine so it is 

an honor to be amongst the pages.

My piece was inspired by 

a ca 1900 crazy quilt-esqe 

variation with embroidered hearts

that I came across during research.

The block is Rocky Road to Kansas

along with other names.

Many of us have had a rocky

road to finding love and so

once that thought entered

my brain, I was off to create:)

Here is a great article to 

read more about the history 

of the block....

The Rocky Road to Kansas.

For fabrics I chose to work

with Primitive Gatherings'

primitive muslins for that soft

'looks like wool but isn't' look.

My hearts are needle turn

applique' and it turns beautifully.

My tip for marking is

to use a thicker needle 

(I used my embroidery needle)

to poke holes every 3/8"

or so that I can get the point 

of a pencil through.

As you can see in the picture,

a fun round of connect

the dots gives the perfect

line for embroidery.

When it was time to mark

for quilting, I used the 

freezer paper hearts from

my needle turn tracing.

Iron them down where I 

want them, quilt around,

then remove without residue.

Easy!

Don't forget that label:)

I get busy and throw just

the basics on before shipping

but will now go back to add

some more info and

'Published' date.

Here is an exciting YIPPEE moment...

I was in 2 different shops that day

and found Rocky Road to Love

hanging out with my Wayward Sisters

and Where Love Grows!!

As you can see I was in 

a very lovey mood last year:)

I also hope you will remember

my skills next time your guild is 

looking for a new teacher.

My military 'jack of all trades'

designation has definitely transferred

over to my quilting  and I look 

forward to meeting you.

 

Well-Loved Ladies QAL: Turkey Tracks

 Welcome to Block 5.

The photo above is a portion of

a circa 1860 quilt in my collection.
The quilting is triple rods in the 

background with echo quilting

within the applique' pieces.

This lady LOVED to hand quilt:)
I really love her winding border too.

Most often it was done only in red 

and green so finding a yellow

and green is fun & different.

Sometimes it was appliqued

and sometimes it was pieced.

LOVE the border on this one!

Both of mine are applique'...Yay!!

The original name of this

block was Wandering Foot.

The fun MYTH that goes with

this block is that the original name

was changed due to a superstition 

about it bringing wanderlust to

the owner of the quilt.

It is a fun story that you

can read HERE.

So let's talk Wandering Foot

or Turkey Tracks variations.

This design is also sometimes

called a tulip so let's look to

Barbara Brackman, Queen of

design indexing.

Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns:

3 variations of Wandering Foot &

1 Turkey Tracks.

Encyclopedia of Applique'

there are 2.

Neither of these searches

included the word tulip.

The Quilt Index has quite a few.

Enter the rabbit hole at your

own risk:)

This particular one was made

by Mrs. W.P. Butler 1850-1875

ASSEMBLY TIPS

The center

was stitched in place.

I then stitched my 3 petals together

before using the outer seam 

allowance to hand applique'

my complete set to the 

background.

Come quilt along with us

as we learn about the quilts

that inspired my 

WELL-LOVED LADIES 

SAMPLER PATTERN

FULL PATTERN

Available HERE

Turkey Tracks TEMPLATES ONLY

HERE

My Well-Loved Ladies lecture is

where I showcase the 

variations of designs and 

it is exciting to announce that 

this lecture will become available

in ZOOM format in 2021

for so many more guilds to access

and see all the lovely details.

ADDITIONAL READING:

The links below go into more depth about 

either the history of the block OR 

FAB pictures of variations.

Barbara Brackman will blow you away

with all the variations she has accumulated!!

ENJOY~

CollectorWithANeedle

Barbara Brackman Tulip or Turkey?

InternationalQuiltMuseum