Sunday, July 11, 2021

It's a Finish! Mother Goose Redwork

Mother Goose Redwork
It's a finish!
Hand quilted.
44 x 56

The redwork doesn't show up very well in the above photo but the hand quilting does. 



I traced the illustrations on to muslin and stitched them with red perle #8

I bordered them with some red 30s reproduction fabrics. 

I guess you could mistake Mother Goose as a witch. She's riding a broom and not a goose. Goose must have been off laying a golden egg or something the day this illustration was made. 

I finished the top back in February 2017 and I could never figure out how to quilt it so it sat around for awhile. 

Last month I started hand quilting with white perle #12.  

The back was a print with some nursery rhyme characters. 


And now it will go into the hope chest and be a gift for my first great grandchild someday. And to go along with the quilt is an old Mother Goose book I received as a baby shower gift when I was pregnant with my first born who is now 47. Time flies!


 

25 comments:

Deb A said...

What a great finish! The quilting on it is perfect.

Gretchen Weaver said...

The crosshatching is the perfect design for this quilt. It looks great but doesn't take away from the beauty of the redwork. Happy stitching!

Karla (ThreadBndr) said...

Your redwork quilt is lovely! That's a perfect quilting pattern and sashing. Heirloom!

The Cozy Quilter said...

So nice to have this quilt done and ready whenever a great grandchild comes along! Pretty quilting!

cityquilter grace said...

so very lovely and some lucky future recipient!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

That turned out beautifully, Cathy! I really like how you quilted it, too. It will be a wonderful keepsake for that future great-grandchild!

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

What an awesome finish!! I admire your handwork both in embroidery and quilting!

---"Love" said...

What treasures! Both the quilt and the book are so special. Your embroidery and quilting are just beautiful, and the quilt will be much loved when that special child arrives, whenever that is! ---"Love"



Linda said...

What a lovely finish. So nice to add it with the baby shower book to your hope chest.

Deb said...

This redwork quilt is beautiful, you did a lovely job and the backing is perfect. I bought that some book for my sister when she was bornin 1973 and she gave it back to me when my son was born in 1981 and he passed it on to my great niece in 2013.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

This is such a beautiful quilt. I am working on a Sunbonnet Sue piece of redwork. Seeing your quilt really motivates me. Thank you so much to providing the link to the designs. This will be a wonderful gift to your future great grandchild

Ivani said...

Oh Cathy, this is a lovely quilt! ♥

The Joyful Quilter said...

Sweet quilt finish, Cathy!!

JCH said...

Very nice quilt. Simpler than some others but mucho interesting. Nice inheritance from GG. :)

Karrin Hurd said...

Congratulations on your beautiful finish! Hope you have a great week!

Astrid said...

Congrats on finishing this pretty and special quilt! I like how you quilted it, it's beautiful! Such a great gift the quilt and the book would be, it will be treasured forever.

Jenny said...

So lovely, and wonderful that is is safely tucked away awaiting the arrival of a future new arrival!

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MissPat said...

As a retired librarian, I commend you for including a book in with the future quilt gift.
Pat

gayle said...

You're right - Mother Goose does look a little witchy...

Pamela Arbour said...

You put a lot of love and work into that. I also love that you have a book to read while holding your future grandchild! Just wonderful!

Ann said...

What a lovely present that will be for your future great-grand with both the quilt and your vintage book. You are so smart to set these aside. I need to emulate you.

maggie fellow said...

this is such a treasure as a quilt. Wonderful

Quilter Kathy said...

This is amazing... the crosshatch quilting is perfect and it will be a treasured heirloom quilt for sure!

QuiltGranma said...

It is good to be ready, once they start coming (grandchildren) they can come on fast! Hubby had 5 kids when I married him, , then the little ones just kept coming!.