Orphan Olivia
40 x 50
I made the top June 2024. I used mostly green orphan blocks in a variety of sizes.
I think the only orphan blocks of mine in the quilt are the baskets. The rest of the blocks came from several other folks over a number of years.
I quilted it on my sewing machine with swirls of green. The binding is scrappy - all greens from the left over binding box.
The back.
And now Orphan Olivia is ready for some lovin' !
And sew on...
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REMEMBER, TREASURE, GROW, READ (my words of the year)
Finished a book! The Price of Bread and Shoes by Lonormi Manuel. According to a review...
"Based upon oral histories from women who lived in West Virginia's coal camps during the 1920s and their descendants, The Price of Bread and Shoes examines a controversial piece of West Virginia history through the lens of fiction."
Mostly I thought it was about sexual exploitation in the coal camps. The phrase from the song Sixteen Tons played in my head a few times..."I owe my soul to the company store". You know...when I was younger and heard the song playing on the radio I never knew what that phrase meant. After reading several historical fiction books over the years that mention company stores I now do.
6 comments:
I will need to look for that book - sounds interesting
YAY Olivia!!!! I am currently reading "The American Jezebel". True story of an immigrant woman who 'dared' to speak of her Faith/knowledge to women who gathered and defy men. The historical search/author is a descendent. Likely the first women's liber ;-)
Happy Sunday and Happy stitching!
Oliva is a wonderful finish. How fun to turn orphan blocks into such a pretty quilt to be loved in its forever home!
Your mention of the song 'Sixteen Tons' reminds me of Tennessee Ernie Ford. Thanks for all that you share and do.
Gosh Cathy--you are so good at putting orphan blocks together--I am having a really tough time with my 32+ ones...Still trying to figure out a medium size piece ...;))) hugs, Julierose
That turned out great. I've tried a couple of times to turn my orphans into a finished quilt and I've never figured out an arrangement I liked.
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