It's A Finish! Cheyenne (aka Pieces of Eight)

It's a finish!

Cheyenne (aka Pieces of Eight)

60 x 72

Inspired by a picture of a block I came across I started making blocks in August 2022. 

When I saw the block I decided it was a good one for some old '30s reproduction fabrics plus plaids and shirtings and muslin. That mix of fabrics always reminds me of the quilts my paternal grandmother made from old clothes.   In a blog post  I asked the name of the block and a commenter replied it was called Cheyenne. Well, I googled Cheyenne quilt block and found directions for it at several different sites if you are so inclined to make blocks yourself. I cut my HSTs with an Easy Angle ruler and don't usually use a pattern but Delaware Quilts is one of the sites that has instructions for a 12 inch block. 

In March of 2023 I assembled the top.

And now I've finally finished it! I quilted it on my sewing machine with horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. 

The back.

This month the theme in my sewing space is "reproductions". That means I'll work to move some UFOs forward that contain civil war repro fabrics or 30s repro fabrics or I might even work on my reproduction of a vintage quilt. 

And sew on...

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A New Top

It's a top!

It's a flimsy!

60 x 72

I've seen this block called Pieces of Eight and I've seen this block called Cheyenne. I saw a picture and made my quilt with no name. 

I made my set of 30 twelve inch blocks last year when I was working with my collection of '30s reproduction fabrics. I added some muslin as well as some plaids, homespuns and old shirts.

And sew on...

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Scrap Processing: '30s Reproductions

I mentioned yesterday that I decided to make a Log Cabin quilt top in '30s reproduction fabrics because I was working with those scraps. 

I have a bunch of small chunks of '30s reproduction fabrics. I also have a big box of '30s reproduction scraps.  My '30s scraps are snobs - they don't mix with the general population of scraps most of the time.  This time they mixed with more snobby scraps - plaids, shirtings and homespuns.   My grandmother made her quilts mostly with old worn out clothes and I loved the mix of flowery dress fabrics with old men's shirts.  

So I started a new block that mixed some of the '30s fabrics with some of the plaids in memory of grandma.     I'm not sure of the name of this block. I saw it when I was doing a Google search for something else and saved the picture and put it in my box of '30s chunks last year. In that post it is called "Pieces of Eight". 

I was not sure what size I wanted to make the blocks but I finally decided on 12 inch blocks so I could cut the chunks into 3.5 inch strips. Then I could use the leftovers from the 3.5 strips to make blocks to add to collections of a couple of other blocks I started making from '30s scraps last year. 

I'm using muslin to make the HSTs.   I plan on a twin sized quilt -- 35 blocks set 5 x 7.  And, oops, I see a problem. Problem has been fixed. I fixed it right after I finished taking photos so I wouldn't forget. 

I started these Buckeye Beauty Variation blocks last year. They are six inch blocks. 

They are inspired by a vintage quilt. 

And with 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch scraps I've been making 8 Patch blocks. Again I started these last year. 

My goal is to empty the box of scraps and greatly reduce the box of '30s scrap chunks as well as the plaid scrap chunks.  I also have made some Four Patches from these scraps but didn't make any new ones this week. Maybe next week. 

And sew on...