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Bringing New Life to a Rescue Quilt Every so often I pull from my basket of rescue quilts. These are old quilt tops I’ve found at estate sales, thrift shops, and antique stores that still have plenty of life left in them. This particular quilt top immediately caught my attention with its scrappy pinks, florals,…
It’s been a while since I’ve finshed up a rescue quilt, but it’s finally HAPPENED! Or more like, I finally got around to it. I really do love finishing these up and taking a moment to really give them a good gaze. I like to think about what might the maker might have thought about….
I have been emailed and messaged about this topic over and over. AND FINALLY, I’ve made a little video about how I clean up the quilt tops before I work on them. Let me show you the two tops that I’ve recently acquired… The Rescue Quilt series is about finishing up quilt tops that were…
This quilt was a very big lesson for me. The lesson I learned was if someone asks you to finish a rescue quilt for them then I need to be asking, “does it lay flat?”. And then ask for a picture. If it doesn’t lay flat, walk away…. The above quilt did not lay flat….
It’s been a while since I’ve completed a rescue quilt, but today I have a fairly small Log Cabin quilt that I just completed last week. Not the most precious I’ve done, but I loved the bold, contrasting design and colors. Let’s dig in! The Rescue Quilt series is about finishing up quilt tops that…
The Rescue Quilt series is about finishing up quilt tops that were never completed. The goal is to honor the quilt maker who made the quilt top by completing their project, to not waste good craftsmanship (usually done by hand), to ogle long ago yummy fabrics, and to breathe in a little old inspiration and…