In an effort to use up some of my fabric/scraps, I need to make more quilts!!! In this effort, I thought I would make a new table runner to use with my pink transferware dishes. I've had a yard of solid blue fabric around for probably at least 20 years; and, also, a bin marked 'depression era reproductions' left over from projects in 2001 and 2004. I like pastel quilts with a black background; but since I had this blue I thought I would give it a try. I think it kind of works???
It is always interesting to combine two different blocks to produce a secondary pattern. I have combined a traditional pineapple block and a log cabin variation block in this runner.
I'm surprised that these fabrics marketed as 'depression era' fabrics are actually quite uplifting and charming. That might have been their purpose to give the home sewer a reason to carry on in those depressing times.
THE STATS: Nostalgia, 2024, 18" x 30", Paper pieced, Machine pieced, Machine quilted.
I was a depression era baby, and my baby quilt (a Sunbonnet Sue) contains very similar fabrics. My baby quilt was made by my grandmother so I hope I have the "carry on" gene in my DNA.
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