Lessons from a REALLY OLD LOG CABIN QUILT

[@jodigregory]

I absolutely love, love, love this quilt!

[@SewtheDistance]

Isn't it great? Love this one, too!

[@sandramckay6305]

Thank you for sharing these beautiful old quilts. I also like the blue log that is repeated on the ‘light side’ around the red center. It creates a secondary pattern.

[@SewtheDistance]

it's that neat? Log cabin blocks are so versatile and fun to play with. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@susanvoth5831]

A lesson that I took from this very spectacular quilt is to use a “pop” color, which for me is the royal blue. It really stands out and makes this quilt special.

[@SewtheDistance]

So true! Thank you! 🥰

[@robertawalsh2995]

I've watched a whole lot of your "Lessons from ... " but this quilt is my favorite. Whether it's truly a Civil War quilt or not, it's certainly very old and beautiful.

[@SewtheDistance]

It is a beauty! It is extra special since I purchased it for my dad. So glad you enjoyed it!

[@kathleenstorer691]

I love love love the image of the pink/red center squares being “quilts hanging in the log cabin”. What a great analogy and if I ever make a log cabin quilt I will quilt the centers the same way! Thank you and your dad for sharing this wonderful quilt!

[@SewtheDistance]

I love that, too! We should make one, you know, in our free time. :) Log cabin quilt retreat, perhaps?

[@kathleenstorer691]

@@SewtheDistance YES!!! I’m there-as long as we have ginger bread!🤣

[@sewbeitquilts]

What an amazing quilt!

[@SewtheDistance]

Isn't it cool? It makes me want to make one. So many quilts, so little time.

[@friedasorber1653]

I enjoy your quilt stories. As a textile historian and I have seen many printed cotton sample books, printing blocks and designs. The fabrics I could see up close all look like 1st half 19th.cent. Some hand printed with blocks.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I may have this one appraised at some point. A friend mentioned that the centers were purple. What do you think?

[@friedasorber1653]

@@SewtheDistance I don't know about the colour of the centers. That is so deceptive on video or photo. Seeing things for real is still best. Massachusetts had a big cotton industry in the early 19th cent. Printing was part of that. But many European countries had sizeable print works. Fashions were pretty much the same all over. By the way one of your other discussions, the one on the yoyo quilt led ma astray. Instead of doing real work I am making my own with lots of scraps from the 30's to present. Each yoyo is about an inch and a quarter. I have about a square yard, wonder how big it will get befire I tire of it.

[@SewtheDistance]

@@friedasorber1653 Yo-yos are so addictive! Glad you are having fun. Could be middles be perkin purple fabric? The more I read about it, the more I think that’s it. Love the textile history in New England, especially going to the Lowell Quilt Museum. ❤️

[@friedasorber1653]

@@SewtheDistance to young for Perkin purple. It was not used for very long after invention and would probably have faded badly in textiles that survived.

[@Michelle-om2jd]

Great quilt! I love the touch of blue within the block. Red for hearth and blue for water, maybe? Surely a daily chore in an actual cabin, with no running water, or at best a well with a pump.

[@SewtheDistance]

Ohhh! Could be blue! Great suggestion!

[@suekelly840]

Kris, You're such a good daughter : )

[@SewtheDistance]

He is a great father. :) Thank you for the smile.

[@alisonmary1443]

There's age to that quilt and I could imagine the red in the middle and the bright light fabric contrast, if only it could talk, probably had a wonderful life in a log cabin that I can only dream of. Anyway back to reality, I think its a brilliantly thought out quilt. I noticed around the border where the hand quilting continued, was not perfectly placed but it was consistent with the crisscross pattern (if you know what I mean) there was no cutting corners with this maker, it appears she was determined to do the "best" quilt, and I think it would've been in it's day, although still amazing. Thank you for that journey, loved it. Stay safe and well 💖

[@SewtheDistance]

Right? This maker did a great job, and it seems like they really paid attending to details. Thanks so much! I am so happy you loved it.

[@suestutzle2779]

Well even if it isn't a Civil War quilt if the price was reasonable you weren't taken for a ride because you can see it's pretty old. One thing that made me look at quilting in another way too was the amount (or lack thereof) in this quilt. I am not experienced at quilting in any way. In fact, to be honest I have only made small quilting things like table runners, a single bed rag quilt, bags etc. Seems to me that things are really anchored down with quilting these days but this quilt only has a small bit in the middle square and then some in one of the borders and yet after all these years the quilt has stayed all together. Maybe I might review the amount of quilting that is actually needed to keep things together. I guess too maybe battings have changed over the years. I read the instructions for the batting I buy about how far apart to quilt things but now I'm thinking differently about things. Love that quilt, it's so interesting. Thanks for that Kris.

[@SewtheDistance]

It is funny that you noticed that! That was on my list to point out but I just ran out of time. I was also going to discuss the lack of quilting as a "lesson" but I had the same concerns as you. Was batting different then? Was fabric? I didn't want to offer that advice to new quilters, not knowing all the information. Great minds think alike!