I’m still here! I haven’t posted a blog since December of last year, family/parent responsibilities have kept me busy so quilting has taken a back seat. With things getting under control I’m hoping the creativity will fire up again!

If you’re a follower of the Facebook group 1914 Boehm House Vintage Linens Classes you’ll recognize the Class 6 project below.

This class project revolved around working with a Summer Weight Bed Coverlet. If you’re from or in the South you’ll know just what these coverlets are, anywhere else and you might be scratching your head. These coverlets are hand embroidered on medium weight fabrics, usually 100% cottons, often times on commercially produced bed sheets.

Summer Weight Bed Coverlets are single layer, no batting and no backing. They are perfect for a beautiful bed cover in hot/humid weather.

I took the creative approach with the large center block and added swirling green vines and leaves.

Using a solid spring green fabric, I cut 1/4” bias strips, marked the block with swirls and stitched the vines and leaves (raw edge) with my machine button hole/applique stitch.

Here are before and after pics of the center block.

See the stains at the bottom left? Later you’ll see how I disguised these stains with flowers.

This quilt is made using 8 dresser scarves (identical embroidery each end) and the Bed Coverlet center block.

Choosing the dresser scarves as well as the fabrics for the sashing on-point squares was challenging yet fun!

This was what the auditioning process looked like. Some of the vintage linens and fabrics made the final cut, others were sent back to the stash for a future project.

Lots of reproduction fabrics cut into squares.

These “square in a square” blocks will be the sashing strips.

I piece so I have something to quilt and this is going to be a fantastic longarm project!

I remembered to take lots of pictures as the quilting progressed:

I most always mark the stems of feathers, especially if the feathers will be long reaching.

The quilt is finished, the binding is finished but I forgot to take a picture, I’ll post one later on a future blog.

If you’re wanting very detailed instructions/information about the making of this quilt, jump over and join the Facebook group!

Blessings and Happy Quilting,

Rhonda