Friday, October 28, 2011

Broken dishes from years ago

I thought about sitting out this Blogger's Quilt Festival, mostly because we have been in the throws (& I do mean throws) of a kitchen remodel & I have nothing new & nothing I have not already blogged about &....&...

I was wrong.  This month, over on the Block Lotto, I submitted three Broken Dishes blocks for the October Sampler Lotto.  & then I went hunting through my blog for photos of the Broken Dishes quilt I made my step-father.  It turns out I have no blog entry & no complete photos of it at all, YIKES!

This quilt hung in a Veteran's Day 2006 quilt show before it went on to it's final home.  For reasons I am not clear on, it was hung upside down, so that instead of the label being in the lower right corner (& oriented correctly when folded up in the usual way of looking at quilt labels on hanging quilts), it was folded over itself.  No other quilt in the show was hung this way (including another I made with a similar label right-side-up when you lift the corner type deal).  Anyhow, it means the only picture I have does not show the whole quilt top.  

Trust me though, it is the same all over, Broken Dishes alternating with Snowballs to make a woven sort-of criss-cross pattern.  I used the same fabric for the center of the Snowballs, the corner squares of the outer border & the narrow inner border.  All the others were scraps in shades of blue, light & dark meeting in the center.

This quilt was made especially for my step-father & happened to coincide with a quilt show honoring veterans, so I made a label with photos of him in the service & more recently fishing & a blurb of how he spent his time, specifically building quonset huts during the Korean War.  I don't usually go in for such elaborate labels, but this was a special case. 

Nowadays the quilt lives in my parent's den, over the back of the rocking chair he sits in every night to watch Pardon My Interruption, college basketball & what-have-you.  I see it every time I visit & have never thought to take a better picture.

20 comments:

  1. What a great quilt and great story of the quilt! The label with photos is a great touch!

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  2. This quilt is fantastic, i love this:)))

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  3. What a special quilt.
    Beautifully done! :o)

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  4. Thanks for sharing this meaningful quilt!

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  5. It's a lovely quilt. Those blocks look great and I do love all the blues.

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  6. What a lovely quilt you made for your stepdad. Love the label, too. That sure add a special touch. Pretty in blue and like your layout. Rhanks for sharing and have a great day

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  7. I love this quilt! Love the backing, too!

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  8. I love the story and the quilt--blue and tan is always a winner, and the label. It has all the special things I look for. Can I feature this on my blog as a "quilt tale", with the morale being take photos of quilts you give away? It is great.

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  9. What a fabulous quilt with a sentimental story you have shared. I love the combination of blue and white quilts, they are so fresh and clean looking.

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  10. I love it. Hats off to your dad for his service as well.

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  11. It's a beautiful quilt and I'm glad you shared it. I do love that pattern. :)

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  12. I have tried this pattern once in Christmas fabrics but I like tha way you have done it all in blue.

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  13. what a nice quilt and i love the thought behind the label, I'm sure it is treasured! I also love the effect of using all blue (monochrome) because it make the block patterns really stand out. Great job!

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  14. I love that label! It's so personal! Love the scrappy use of varying blues.

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  15. Very nice! What a lovely way to honor your step-father.

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  16. I love all your blues in the quilt. Thanks for sharing it.

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  17. Your quilt is lovely! Thanks for sharing the wonderful story.

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  18. I love the blues. Maybe you could try to get a good photo of him with the blanket, next time you visit.

    ~ meagan

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  19. What a beautiful quilt..thanks for sharing.

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