Hello friends. Just popping in to journal my treasure find.
I came across a yard sale today at the end of my street. The man who lived there died this summer, and the house has now sold. The people who bought the house also got all contents of whatever was left in the house and sheds.
I walked up to a tarp lying on the ground, scattered with what looked like quilt piecing. Turned out they were quilt tops, hand-pieced (tucks and all), and the lady said that they were priced at $5. each. I chose this one with black blocks as it's piecing seemed to be the best of the lot, and I was intrigued with what could be a somewhat more masculine colorway.....the others were pretty bright, or very pastel/girly.
When another shopper saw me looking at these, she told me that there were more in one of the sheds. I went through those also, and then chose this one with string blocks. I'd like to copy the design if I don't actually finish this top into a quilt. I mean it's a simple block that I see everywhere, but perhaps having this where I can see it often, I'll be more inspired to actually make one.
It's mostly hand-pieced, but I can see where someone took some of the quarter blocks and machine-sewed them into the final block size. There are bits of newpaper stuck in some of the seams as well. I sprayed them both down with my waterhose, and the fabrics in this one dried VERY stiff. They don't seem to be thicker, so I don't know what that's about, but I wouldn't want to try hand-quilting through THEM !
