Months ago.... actually a little over a year ago, I bought this sweet.... sweet vintage quilt at a little antique mall in St. Mary's Ga while with my Mom and Amelia Claire. I had a doctors appointment that day as I was pregnant with baby Avonlea. We live in such a small town that we travel to one of the next towns for doctors and shopping. We usually add a stop along the way... makes it so much more fun!
When we first walked in, this quilt immediately caught my eye. I'm a sucker for pink... pastels and anything from the 1930's - 1940's. This one fit the bill perfectly!
Then I did the sad trip down the side of the quilt for the price tag.... being pregnant with my fourth child and being a stay at home mom doesn't allow lots of splurging...... there's usually always a let down. But, not this day! No Maam.... the price tag said it was only $25.00! I did my best to keep my cool but sooooo did the "internal clapping"...... totally going nuts inside my head ..... happy dancing was going on in there too!
I grabbed it and held it tight to my big belly.... I was in love. It's handstitched, hand quilted and made from the most wonderful fabrics... little florals, bright solids and this print:
This block just so happens to be my very favorite from this quilt. If'n you look closely, you'll see little Scottie Dogs on a blue background.
See them there.... little white ones, orange ones and yellow too! Another quality I like about this quilt is whoever lovingly stitched this quilt together really put thought into it. I see many older quilts that are pretty helter skelter... this one however, colors were thought about and matched.
So totally "Color OCD" like me. See why I like it so much?
In celebration of having this lovely on my bed.... I adorned my pillow with this:
A very special vintage Scottie Dog pillowcase. I adore this so much. I've saved it for years to make into a dress for Amelia but decided that I enjoy using it for what it was intended.
To lay my sleepy head upon it.... and dream of pinks, blues, greens, yellows, oranges and white........ lavender too!
I have many more quilts to share if ya'll are interested. I'll do my best to get pictures taken and do a show and tell here and there.
This weekend, I'm cutting out Amelia Claire's Pre-K quilt for nap-time. She picked out several Amy Butler Daisy Chain fabrics.... it's VERY pink with greens added too. I'm still debating over the pattern.... she's gotten so picky. Any ideas for a crib size quilt for a picky/artsy/tiger/cat/dog/pony/color loving little girl?
I'll be sure to post pics when it's finished.... I'd love some ideas!
