Real 19th Century fabrics --Sport

Sports was a common theme for conversational or novelty shirtings near the end of the century.  Here's a few to delight your eyes (I want them all.....)

 1885 Allen co.

 1883 UK

Schwabe & Son

 golf UK

Schwabe & Son

 1887

1890

 1883 Ledeboer Bros. UK

 

1888 Dalglish, Falconer & Co Scotland

 

1883 Bayley & Craven

 1889

 

 1883 JCF

 

Next time Games of chance?  Animals?  who knows!  Aren't these fun!?

 

 

 

 

 

A few more 'real' 19th Century conversationals

I found the 'dog on painter's pallet" that was released by Judie Rothermel in 2003 originally printed in Europe in March 1882.  This is only the second Victorian conversational print I've found that has been reproduced in recent times.
Several of the new/old crescent moons with stars are similar.
Found a picture on the web from a selection of 'mill engravings' (copper roller, I'm guessing) I love the bundles of fabrics on the lower left!

Here's a 'mill engraved roller print or discharge on dark grounds from 1885

 

One popular motif during the last 20 years or so has been an anchor.  Here are a few from 19th Century (or turn of Century!)

1887

1901 Manchester UK

 1883 Bradshaw Hammond

French 1885

 

1884 Watson & Co

1882

Love this last one!

Another 'arrow print and another Astrology print plus Badmitton below:

1883 Arnold Co (US?)

 1881

 1885 Schwabe & Son UK, Double Pinks!

 

 

 

 

 

Eleanor Burns Block Party: Quilt's From El's Attic

Taking a break from my current obsession--here's some of the projects from July (Dresden) and Aug (fans) Block Party with El.

 12 blocks hand appliqued Dresdens--haven't decided what border treatment to do (ice cream cone? Wavy? Scalloped? Straight orange?)  Decisions, decisions!

A wee topper for Fan type #1 using fabrics I got from a friend at Block Party! Probably have to give it to her now.....

This one is 'rainbow' (don' t notice that I got the pink and orange switched....) conversational 30s "Scalloped Fan", machine blanket  stitched--I've made 9 block so far--not sure what I'm going to do with them and there's still a 'basket fan' to make.....

A few more 'real' ones from 19th Century

I'm sure you didn't think that I'd stop, did you?

 1883 Edmund Potter & Co, Manchester UK

 1888

 1883 Bayley & Craven, Manchester, UK

1881

 1883 Bayley & Carven, Manchester UK

 1883 Bayley & Craven, Manchester UK

 1883

  1885 Haslet

 1884 William Watson & Co, Manchester UK

 1883 Grafton & Co, UK

 1884 Daglish Falconer & Co, Scotland

 1883 Bayley & Craven, Manchester UK

 1882

 1883 Grafton & Co UK

1882

 

Okay, enough for now--wouldn't you just love to have some of these??? 

If I could design a fabric line

My 'dream' fabric line would start with these:

 late 19th Century

 from 1885 Schwabe & Son Manchester UK

 

 from 1883 McNaughton & Thorn, Manchester UK

 from 1881

 from 1884 Wood & Wright

 from 1885 Steel River

 from 1885 Schwabe & Son, Manchester UK

 

 from 1883 Ledeboer Bros. UK

 from 1882

 from 1900 Bourdon Legendre & Co, Paris

 from 1884

 from 1883

 from 1890 Schwabe & Son, Manchester

 from 1890

 from 1883 Grafton & Co, UK

 1881

 from 1885 American Print Works, MA US

 from 1890

 from 1885 Arnold Print Works, Mass. US

 from 1885 Steel River

These are a few of the 187 I've found, so far!