Look What you can get next month!! Conversation print Repros!!

It will come in 5 colorways and be available mid-Nov.  I preordered some via Quilt in a Day.  It's from El's newest line "Homestead" by Benartex

The original print came from my 1880s quilt I bought in 2015.  Unfortunately this is the only conversation print that made the collection, drat! Pictures of the fabrics in that quilt were posted in Nov. 2015 with 19th Century Conversational label, here's specific post with this fabric
More conversational prints from my 1880s quilt top...

Other lines to keep an eye out for

Andover, Laundry Basket Quilts "Crystal Farm" by Edyta Sitar (arriving now):

Thread and Needle Gatherings by Primitive Gatherings (Moda) due out in Nov:

will also be available in cream, red and navy background

Benartex will also have Barb J Eikmeier's "Kick Off Your Boots". One print a repro of 1880s fabric:

should be out in Nov also.  So much fun!

PS Sorry I've been missing, visiting family, quilting and button collecting have taken up most of my time (and Game of Thrones and Outlander)....I'm just bad

19th Century eye candy for your pleasure (L-N) & special news about Pat Speth!!

Before I post some 'real' conversationals from Victorian days, just had to tell you about Pat Speth's YouTube tutorial--wonderful quilt but note all the 19th Century repro conversationals--I was drooling! Here's here note about the tutorial:

https://nickelquilts.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/my-first-youtube-quilt-tutorial/#comment-1167

and here's the link to the video:
https://youtu.be/4uzz6fSEokk
Now for today's selection--not sure if these have all been posted or not (I got lazy about moving those that I'd posted...oops)

1825-1835 Fall River, MA Lafayette

detail  1825-35 Fall River, MA Lafayette

1895 France

late 19th Century

3 colorways logs, from my quilt top

 1885 Mace

Stole this from Barbara Brackman, no info on age or manufacturer

late 19th Century (silk) 2 colorways

1887 battle axe on cotton

mill engraving UK

1845 France

1885 American Print Works

1885 American Print Works, Fall River MA

1890

1890 Powerhouse Museum

1883 Bayley & Craven, Manchester UK

 I have a feeling these are all duplicates from previous (sorry)--more next week

 I scored over a meter or Judie Rothermel's Classic Conversationals 'cheater' this week (from Canada)--very expensive but worth every penny! Just wish I have 5" squares of them all to make Pat's quilt!

Small wonders--World Piece by Mary Fons on sale this week

I'll get back to conversationals later (perhaps today, new ones I found at The Met) but had to tell you that World Piece is on sale for $6.96yd!  Here's link:

https://www.bearcreekquiltingcompany.com/shop/category/sale/?page=1

For pictures of the 5 lines go to previous post:

http://ozinc.blogspot.com/2015/11/world-piece-mary-fons-new-line-is.html
These are designs from the Baxter Mills, many dating from late 19th Century

Are you doing the 365 Challenge? Imagine one in 19th Century Conversationals (Repros)!

I'm having great fun making these wee 3" blocks.  Hope I can keep it up!  I'm using mostly Primitive Gatherings lines and mostly conversationals with a few companion fabrics thrown in--couldn't find my Union blues--still looking for them!  I do have the right colors for these in other conversationals such as Sara Morgans's 'Moon & Stars', Judie Rothermel 'Classic Image 1870-1890s' from 2003 and some Ascot by Windham that I'll be adding in the future (and who knows what else!)

See the right side of blog for a picture.  Awesome quilt, I love little blocks!!
See http://www.365challenge.com.au/the-blocks/ for more info.  It's already the 10th in Australia, so here's 1-10:

Happy New Year with appropriate fabric swatches and note about a new BOM

Happy New Year everyone!

 

 

and then a few fabrics, of course

first a couple of repros (and yes, I did have some champagne on New Year's Eve)

 Windham, c. 2014

 Windham, c. 2014

 

and some real 19th Century ones

1883 Ledeboer Bros.

 1883 Ledeboer Bros.

 1887

 1887 detail

 

Oh yes, there's a new stitchery BOM (which I think you can make into an applique) that you can't get email reminders for (drat) but sine I loved the Outlander books, I might give it a whirl:

Lazy Daisy Quilts (and Reads)-link below and pic of first block, Standing Stones.  I need to add to links on the side if I can remember how to do it! there will be at least one block per month

http://ldq.outlandishthreads.com/

 

Merry Christmas Everyone

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas--here are some wee Christmas cards and some Christmas conversationals from Primitive Gatherings.  I'll be back after Christmas to post more of the 19th Century swatches, of course.

Seasonal Gatherings

Snowman Gatherings

Snowman Gatherings II