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!

New Outlander Block

Dragonfly in Amber

(wonderful book....)
Starz is free April 7-11 if you have Direct TV. Outlander episodes from 2015 will be on Thursday through Saturday with season premier to follow. Enjoy.

Testing a pattern for Jessica Smith again--TAWL

To Africa With Love pattern is from the blocks Jess taught on a recent trip to Africa.  I'll be posting fabrics and blocks throughout the weekend (adding to this post).  I decided to go with Art Deco  "Lavish" in Charcoal color-way and black background.

Lavish fabric line

Installment 1

Installment 2

 Installment 3

 close up of Dutchman so you can see new fabric I added (same print as my favorite in Lavish but in 'shadow' rather than 'charcoal')

top without borders, nice little easy sampler--it's all about the fabric!

Time for more 19th Century goodies (okay, a few from very early in 20th C)--H-K

Some of these you may have seen before.

 This is from a child's 'sailor' shirt from ca. 1880s that I own.

late 19th Century

I 'stole' this from Barbara Brackman so I have no info......

 1887

1883 Walter Crumb & Co

 1883 Ledeboer Brothers, Co.

1901 Schwabe & Son, Co. England.

1901 Manchester

1883

1885 Manchester

 Manufactured by J.C.F. in 1883

Black & Co England 1883

hunting scenes chantillons France 1845

1888

1883 Edmund Potter & Co UK

from a pinwheel quilt 1880-1910 (I think Judie Rothermel did this in one of her repro lines, I'm sure I have it)

late 19th Century

Hope you enjoy these!

A few 19th Century conversationals from The Met (plus one from early 19th C. from Winterthur)

Having fun surfing the web and found a few goodies to share. First ones are from the Met. Museum and originated in Germany in late 19th Century :

 19th Century Crests/Shields from Germany

19th Century anchors from Germany

 19th Century anchors from Germany

 19th Century Flags

19th Century 4-leaf clover? (I needed this one last week!)

 19th Century flags in red

 19th Century Germany

 Sun, moon & stars, 1800-1820 UK block print, Winterthur Museum

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