Little
Boys Breeches: 1987 (Started: 1986)
Joc had a scrap version of this design which
I just loved and decided to make one for #1 Son. This was my second quilt (well, finished at
least). It was all hand done, except I
machined the borders on. I worked it in
navy & red with a few checks thrown in to keep that country look. I hate to confess that I did use a bit of
poly/cotton fabric in this quilt; a sacrifice to get the right “non-fading”
navy colour.
This quilt was hung in the Geelong Quilters Guild Exhibition in January 1988 an in the Tamworth Regional
Art Gallery “Regional Fibre Exhibition” in September 1989. A really nice quilt for a boy.
Just for the Record:
Quilt Finished Size: 127 x 216cm
Block Size: 12”
Cut in: 1986
Pieced & Basted: Hand 1986
Quilted: Hand 1987
Quilt Type: Single Bed
Quilt Finished: 1987
Exhibited: Twice – see above
Collection: Home# 003
Pattern Name: Little Boys Breeches
Pattern Source: Traditional American
Fabrics Purchased: 1986
Fabric Design: Checks & plains
Fabric Style: Country
Materials Type: Cotton & some poly blend
Wadding Type: Thin Poly Batt
Backing: Cotton
Lessons Learned:
Hand piecing and quilting takes time but it is relaxing and fits in well with being a busy mum. I started to add a few little of my own touches to the quilt such as the red tassel ties in the middle of each hat (circle).
By now I was really hooked and luckily exposed to some enthusiastic and skilled teachers. Also quilting was taking off; the quilters I knew were really passionate and keen for a challenge, not to mention generous. We saw the beginnings of the "art quilt" so techniques such as fabric manipulation (dyeing, texturizing etc) were on offer at the Geelong Quilters Guild. Fabric designers were rising to the challenge and we saw some wonderful new fabrics on offer. It was a fun time to discover the art and craft of quilting.
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| Back to the 80's |
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| Digital shows up the colour a lot better |
I love the graphic quality of this quilt and
was very pleased that it came out well technically – ie hanging straight. I started piecing in late 1986 and finished
it by Dec 1987 after some (guestimated) 150 hours of work.
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| Block Detail |
Just for the Record:
Quilt Finished Size: 127 x 216cm
Block Size: 12”
Cut in: 1986
Pieced & Basted: Hand 1986
Quilted: Hand 1987
Quilt Type: Single Bed
Quilt Finished: 1987
Exhibited: Twice – see above
Collection: Home# 003
Pattern Name: Little Boys Breeches
Pattern Source: Traditional American
Fabrics Purchased: 1986
Fabric Design: Checks & plains
Fabric Style: Country
Materials Type: Cotton & some poly blend
Wadding Type: Thin Poly Batt
Backing: Cotton
Lessons Learned:
Hand piecing and quilting takes time but it is relaxing and fits in well with being a busy mum. I started to add a few little of my own touches to the quilt such as the red tassel ties in the middle of each hat (circle).
By now I was really hooked and luckily exposed to some enthusiastic and skilled teachers. Also quilting was taking off; the quilters I knew were really passionate and keen for a challenge, not to mention generous. We saw the beginnings of the "art quilt" so techniques such as fabric manipulation (dyeing, texturizing etc) were on offer at the Geelong Quilters Guild. Fabric designers were rising to the challenge and we saw some wonderful new fabrics on offer. It was a fun time to discover the art and craft of quilting.
