Vintage quilt blocks. These are 18'' blocks and there are 10 of them and about a yard of the orange material. The Dresdens are feed-sackish materials, but the orange is probably newer materials. The orange is quite bright. Wouldn't have been my choice, but the choice was already made, so I am going to 'go' with it :)
I will probably just make 9 of them into a quilt with wide sashing and orange cornerstones and a wide border matching the sashing. Then, with the 10th block, I will probably make a pillow cover.
Any suggestions for the sashing color? Thinking maybe a white with a small orange polka dot?
I also found a vintage sheet I was hoping to use as a backing, but after evaluating it after washing, I decided it should be cut up - the center is too worn to be used as a backing :(

What a great find! I notice some royal blue in the plates and I think that would be a good choice for your sashing and borders. I am working on a scrap quilt and the other day I mixed royal blue and orange and was surprised how awesome the colors looked together. Would love to see it when you finish it.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great find. A light or medium blue might be pretty too.
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