Friday 3 February 2012

Log cabin completed

Last week I realised my log cabin design was dry enough to print the final colour; it was going to be blue but I changed my mind and went for a deep purple. Here we are ready to print.


I masked off the middle of each print so it got no purple on it.


 I was a bit nervous, as being a reduction lino cut if I messed up the placing......
........but luckily it went OK.




I wanted to get a bit of a retro feeling, like the log cabin bed spread I started in the '70's. I knew it was all lurking in a bag somewhere and found it last year. I had loads of strips ready cut and some squares ready to put together, so I made a few more squares and joined them up to make a throw rather than a huge bedspread which would never get used. It needs backing, quilting and edging of course!


This is full of memories, curtains made, a shirt for me, the dressing gown I made to go into hospital to have Louise, dresses for Louise and me.




On this square the brown and white crepon was left over from the very first dress I made myself in the 60's, I do wish I had it now! Also the material I made a button through dress with, to go over my hot pants - worn with the skirt part unbuttoned - wish I had a photo!! A lot of the fabrics are Laura Ashley; I used to shop at their first shop in the King's Road, where they just sold fabrics. It's a shock to realise the fabrics are 40 to 50 years old!

9 comments:

  1. What wonderful memories held in your beautiful quilt. The prints are fabulous too!

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  2. Your beautiful quilt holds memories for me too - my sister and i used to buy bundles of fabric off-cuts from Laura Ashley, I have a 'crazy patchwork' bed spread she made for me somewhere. And crepon... I remember making a dress from a Rose and Hubble crepon in the 60's, thought I was the bee's knees!
    Your reduction print is looking good, well done.

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  3. I love your print, a really striking and bold design, great colours :) And its lovely that your patchwork is seeing the light of day at last!

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  4. The prints are looking amazing. It's great that the quilt has so many memories attached to it, I like working on quilts that mean something to me and will be treasured by others. Well I live in hope!!!!

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  5. Anna, the purple was a brave but inspired choice. I love the depth in these prints and envy your ability to get the registration so good. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I remember going out with my friend when she wore her hot pants underneath her maxi coat! It was bizarre when I look back on it. Would love to have seen a photo of you in hot pants! Being a traditional pear shape I never had the legs for anything short and used to envy tall willowy girls!

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  6. That print is looking magnificent. I'm glad the whole process is going so well and I look forward to seeing it framed. Your quilt brought back fond memories of those Laura Ashley squares I used to buy to make baby items for my children.

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  7. Absolutely fantastic! You did a great job - the prints are well executed and absolutely beautiful. Congrats on taking that leap of faith...never easy. When you get to it we'd love to see a framed one on your wall. Thanks for showing us!

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  8. your quilt evokes sunlight glancing through winter woodlands, delightful, and your print is just lovely, so crisp and clear capturing the log cabin format but taking it further.

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  9. Oh my goodness...I'm sure I have quite a few of those fabrics in my unfinished things from the 70s . Its funny how they have a sort of familiar feel when I look at them. I love your lino printing, and the post about the woodblock printing was fascinating.

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