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Friday, March 4, 2011

2011 Journal Quilt 9

In one of the drawers was a little plastic bag of paper pieced squares.  I knew they were made at least 15 years ago.  In the early to mid 1990's everyone was collecting show pins, guild pins, anything quilt related pins.  There was a pattern for a vest that you could make with squares to put all of the pins on and wear them to a quilt show or guild meeting.  I'm not sure if this block was meant for a vest or a wall hanging, but I never finished making the blocks.  Fortunately I had just enough to cover my 8.5" x 11" Journal Quilt.
I still have a little pile of the papers to piece on, but they will probably get turned over and be used for scratch paper now.
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19 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 4, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    Love it! I have a whole little wallhanging for my pins. Very similar to this. Mine I did out of hand dyes.

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  2. Gene BlackMarch 4, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    That is a great way to show off a collection of pins!

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  3. DebbieMarch 4, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    Very good idea....and using up those leftovers. Great as always.

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  4. jovaliquiltsMarch 4, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Perspective is an amazing thing -- when I saw the scissors and rotary cutter in the bottom row, I thought that was a huge quilt -- and I couldn't figure out why you'd put your rotary cutter on a quilt!!

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  5. hettyMarch 4, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    I love it! I have a collection of pins also and now I know what to do with them! Whenever you get sick of me, stealing your ideas, let me know. But they are such great ideas!

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  6. Quiet QuilterMarch 4, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    How clever!

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  7. patty a.March 4, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    So cute! I once had some fabric samples from a fabric line and it came with a pin. I pieced the small fabric swatches (maybe 1 1/2"?) into a very small quilt and once my mom had hand quilted it (she was looking for something to do) I bound it and put the pin on it. Yours will be a fun piece to display and it has a story!

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  8. CalicojoanMarch 4, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Now how cool is that. Keep those litle extra papers. I bet you will come up with a fantastic use for them again some time in the next 15 years, you know how us quilters are! Stash ain't always fabric! hehehe

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  9. imquilternityMarch 4, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    You are so clever, Wanda! I have a good-sized pin collection too and think this is the perfect way to display it. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas, as always!

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  10. katquilterMarch 4, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    I am SO intrigued by your journal quilts... please share your various ways of finishing them... I have seen you bind them and I have noticed you zig-zag many of them... what is that process, please? Have you ever serged the edges? Any other finishing methods? I would like to have the option of hanging them.... any thoughts?

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  11. Celia CiuffoMarch 4, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Hermoso!!!
    me encantó.
    felicitaciones!!!

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  12. CathiMarch 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    What a great little quilt -- and super way to showcase those pins!

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  13. colorquilterMarch 4, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    I have some of the same pins you have. I put some of them on my guild name tag, but I still have a whole drawer full. (I use a library card catalogue cabinent with 72 drawers to store my thread and things.) Anyway, I think I will make a little quilt to display them on. Great idea. Thanks.

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  14. SueMarch 4, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    This cover is so colorful and interesting. It would be the one we all want a closer look at. I like it. :)

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  15. AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    and you have one LESS UFO.... keep on....

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  16. PatMarch 4, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    I wasn't a quilter in the 90s but have always been a crafter. I have some silver charms laying around with nothing to do. I think I will make a journal cover like this but using the charms instead of the quilter pins. I wish I would find the stuff you are finding.

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  17. Marcia - Crafty Sewing and QuiltingMarch 4, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Love it! Really nice way to save those special pins. Now you can look at them and remember...

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  18. Elaine/Muddling ThroughMarch 4, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    I like it! It is such a striking piece with lots to tell in a small space.

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  19. QuiltdivajulieMarch 5, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Your post today has triggered a wonderful idea! I'll be sure to link here when I get mine one and post on my blog!

    Thanks!!!

    LOVE your journal quilts (all of them! and I love the basket idea for showcasing them!)

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