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April 14, 2026
Breathing New Life from From the Strawberry Patch...

Our DIL inherited a box containing 36 quilt blocks, all Churn Dash, that her mother, Phyllis, had stashed away for years. She had always planned to do something with them, they were pieced by her mother, our DIL's grandmother. Some of them were in pretty rough shape. The maker of these blocks used what she had: flour sacks, what appears to be bed sheets and some very sheer Leno-weave florals, all

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Breathing New Life from From the Strawberry Patch...

Our DIL inherited a box containing 36 quilt blocks, all Churn Dash, that her mother, Phyllis, had stashed away for years. She had always planned to do something with them, they were pieced by her mother, our DIL's grandmother. Some of them were in pretty rough shape. The maker of these blocks used what she had: flour sacks, what appears to be bed sheets and some very sheer Leno-weave florals, all

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April 8, 2026
American Pride Exhibit 250th Year of USA from Humble Quilts

Here are a couple more lovely quilts from the Christ collection that was shared at Lancaster Quilt Show in Lebanon, PA. 










I LOVE this!


 

And if you are anywhere near San Diego......


I will be presenting my trunk show to Village Quilters Guild on Saturday at 10AM
Glory Bee! Patriotic Quilts from My Collection.
Website for the guild is HERE
Above is my Shenandoah Stars. On the left vintage quilt purchased in Virginia. On the right, my rendition. Patterns available on Etsy- HERE (PDF pattern) HERE (Paper pattern mailed) and HERE. (a kit with pattern) 

I hope your week is ...

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April 6, 2026
Eagle Inspiration Part 2 from Humble Quilts


I'll let these eagle quilts speak for themselves! All of these are from

 "American Pride"

Antique Quilts from the collection of Pat & Arlan Christ




Love that unique border quilting! 














Such a super exhibit!

 

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April 1, 2026
Eagle Inspiration Part 1 from Humble Quilts

"American Pride"
Antique Quilts from the collection of Pat & Arlan Christ

I was so excited to see this special exhibit at the Lancaster quilt show and I was not disappointed! 



Perfect and humble in every way! This was the oldest eagle quilt in their collection. I bought a one page pattern for it and can't wait to use it somehow this year!













I love the humble border vine!


 
A bold coverlet!






Eagles in Philadelphia. 





We made a side trip to Valley Forge!

More to come!

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March 30, 2026
Inspiration Road Trip from Humble Quilts

When going to a quilt show in Lancaster County PA expect to see a lot of lovely farms!



And fun quilt shops in lovely off the beaten places! This was Zincks,



The quilt shops had plenty of red, white and blue patriotic decor and fabric- ready for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 


This year I got to see my host from the Lebanon guild- Maenad. 3 years ago she picked me up from the airport and drove me all over the countryside quilt shops! 

Kerry recognized me and said hi! I love that!! I ...

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November 25, 2025
Read the instructions from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I was excited to get up and continue knitting my cowl. However, as I was knitting, it just seemed wrong. I know that I hadn't planned to make it and was just using up some knitting worsted that my aunt had hanging around, and when I started, it seemed like such a good idea. But that niggling feeling wouldn't go away. And my aunt kept saying she thought the needles were the wrong size. 

So I went back to read the instructions only because we were going to the NEW yarn shop on Salt Spring Island, and I ...

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October 20, 2025
Houston Part 3 Red Cross Quilts from WWII from Humble Quilts

This was a cool exhibit. The description is at the end of this post. It was curated by American Museum and Gardens in Bath, UK. It looked like a lovely museum! Maybe a visit is in my future!!




















This is such an unusual pattern.





Let's have a great week!

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October 17, 2025
Fine Feathered Quilts from Humble Quilts

I went straight to the back to see the special exhibit of Feathered Star and Princess Feather quilts. They did not disappoint!



Love the quilting that goes through the applique.



The bird border!!!!!! Humble, folksy, unique and fun!




I thought this was so unique and beautiful!




Love the three sides of border!
















This is NOT an antique! 




Check out the 4 corners! No need for them to be exactly the same.















 


This is a facebook live I did on the feathered quilts! It is best seen on You Tube and not necessarily through the blog. 



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October 15, 2025
Houston Quilt Show Part 2 Photo Heavy from Humble Quilts

These are amazing quilts made by French Quilters. The exhibit was called The Power of Quilts. (More info at the end of the blog post) I think it is similar to Quilts of Legend- antique remakes of antiques all by hand! Keep that in mind as you scroll! 























I thought the printed border was interesting with the center muslin. 






























                                         







I hope you enjoyed seeing these as much as I did!



 





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August 6, 2025
Another Quilt Beauty from Humble Quilts

This amazing antique quilt was donated to the Faith Seeds auction!
Wow! It is stunning! Thank you Carrie!!



With that heavy quilting this quilt will never fall apart!!


 
This one pieced tulip has this discoloration. Any thoughts on that?



This is stamped in the corner on the top of the quilt. I wish I could read it.


The auction for the fundraiser is LIVE!

If you are in the Central Oregon area I would like to personally invite you to the Sisters Community Church for a dinner (donation only) and hear about Faith Seeds. Gaby, from Guatemala will be there ...

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August 4, 2025
My Favorite Quilt from Sisters Quilt Show from Humble Quilts

This should be no surprise that this was a favorite from the Sisters Show!



On another note, I've been a bit MIA on the blogging. Our summer weather has been really incredible. Summer is too short so I must enjoy the outdoors while I can.


Elsa may not be able to hike much but she likes to camp!

A little hike to 9050' on Mount Bachelor in Central Oregon. The three Sisters are in the distance. Their names are Faith, Hope and Charity. 


It was a little steep in some areas!

Another friend and I made a hike near ...

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July 11, 2025
Antique Quilt from Humble Quilts


Last year I purchased this lovely quilt top in Missouri from Jessica. I thought it was fun and quirky and still agree with that assessment. 

I finally got it sent off to Sharon to work her magic. We went back and forth a lot about how best to quilt this beauty and keep the integrity of the antique fabric. 



It looks like pencil writing on the one piece- 100? 10¢? Some things are meant to stay a mystery,

One dot block fabric is having some issues. 

Here is the backing where you can get a good look at the quilting ...

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May 5, 2025
Pour L'Amour du Fil April 2025 Part 3 from Humble Quilts

I believe most in this post are antique quilts. 
They are jaw-dropping! Enjoy!




These were TINY!



































 

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April 17, 2025
Cheddar Exhibit Part 2 from Humble Quilts

More cheddar quilts from the special exhibit in PA.



Pat had reproduced several quilts and pattern sales were brisk! She was really sweet and generous. 
Find more info HERE























 







I'm inspired to make a quilt with some cheddar! What about you?!








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April 14, 2025
Cheddar Quilt Exhibit Part 1 from Humble Quilts

This special exhibit really prompted me to get to this show. What an amazing collection of antique cheddar quilts!



Arlan was very generous in sharing his collection! Many had pieced strip backings. 






Pink! Green! Cheddar! Oh my!









The quilting! WOW!







Another lovely strip backing





I missed this pinch of green the first time I looked at the quilt above!








I loved this playful border!




Stay tuned for part 2!





 

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January 24, 2025
Friday Fun! from Humble Quilts

I'm all over the place this week!



Isn't this tree in progress lovely? This belongs to Kathy. I'll be pulling fabric for my February blocks soon.

Here is a lovely quilt and fun setting for Jannie's Tree of Life! I love it!

Previous posts about the Tree of Life project

https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2025/01/tree-of-life-lets-go-photo-heavy.html
https://humblequilts.blogspot.com/2025/01/tree-of-life-2025.html


This came from my friend Linda who moved and was cleaning out "unwanteds" from her sewing space. I'm finally going to get it quilted! I have it folded so ...

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November 13, 2024
International Quilt Festival Special Exhibit from Humble Quilts

My favorite antique quilt exhibit curated by Leah Zieber. 


In no specific order. 













Love the quilted motifs.















I love this quilting in the border.












We were able to get in on Leah's talk. 


Cheater backing? Yes please!


Michelle Yeo was listening to Leah's talk too, but I didn't recognize her. Laurie told me who it was! 
I've been selling some of her amazing fabric (And you've been purchasing!) and I've preordered 2 of her lines for 2025! 

You can go HERE and search YEO to see the beautiful Michelle Yeo fabric I have listed ...

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October 23, 2024
Aurora Quilt Show Revisted from Humble Quilts

This is the first year in many that I've missed my favorite quilt show in Aurora, Oregon. 

I thought I'd revisit a few antique quilts from the historical society collection. I never get tired of seeing these!
Enjoy











 



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June 26, 2024
RePOST: Antique Quilts of the British Isles from Humble Quilts

This is a repost from 2018 while I am away from home. Enjoy these AMAZING one of a kind quilts!

This was a special exhibit at the Houston Quilt Festival.


Fabric to die for!! Well, not quite, but you know what I mean.

Unbelievable fussy cutting!!



These are early, early quilts! WOW!



Humble, beautiful, spectacular border! Embrace the humble!!!


This only adds to the charm of the overall quilt, in my humble opinion. LOVE it so much!






 Look at these vibrant prints!

 Such whimsical applique shapes. Check out that appliqued star fabric!

Better than the label is his description. Wowser ...

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