Vintage "Seashell and Sea Horse" Baby Crib Quilt and Wall Hanging

Vintage - Newly Finished - Never Used - 2 Piece
"Seashell and Sea Horse" Baby Crib Quilt and Wall Hanging
Peach and Green Color Scheme

Recently, I attended an auction and bought a box full of vintage sewing linens and items. This quilt was a partially finished project within this find. All the pieces were there and it was partially completed.

This one of a kind quilt is rough edged appliqued with sea horses and seashells. It has alternating blocks designed with what I gather to be a courtroom stepped log cabin style. I machine quilted this quilt and bound it with the backing fabric.

This quilt was created entirely with vintage fabric and batting. The colors are all peach and green. The back and binding is a peach with white polka dots.

This quilt measures: 471/2 inches tall by 36 inches wide. Perfect for a crib.

Along with the quilt was a partially made wall hanging panel. It has a single seashell on it and was finished in the same manner as the quilt. This wall hanging measures 17 x 17 inches square.


This is the way I found the quilt. In a box already pinned and ready to quilt! Sooooooo..... many pins!

 

A Few Small Stains that washed out. YAY!
I was hoping all my work wouldn't be in vain.

I quilted it by stitching 3 squares in the blocks and stitching around the appliques.

Quilted and ready to bind. The back was long enough to fold over and use as the binding, so I trimmed it and trimmed the batting. Folded over the backing and machine embroidered the binding.

 Wall Hanging:

A New Jelly Roll Quilt

Baby Boy or Baby Girl Quilt - Jelly Roll Style with Flannel Back - Orange and Blue

If you don't know what a Jelly Roll is, it is a roll of 2.5 inch strips of various patterned fabrics. I stitched the Jelly Rolls together and washed them. I also pre-washed the flannel fabric for the quilts and the fabric I wanted to use as a binder to prevent shrinkage later on.

I machine quilted the quilt using decorative stitches. I did the same to the binding fabric. Normally I hand tie it and hand bind it. I decided a decorative machine stitch would be nice for this one.

This quilt has a variety of beautiful patterned fabrics in orange, blue, yellow, and green. (The reverse side has a bit of pink as well. It has a bright geometric flannel backing in numerous bright colors. It is bound with an orange Batik fabric.

My Jelly Roll Quilts are about 29" wide and 42" tall.

I have a matching Doll Quilt that was made along with it. You can find them at Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/176459358/baby-boy-or-baby-girl-quilt-jelly-roll?ref=listing-shop-header-1 .

~Sarah

Decorative Machine Quilting

 

Matching Doll Quilts:

 

Kimmi's Cloaks

Kimmi Sue asked me to make a couple costumes for her photography studio: Kindred Spirits Photography (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kindred-Spirits-Photography/169531289812320). She wanted one long red and one shorter white cloak that she could use in her fantasy portraits. My model does not like her face being seen, so she grabbed a mask.

This is what I did:

White:  Made from Pattern 0891, Simplicity Sew Simple Walmart Exclusive Pattern.
This Pattern has a curved hood that has darts along the sides to give it dimension. It is a medium size and length. I used a simple hook and eye for closure so any brooch or pin could decorate it. The seems are all reinforced, so it will be strong and last for a long time.

 Red: Made from Simplicity Pattern 9887.
 This pattern has yoke shoulders which allow for extra trim to be added if the creator wants. (Maybe on the next one.) The hood is pointed and the length is long. This was the large size pattern. This cloak has a simple hook and loop closure as well so the wearer can change the style by adding a brooch or pin they like.

Love the Wide Eyed Stricken Owl Look

 ~Sarah and Ashlin (my reluctant model)