Behind the Scenes at Crawford's Farm

One quilt in particular hanging at Crawford's farm really tugged at me.  I just love this pattern done in this colour way.  It's not overly complicated.  It's just so effective.  It's made up of 9 patches and rails set on point.

Love how the sunlight highlights the quilting details.

Close up of quilting.

This quilt is well traveled.

I think I was the only person taking pictures of backs.

What great texture.

Our local quilt store, Snip and Stitch, recently hosted a summer sale.  Some of their charm squares were on sale for 50% off.  I purchased the last 2 packs of Rouenneries Deux by French General for Moda.  I think it might just be the same fabric that was used for this quilt.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who is interested in the backs of quilts.  I love the texture that quilting creates.  It can only truly be appreciated by sneaking a peek at the back.  So here's a behind the scenes look at the quilts at Crawford's farm.

And finally, here are some front details of beautiful quilting.

Now I'm off to a Wild Bird of Prey Sanctuary about an hour away.  Hope they allow pictures.

Seeing Double at Crawford's Farm

When I first looked at all the quilts hanging at Crawford's farm, I thought I was seeing the same quilt done a second time in a different colour way.  Then I spotted another, and another, and another.  They just kept appearing.  It turns out there are 9 of these Grandmother Block quilts on display.  Each one looks a little different depending on the placement of the blocks.  Of course, the borders really affect the overall look.  It's amazing how much influence the border choice has.  Let's see if I got pictures of all 9.

Version 1 (Look at the binding.  Nice).

Version 2

Version 3

Version 4

Version 5

Version 6

Version 7

Version 8

Ahhh!  Version 7

Version 6 again!

Version 5!

I think this is version 4!

Close up of some of the fabrics.

Here's the story behind the quilts called Grandmother's Dream.

Each of the quilters in the group shared fabric.  If you examine each quilt carefully, you can see that each shares the same blocks with the same fabrics, but they're all placed differently.  I'm so curious about version 9.  Version 9, where are you?

Paulette, from Sweet P Quilting, also blogged about these quilts.  She heard from one of the makers, and got the "cutting edge" details.  This was a group project presented by Bettye Sheppard.  I think I'll head over there and hunt for version 9.  We both couldn't have missed it.

Variations on a Theme at Crawford's Farm

Sometimes the same pattern can look like a completely different quilt.  The following are pictures of duplicate patterns.  The first pictures depict Winding Ways.  This is another of my favourite patterns.  I really like both of these examples.

The next quilts show variations of similar patterns ... Jacob's Ladder and Jewel Box?

A couple quilters showed the following mystery block quilts.  I recognize this pattern.  It's a Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt called Christmas Lights.

It's amazing how different background choices can completely change the appearance of a quilt.