Although I grew up with plaid dresses-particularly dark ones that didn't show dirt-many boys' shirts were also plaids. When I'm thrift shopping, I usually go straight to the men and boys section because plaids are plentiful on those racks.
I made a small quilt top that's still not quite done (or is it?) using plaids and solids in a classic Bowtie pattern but assembled in a more contemporary manner than block-to-block.
My sis Lili and I c.1960 in our matching plaid dresses.
The Bowtie quilt top only measures 40 by 50 something inches at this point and I can't decide whether to enlarge it or leave as is and start quilting.
Bows in Rows is its working title.
Upon re-examining the quilt top closely, I realized I'd sewn the Bowtie blocks in an unconventional manner. The Bow Ties were sewn as Four Patches and then the little center square-on-point appliqued over the center intersection. Might seem lazy at first since that method avoids dealing with Y-seams but really it was all about getting the center square's stripes or plaid placed in an exact relation to the block.
Grey thread in a lightweight #60 works really well for many types of applique.
I wonder if you can be lazy and perfectionistic at the same time?
Am sure I got the idea of a well-placed center for the Bow Tie block from an antique block I own.
Bow Tie quilt block c.1910
Love the rickrack fabric and wish someone would reprint it!
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