Quilts Made from 1930s Reproduction Fabrics
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Budding Beauty
A soft, buttery yellow teamed with solid white in this bed-size quilt provides the perfect background for the bright '30s print appliqués.
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Life's a Picnic
Reproduction 1930s prints are showcased in a traditional star pattern. A pieced binding reinforces the "use it up" sensibility of the era.
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Big on Tradition
Pair rows of trapezoids to get the look of hexagons in a throw of 1930s reproduction prints.
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Thirty Something
Get out your scraps of feed sack and 1930s reproduction prints. The 1-inch squares in this throw are ideal for even the smallest pieces.
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1930’s Rail Fence Wall Hanging
Use cheerful 1930s reproduction prints in a delightful wall hanging. To bring a little calm to the many small prints, choose mottled prints for the triangle-squares.
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1930s Scrappy Wall Hanging
Combine solid white, black-and-white prints, and pastels to create a wall hanging with a checkerboard look.
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Spring Garden Wall Hanging
Plant a garden of floral Square-in-a-Square blocks using sweet 1930s reproduction prints. Let white sashing represent the picket fence.
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Hummingbird Nine-Patch
Learn a simpler way to assemble a star point unit: Piece three triangles and trim them into a square.
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Reproduction Baskets Quilt
Surround basket blocks with a scrappy, pieced border, all in 1930s reproduction prints.
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Baby Steps
Showcase bits of 1930s reproduction fabrics in an easy-to-handle quilt that's the ideal size for a stroller.
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Scrappy Charm Squares
Stitch a scrappy table topper out of precut 5" squares of 1930s reproduction prints.
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Circle Upon Circle
Perfect for practicing curved piecing, this quilt features an Improved Nine-Patch block, a design that became popular in the early 1930s. It includes a vibrant mix of colors and prints.
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Spring Baskets
Red, blue, and yellow 1930s reproduction prints look as fresh today as they did when they were new. Combine primary prints with the classic basket block for a timeless throw.
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1930s Doll Quilt
Rotate triangle-squares in various directions to create an overall diamond pattern in a doll quilt. The array of feed sack prints is held together visually by the use of a single solid blue fabric.
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Pinwheel Flurry
Combine machine appliqué and machine piecing to produce this lively quilt featuring 1930s reproduction prints.
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1930s-Inspired Wall Hanging
Give a new quilt old-fashioned appeal with 1930s prints. Showcase quilting designs in the light areas of the wall hanging.
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Mixed Bouquet
Solids and prints play off each other in this reproduction-fabrics throw, which showcases a new interpretation of the Chrysanthemum block. The crisp white background directs attention straight to the angular blocks.
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Curved Appliqué Table Runner
What looks like intricate curved piecing on this table runner isn't actually piecing, but rather curved appliqués.
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Scrappy Granny Squares
If you're hooked on the look of crochet, here's how to get it with fabric rather than yarn. Craft each scrappy block from strip-pieced squares in six 1930s reproduction prints.