I like the way the blocks are on an angle that would make it easy for a right handed person to sign. If it were hung up at an event like a wedding or retirement reception, folks could easily sign in the blocks.
Oh! Being left-handed, I am surprised I didn't think of that! I usually notice that stuff. Great point! It would certainly work for most people and lefties like me could figure it out. 😃 That makes this even more well-thought out. Thank you!
You can't be expected to know all of the stuff! LOL! I am trying to remember when I first saw one of these types of quilts. I am sure I had been quilting for a while before I saw one. Anyway, I am so happy you learned about these. They are cool!
It saddens me this was found in a thrift store 😢 But it found a good home to be cherished! TY for sharing! I’m loving the pattern and I love this idea of the purpose.
What a nice pattern. I would like it even without signatures. I hope you are able to freshen it up and bring it back to life. It really is pretty. Interesting story.
Isn't it great? I love it, too! It would be fun to make for a party or special event. Are you involved in a quilt guild? I hope you find your tribe soon. ❤️
Glad you like them! Someone said in the comments that they don't sign them in the south. Maybe it is just a block? I feel like it is screaming for signatures. LOL! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
That could be! My mom was contacted from someone in her church who watches my videos. The woman said it is a Cracker Box Quilt and they are popular in the southern parts of the United States. She said they don't sign them. I had no idea, even though I did some research before this video! Who knew!? I will be talking a little more about this next week in my monthly update video. Thank you for pointing this out and thank you for watching and commenting. ❤️
What a lovely find! Looking at the fabric used makes me wonder if some of them came from old clothing. I have a couple of old quilts made by my husband's great aunt and she had used her families old clothes.
They could be, although they are all cottons. Still, the maker could have used old cotton clothing. Great point! It makes it even more special! I love that you have some old family quilts. Love that! Thanks so much for watching and sharing!
@@SewtheDistance my mother-in-law's cousin could remember some of her dresses, her father's and brother's shirts by the material in the quilts. Makes them even more special to me
Kris! This is a beauty. What a great little sampling of color and pattern. Maybe it was never meant to be a signature quilt, they just liked the pattern.
Nice, my sister just scored a signature quilt for me with dates of 1957, and several were local names and place in Nova Scotia, Canada, posted it in some quilt FB sites and turns out maybe it was a family signature quilt, still waiting and gathering info. looks like I cannot post a pic here. Cheers.
That is awesome! I love this! As for pictures, I hope they will allow us to post pictures at some point in our comments. That would be great! Thank you so much for sharing! What a wonderful find! ❤️
Have you found this pattern anywhere? I would like to make a signature quilt and this looks like a great pattern for this specific purpose. Thank you. I very much enjoy seeing the old quilts you find and discuss.
I haven't! Someone called it a Firecracker Block, so maybe it is that? This would make a great signature quilt! I love that you are making one! I have more lessons from an old quilt in the works. So happy you enjoy them!
Hi Kris! I really like the quilt, just the way it is. Who’ve r made it did such a great job. Looking at the stripes etc. a lot of thought gone into it. And such interesting blocks. The colours are really pretty together. Thanks for sharing. I believe you’re a teacher? Can see endless possibilities, having your students write, or draw, on the blocks. 🥰🇦🇺
Thanks so much for watching! I am a teacher, although I am currently not teaching. Maybe someday, if I ever decide to go back into the classroom, I could do that. Great idea! Thank you.
I love it! It would be cool to send it around to get signed, wouldn't it? I am not sure what will become of this one. As with most things, the perfect opportunity will present itself, I am sure. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
So happy you like them! My goal is to make two a month this year. I have another Lessons from an Old Quilt video going up next Thursday. Thanks so much for watching!
This series of yours has inspired me to take closer looks at the quilts that have been passed down to me through my family. Which was so interesting…and I also love learning from all of the quilts you show (especially since I didn’t get that many family quilts)
This just make me so happy! I love that it has inspired you to look at your own family quilts! We can learn so much from the makers who went before us. Thank you so sharing this. Waking up to comments like this motivates me to make more videos sharing these incredible quilts. ❤️❤️❤️
I love the pattern and the quilt. For some reason though, that I cannot quite pinpoint, I find signature quilts kind of creepy. Is that weird? It is a pretty quilt, and well loved.
A good friend of mine feels the same way, so I don't think it is that uncommon. If you really think about it, it is an odd concept, especially when they were popular during wartime. It's like, "I know you may die and I want your signature on this blanket." Very odd. 😀 It is a great pattern, isn't it?
Very interesting,I really liked that quilt too. History is great to learn about, quilting I think was a craft of the past. I feel it might be coming back.
I think it is, too. TH-cam shows me my demographics of viewers and in the past few months, younger viewers are watching. That's a great sign for a quilting comeback! Let's hope so.
This is a fun pattern and i enjoyed the video. I hadnt heard of a signature quilt until i saw this. I have enjoyed watching this series as it gives you different things to think about. I often use the same fabric as the backing for my binding as like you said it matches and blends in.
I believe the blocks are 6.5" square. I currently have this quilt in storage. I can look when I get a chance. This block can be made in different sizes, however. The block is the cracker block. Hope this helps!
Love your old quilts. Thanks
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!
Very cool quilt!
Isn't it? I just love it!
I like the way the blocks are on an angle that would make it easy for a right handed person to sign. If it were hung up at an event like a wedding or retirement reception, folks could easily sign in the blocks.
Oh! Being left-handed, I am surprised I didn't think of that! I usually notice that stuff. Great point! It would certainly work for most people and lefties like me could figure it out. 😃 That makes this even more well-thought out. Thank you!
What a great find!
It really is! Thank you for watching!
Learned something new-signature quilt. Never heard of it before. I know, I know…I live under a rock! Still, what a great idea. Thanks!
You can't be expected to know all of the stuff! LOL! I am trying to remember when I first saw one of these types of quilts. I am sure I had been quilting for a while before I saw one. Anyway, I am so happy you learned about these. They are cool!
Great lessons😊
Thank you! ❤️
It saddens me this was found in a thrift store 😢 But it found a good home to be cherished! TY for sharing! I’m loving the pattern and I love this idea of the purpose.
You are so welcome! 🥰
I know what you mean. It makes me sad, too. ❤️
What a nice pattern. I would like it even without signatures. I hope you are able to freshen it up and bring it back to life. It really is pretty. Interesting story.
I hope so too! It is a great quilt. I am going to give an update on this one.
It would be a great group project! Everyone makes their own signature square! That would be so cool! Sadly I do not have that many friends who quilt.
Isn't it great? I love it, too! It would be fun to make for a party or special event.
Are you involved in a quilt guild? I hope you find your tribe soon. ❤️
Super interesting! Such a mystery what the intention was and what happened about the signatures! Really enjoying your videos!
Glad you like them! Someone said in the comments that they don't sign them in the south. Maybe it is just a block? I feel like it is screaming for signatures. LOL! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
I wonder if someone just liked the block and wanted to use it in a quilt? New signatures would definitely be a fun idea!
That could be! My mom was contacted from someone in her church who watches my videos. The woman said it is a Cracker Box Quilt and they are popular in the southern parts of the United States. She said they don't sign them. I had no idea, even though I did some research before this video! Who knew!? I will be talking a little more about this next week in my monthly update video. Thank you for pointing this out and thank you for watching and commenting. ❤️
Love this one❤️❤️❤️
It's a great quilt! Great find for sure! Thank you for watching!
What a lovely find! Looking at the fabric used makes me wonder if some of them came from old clothing. I have a couple of old quilts made by my husband's great aunt and she had used her families old clothes.
They could be, although they are all cottons. Still, the maker could have used old cotton clothing. Great point! It makes it even more special! I love that you have some old family quilts. Love that! Thanks so much for watching and sharing!
@@SewtheDistance my mother-in-law's cousin could remember some of her dresses, her father's and brother's shirts by the material in the quilts. Makes them even more special to me
@@boatwidow2002 I love this! Quilts really are a treasure.
Kris! This is a beauty. What a great little sampling of color and pattern. Maybe it was never meant to be a signature quilt, they just liked the pattern.
OHHHH! I hadn't thought of that! Maybe that's what happened--great thought. Thank you!
So true. It is a lovely pattern
I think you are right about this theory. I think if the blocks had ever been signed, there would be some evidence somewhere on the quilt.
Oh my. Another quilt block that I'm sketching into my idea journal.
So happy it is inspiring you! Thank you for sharing! That's what it's all about. ❤️
Nice, my sister just scored a signature quilt for me with dates of 1957, and several were local names and place in Nova Scotia, Canada, posted it in some quilt FB sites and turns out maybe it was a family signature quilt, still waiting and gathering info. looks like I cannot post a pic here. Cheers.
That is awesome! I love this!
As for pictures, I hope they will allow us to post pictures at some point in our comments. That would be great!
Thank you so much for sharing! What a wonderful find! ❤️
Have you found this pattern anywhere? I would like to make a signature quilt and this looks like a great pattern for this specific purpose. Thank you. I very much enjoy seeing the old quilts you find and discuss.
I haven't! Someone called it a Firecracker Block, so maybe it is that? This would make a great signature quilt! I love that you are making one! I have more lessons from an old quilt in the works. So happy you enjoy them!
Oh I love idea of having friends and family signing your beautiful quilt. Thank you sharing something that brings you joy. 🥰
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching! ❤️
Hi Kris! I really like the quilt, just the way it is. Who’ve r made it did such a great job. Looking at the stripes etc. a lot of thought gone into it. And such interesting blocks. The colours are really pretty together. Thanks for sharing. I believe you’re a teacher? Can see endless possibilities, having your students write, or draw, on the blocks. 🥰🇦🇺
Thanks so much for watching! I am a teacher, although I am currently not teaching. Maybe someday, if I ever decide to go back into the classroom, I could do that. Great idea! Thank you.
What a lovely quilt! Great find by your parents. I think if you decide to have the quilt signed, they should get first dibs!! All the best.
I love it! It would be cool to send it around to get signed, wouldn't it? I am not sure what will become of this one. As with most things, the perfect opportunity will present itself, I am sure. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
I really enjoy your old quilt lessons
Thank you so much!
Clever binding finish. There's always something new to learn.
Isn't it? I agree--I am always learning from these quilts!
Very nice!❤️ It’s so fun and interesting watching your “Lessons From An Old Quilt” videos. I enjoy them so much!!!
So happy you like them! My goal is to make two a month this year. I have another Lessons from an Old Quilt video going up next Thursday. Thanks so much for watching!
This series of yours has inspired me to take closer looks at the quilts that have been passed down to me through my family. Which was so interesting…and I also love learning from all of the quilts you show (especially since I didn’t get that many family quilts)
This just make me so happy! I love that it has inspired you to look at your own family quilts! We can learn so much from the makers who went before us. Thank you so sharing this. Waking up to comments like this motivates me to make more videos sharing these incredible quilts. ❤️❤️❤️
I love your lesson from old quilts. It is so interesting to hear about them. Thanks Kris for sharing this with us.
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I love the pattern and the quilt. For some reason though, that I cannot quite pinpoint, I find signature quilts kind of creepy. Is that weird? It is a pretty quilt, and well loved.
A good friend of mine feels the same way, so I don't think it is that uncommon. If you really think about it, it is an odd concept, especially when they were popular during wartime. It's like, "I know you may die and I want your signature on this blanket." Very odd. 😀 It is a great pattern, isn't it?
Very interesting,I really liked that quilt too. History is great to learn about, quilting I think was a craft of the past. I feel it might be coming back.
I think it is, too. TH-cam shows me my demographics of viewers and in the past few months, younger viewers are watching. That's a great sign for a quilting comeback! Let's hope so.
This is a fun pattern and i enjoyed the video. I hadnt heard of a signature quilt until i saw this. I have enjoyed watching this series as it gives you different things to think about. I often use the same fabric as the backing for my binding as like you said it matches and blends in.
Thank you so much! It is a great cool quilt!
What are the dimensions of the pieces of the block?
I believe the blocks are 6.5" square. I currently have this quilt in storage. I can look when I get a chance. This block can be made in different sizes, however. The block is the cracker block. Hope this helps!