Jean in our quilt group photographed Jan’s quilts and put them on a DVD for us.
She made this list of the quilts on the DVD. I will slowly add these photos to my flickr site.
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The Quilts of Jan Szulczewski – Plymouth, MN
(made between the 1980’s and 2009)
Photographed Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Large/Bed
1) 16 patch 30’s repros – Kit from Edyies
2) 9 Patch Babes exchange – With a Little Help from my Friends
3) 9 Patch With a Little Help from my Friends 1998 Babes block exchange
4) Around the Twist – early 90’s?
5) Black Ties – block exchange
6) Block-of-the-Month
7) Bow Ties and shirting – Block exchange?
8) Buck-A-Block of the Month –
9) Cabin Tracks – Babes Block exchange
10) Campfire Memories IV – plaids
11) Campfire memories -Signature Stars– (blocks won at Green Lake 1996)
12) Charming ( Isn’t it?) 1999 ½ sq triangle charms
13) Chimney Sweep – Babes Exchange
14) Christmas Braid – Green Lake Challenge with Jelly Roll or Charm Pack
15) Christmas Stars – table topper 1996
16) Churn Dash – Green Lake – with Pink
17) Churn Dash Variation – tans Buggy Barn
18) Dad’s Cozy – flannels for Jan’s Dad
19) Double 9 patch
20) Drunkard’s Path- Bullseye setting
21) Evening Star – JJ Stitches
22) Farmer’s Daughter – won blocks at WOW BOM 2002
23) Fireside Cozy
24) Flags – Block exchange
25) Flannel and Chennile –
26) For Heaven’s Sake – 1997
27) Grandmother’s Flowers
28) Green Work – 30’s repros (9 patches)
29) Indigo blue – Terrie Atkinson pattern – Green Lake block exchange
30) Irish Chain red (w/toile)
31) Jelly Belly – Babes exchange 2008
32) Kaliedescope – Green Lake block exchange 2006
33) Kansas Troubles – sampler
34) LeMoyne -plaids with rust/red
35) Lost Socks
36) Maple Leaves – Green Lake exchange
37) Men at Work – Green Lake exchange
38) Ocean Waves – With a Little Help from my Friends – Babes (pink)
39) Old Glory –Flag on point
40) One Patch King Sized 4” squares (red/toile back)
41) Peter Paul and Jan – 2005 (Quiltsmart technique)
42) Pineapple
43) Prairie Stars – JJ Stitches – 2005
44) Purchased in Rogers, MN
45) Rail Fence 1 browns c. 1980
46) Rail Fence 2 Large – blue/red
47) Red Squares with Rick Rack Printed Border – Cabbage Patch Rose pattern
48) Red, White and Blue and Bowties Too – 1992
49) Row-by-Row 1999 Amish – Babes (Simple Gifts)
50) Sew Many Santa’s Dec 1995 – Paper pieced Santa
51) Slowest Turkey in Town – 2008
52) Spools – Green Lake block exchange
53) Square in Square Red/white/blue
54) Squares and Plaids
55) Strippy –pink 4 patch
56) Strippy Repros -Kaye England
57) Strippy Stars – red border – wall
58) Sunday Best - Tin Man – Houston
Wall Sized and Small Projects
1) Bittersweet Basket
2) Fall leaves – table topper
3) Fall printed panel – wall
4) Patches and Posies – 1996
5) Patriotic Table Runner Red/white/blue
6) Pine Trees – table topper Thimbleberries
7) Raggedy Hearts -Babes exchange
8) Stars around floral focus – table top
9) Tennessee Waltz
10) Tisket A Tasket
11) Twilight – made for son Brian
12) Wavy flags – table or wall
Vintage Quilts
1) Log Cabin c. 1900 found in father’s home linen closet. She was going to use what she thought was a mattress pad to wrap a mirror. It turned out to be this quilt!
2) Carolina Lily – Wedding Quilt (family) – purple applique, c 1930
3) Dresden Plate c. 1930 w/ Prairie Points – poor condition
4) Dresden Plate Coverlet
5) Grandmother’s Flower Garden Navy with red
6) Baskets Yellow – Susie’s Made by G’ma Frieda
7) Comforter – purple medallion Tied -No history
Here is our place for all the grass clippings, cabbage leaves, carrot peels, ashes from the fireplace, flower petals after deadheading….
I took this with me to the park yesterday to finish sewing just 4 inches on the binding. Of course it got damp and by the time I got home some of the red bled on the second from the top row of stripes. I tried washing it out with dish soap but to no avail. If anyone has any suggestions on how to un-bleed a few blocks.
This is after we returned from the field trip. The children still had two hours before the end of the day and I didn’t know how they could physically make it to the end. Luckily the last hour was a music concert in the gym by the Kindergarden. My son then wanted to go to Adventure club afterwards! So of course I said sure ….. and headed to the thrift store for a couple hours. Found some treasures and will share in the next post.
I do like this pink block quite a bit!
He had his work cut out for him keeping the quilt from flying into the lake. He also had a chance to ham it up a little bit. That’s my boys!
I think this photo show a good shot of how the 3 patches were sewn together as light/medium/dark. It took some work to not get too many really bright lights next to each other. I also didn’t want the darks on the bottom row to blend in with each other. This is a good example of when to look through a red piece of glass to see the color value.
A moose block dedicated to my sister-in-law. She likes to collect moose items!
The golden star fabric and the dots below it are a favorite!
This fabric with the plants has great movement.
I was a little concerned about the fish fabric with the fish batik squares but it works.
I just can’t lose with the golden tones. They are my overall favorite!
I have my 30 year class reunion this summer. The school is just a little over 40 years old. Tomorrow is the senior athletic banquet so the booster club wanted to contact me before the banquet because they will be announcing it at that time.
This little butterfly pillow is the size of my hand. What I like so much about it is that the back side is quilted as well as the front. This is how I think all quilted pillows should be.
I have 3 butterfly quilt tops I have collected over the years. I also have a number of vintage butterfly blocks and pot holders I have purchased from antique stores and thrift stores. Jan always had her pillows in large baskets in her livingroom. It made the room so cozy.
The chair is mine but don’t they look just absolutely perfect together!!!
These items will look wonderful in a finished bathroom!
