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I thought today I’d share a little about one of the quilts that took part in the newsletter launch. I used this photo in several of my promo notices.

The pattern is called Magic Vine, first published in the mid-1930s. I’ve heard the green color called “That 1930s Green”, since it’s such a good indicator of the era. When it was first on the market, however, it was sold as Nile Green.

I bought the unfinished top at the antique quilt store where I worked for quite a while. The whole center panel was completed. The vine borders were nearly complete, and not attached. Amazingly, the top came along with a huge piece of matching green fabric for the back, and a couple of packs of bias binding. Here’s the whole quilt, after I quilted it.

The stitching on the appliqué is spectacular.

Here’s the bias tape. On the back it still has the price sticker - 15 cents.

Another fun thing about this quilt is that the quilter sometimes chose fabrics where the print is really similar to the flower’s shape.

Visit my blog to learn more and see more photos.
https://annquiltsblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/me-and-magic-vine.html
https://annquiltsblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/magic-vine.html

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