The art of Quilting has been around for centuries. It is unknown as to the exact origins of quilting, the art of piecing, appliqué and quilting were used throughout the world in various methods.  The earliest form was perhaps the stuffed pallets which were used for beddings.  Winter necessitated the origin of a coverlet with rough long stitches holding several layers of fabric and cotton wool.  It was much later that the idea of embellishing the coverlet was developed, hence the appliqué quilts. Trapunto which is similar to the art of quilting was developed in Italy. Japanese brought forth the crazy quilts which were used not only as quilts but also as wall hangings and screens. The art was brought to the United States by Europeans and over the centuries has developed tremenduously.
Vintage Quilts I is the first in the series of machine embroidery collections reviving the vintage appliqué quilt blocks with a modern day twist. There are three sets within the first collection: Rose of Sharon, Tulip and Carolina Lily.  The blocks can also be combined together. Also included are a variety of quilting blocks and trapunto-look quilt blocks. The collection comes in two parts, appliqué and non-applique.  Furthermore the designs are in color and mono color allowing for a variety of looks. I hope you enjoy using these designs in recreating the vintage appliqué quilts as much as I enjoyed creating them. Please do go to the project page (hyperlinked at bottom of page) to download sample designs as well as a project done with the designs. The designs can only be purchased as a complete collection. A 5x7 hoop is required for the designs.

Vintage Quilts I Collection (total of 59 files) Designs available in following formats: art, dst, exp, hus, jef, pes, vip, vp3 & xxx Price: $50.00 Buy Vintage Quilts I Collection

Projects created with Vintage Quilts I Designs
	Cushion cover using the Vintage Quilts designs .
A whole cloth trapunto cushion cover
Tea service using the Vintage Quilts I designs (monocolor) on a pre-quilted fabric.

Vintage Quilts I project page

For more ideas:

Victorian Quilting-Combining Machine Embroidery with Quilting

Quilting and Machine Embroidery

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