Hall's Harbour Quilts - Handcrafted Quilts, Antique & Vintage Textiles, and Nova Scotia Folk Art in Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hall's Harbour Quilts
Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

Home About My Quilts Antique & Vintage Textiles Links of Interest Contact Information Welcome to the website of Hall's Harbour Handcrafts, located close to the ruggedly beautiful Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, on Canada's East coast. My quilt studio is in my 1820's heritage home, surrounded by trees and wild gardens. Enjoy the peace and serenity which inspires my work. Visit the nearby fishing village of Hall's Harbour where you can observe the action of the world's highest tides. Visit artists' studios, hunt for antiques and sample seafood and lobster. If you wish to stay a while, there are several bed and breakfasts in the village and lots of other things to do and see nearby. If you cannot visit my studio in person, rest assured that my custom quilts are made in the traditional way - entirely by hand every step of the way. They are made of the finest available 100% cotton materials in a smoke-free home, and are truly one-of-a-kind.	Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Vintage Cross Stitch Quilts for Small Children Today I am listing three sweet vintage cross stitch quilt kits for baby or small child. One each by Paragon, Progress/Tobin and Bucilla. These are becoming harder to find on the secondary market as they have been out of print for many years. Above is the Walt Disney trademarked Bambi kit. Bambi themed decor was popular from the early 1940's when the animated feature length movie was made. This quilt kit comes complete with the threads needed to complete embroidery. Crib sized. PRICE: $75 USD + shipping Bucilla produced this very popular child's bed quilt. This kit is youth bed size 54x72 and comes complete with all threads needed and preprinted dotted lines for quilting. If desired, this quilt kit could be enlarged by a border to fit a full sized twin bed rather than the youth bed size. I suspect this quilt kit dates to the 1950's judging by the colours used and the style of the design. A treasure!! PRICE: $85 USD + shipping Above is the precious Sweet Dreams by Progress/Tobin. A baby with a teddy bear. Sentiments from a more innocent time!! Apparently a bib kit was also available for embroidery. This kit comes pre-quilted and if desired I can give you a tutorial on embroidering with little or no trace on the back. This kit is crib sized. PRICE: $75 USD + shipping Labels: Bucilla, cross stitch child's quilt, paragon vintage, Progress/Tobin 11:23 AM (0) comments Friday, October 10, 2008 Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all who will be celebrating this weekend! The weather here in Nova Scotia is ideal right now - my favourite season I think! For all of you who are planning a little drive this weekend to enjoy the peak autumn colours, may I suggest a stop at my quilt studio? I have a remarkable selection of fine vintage linens, unique handknits; classic Nova Scotian Folk Art by such masters as Leo Naugler, Jean Marc Poirier and Donald Armstrong; and some very collectible vintage Suttles and Seawinds handstitched fashionwear. Of course, my main orientation is one of a kind completely handstitched quilts made in all sizes. I will be open from 10 until dark Saturday, Sunday and Monday and would love to welcome you! Check back after Thanksgiving for details on my special Christmas Open House schedule starting soon - hot mulled cider and cookies, seasonal decorations and music, and many specially priced items! I have been getting many requests lately for information on my vintage quilt kits: Paragon, Tobin/Progress, Bucilla and Doublestencil and have decided to inventory, price and describe these items on this blog so that interested shoppers can have this info at their fingertips. Here are several Paragon cross stitch kits for starters - will try to inventory at least three a week and mark as sold ALL items previously listed on the blog as well! That should keep me out of mischief! SOLD! Above is a king sized Paragon kit #01175, and a thread kit suitable and ample for working the design. This is one of the rarer kits. Above is the Paragon Baltimore Brides kit in double bed size(90x103). I am working a single bed size of this pattern right now and the colours are impressive as it works up! There is no thread kit and in all my years of collecting I haven't seen one for sale, but suggestions for colour and quantity are provided in two colourways. Price: $125 USD Above is a spectacular Paragon kit called American Heritage - jacobean tree of life design. It has been started and comes complete with an ample supply of luscious coloured thread to finish. The coloured photo sheet is there, but somewhere the stitch chart went walkies but I'm sure since it is started there are enough clues to finish it correctly. Size: 82x97. Price: $170 USD for the complete kit including thread. Have a great weekend and get out and see the harvest and autumn colours - spectacular!!! Labels: Bucilla, doublestencil, paragon, Thanksgiving, Tobin/Progress 2:44 PM (0) comments	Recent Posts: QUILTS OF LASTING VALUE A Non-Commercial Christmas Progress/Tobin Tree of Life Vintage Quilt Kit Lavender Sachets are ready! SMALL TRADITIONAL WHOLECLOTH QUILTS Another Project Finished! Paragon Cross Stitch Quilt Kit "Rose Brocade" Fall and Christmas Hours 2009 Quilts at the Harbour 11 wrap up Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia - Quilts at the Harbou... 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