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

Friday, November 30, 2007

VINTAGE PARAGON QUILT KITS

This lovely 90x108 kit is my most recent acquisition. Dating to the American Bicentennial in 1976, the kit is based on a quilt held in the Smithsonian Institution collection. The American Bicentennial celebration began a resurgence in the popularity of quiltmaking that continues to this day, and saw many marvellous kits designed and marketed. I also have in my collection a "Tree of Life" applique kit by Tobin and in addition, many cross stitch Paragon quilt kits from the same vintage period. All kits are of 100% cotton and usually the thread kits for the cross stitch quilts are much more colourfast than todays threads.

If interested in purchasing anything in my inventory, please contact me at mailto:janet@novascotiaquilts.com.

Labels: applique, cross stitch quilt kits, paragon, quilt kits, vintage

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Saturday, September 08, 2007

NEWS! Quilts at the Harbour has a dedicated website!

I'm pleased to tell you that our annual quilt show and sale in Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia now has a dedicated and permanent website thanks to my daughter's generosity in doing the "techie" stuff. It will be a community service site and to cover the costs of domain name and hosting will carry google adsense ads.

Check out http://quiltsattheharbour.com/ for news leading up to the event this year, and afterwards for lots of pictures of the show itself - I will make sure to bring along my digital as will friends and other participants and hope to make it feel like you are there.

The picture above is of a vintage 1920's or 30's hooked rug which was probably hooked on a Garrett's printed burlap - these were sold throughout Canada via Eaton's catalogue and also by mail order through Garret's offices in New Glasgow, Halifax and Boston. Spruce Top Rugs in Mahone Bay have copies of the definitive work on Garrett Rugs, showing all the variations and styles which were offered.

http://www.sprucetoprughookingstudio.com

A firm in New Glasgow has purchased all the old patterns which were warehoused there for many years - they are now re-publishing the patterns.

http://www.ragstorugs.com/ is where you can look at these old patterns.

All for now, folks. Please contact me either through comments or email me at: mailto:janet@novascotiaquilts.com if you need further information.

In addition, there will be several other vintage hooked rugs for sale in addition to quilts, and quilty things.

Labels: antique, Hall's Harbour, hooked rugs, quilt show and sale, retro, vintage

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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.	Friday, November 30, 2007 VINTAGE PARAGON QUILT KITS This lovely 90x108 kit is my most recent acquisition. Dating to the American Bicentennial in 1976, the kit is based on a quilt held in the Smithsonian Institution collection. The American Bicentennial celebration began a resurgence in the popularity of quiltmaking that continues to this day, and saw many marvellous kits designed and marketed. I also have in my collection a "Tree of Life" applique kit by Tobin and in addition, many cross stitch Paragon quilt kits from the same vintage period. All kits are of 100% cotton and usually the thread kits for the cross stitch quilts are much more colourfast than todays threads. If interested in purchasing anything in my inventory, please contact me at mailto:janet@novascotiaquilts.com. Labels: applique, cross stitch quilt kits, paragon, quilt kits, vintage 1:37 PM (0) comments Saturday, September 08, 2007 NEWS! Quilts at the Harbour has a dedicated website! I'm pleased to tell you that our annual quilt show and sale in Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia now has a dedicated and permanent website thanks to my daughter's generosity in doing the "techie" stuff. It will be a community service site and to cover the costs of domain name and hosting will carry google adsense ads. Check out http://quiltsattheharbour.com/ for news leading up to the event this year, and afterwards for lots of pictures of the show itself - I will make sure to bring along my digital as will friends and other participants and hope to make it feel like you are there. The picture above is of a vintage 1920's or 30's hooked rug which was probably hooked on a Garrett's printed burlap - these were sold throughout Canada via Eaton's catalogue and also by mail order through Garret's offices in New Glasgow, Halifax and Boston. Spruce Top Rugs in Mahone Bay have copies of the definitive work on Garrett Rugs, showing all the variations and styles which were offered. http://www.sprucetoprughookingstudio.com A firm in New Glasgow has purchased all the old patterns which were warehoused there for many years - they are now re-publishing the patterns. http://www.ragstorugs.com/ is where you can look at these old patterns. All for now, folks. Please contact me either through comments or email me at: mailto:janet@novascotiaquilts.com if you need further information. In addition, there will be several other vintage hooked rugs for sale in addition to quilts, and quilty things. Labels: antique, Hall's Harbour, hooked rugs, quilt show and sale, retro, vintage 11:35 AM (0) comments	Recent Posts: WWW.SIMPLEQUILTMAKING.COM Will Spring Come This Year? A TRADITIONAL FLYING GEESE QUILT VINTAGE IDEAL ABC YOYO BOUDOIR CUSHION COVER A CHANGE IN PACE HAPPY NEW YEAR and HAPPY SNOW DAY MY BIG QUILT PROJECT FOR 2008 DOUBLESTENCIL AMERICAN HERITAGE FLORAL APPLIQUE QU... VINTAGE PARAGON QUILT KITS AN UPDATE ON MY FOLK ART INVENTORY Archived Posts: July 2005 August 2005 October 2005 December 2005 June 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 March 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008