Noah and Matilda Month 12

Not the final setting, borders for all four sides

Piecing together Noah and Matilda's life is still a work in progress.  Each time I find a verifiable primary source, a new question comes to mind.  With a large family and a 217 year span - there is a lot of important information to cover.  There's also the curiosity factor.  When I found they lost a grand daughter and daughter in law, curiosity led me the the smallpox and typhoid outbreaks in the 1860's.

I've included my draft notes below for anyone also doing the genealogy to compare notes.  Feedback welcome!  (deb3891 - where are you?)  My local genealogy group finds it very interesting someone would spend time researching a family based on a textile.  I think it is a good topic for a future meeting presentation.


The last pattern set is posted - the complete pattern is now available.  All 12 pattern sets are posted HERE.  We've been asked about paper patterns and plan to have those available in January.  We have enjoyed all of your enthusiasm and support with this project.

Have a fantastic week!
Dawn

For those of you following the family story behind the quilt: DRAFT:  Chronological Timeline BOYCE
YEAR	Event	Comments  Questions	Source
1790	William (b1760-70?) and Abby settle in Lytle's Fork, Scott Co KY - From Delaware	Where in Delaware?
1797	July 16 Matilda Miles Toadvine Born	Where was she born?  Parents?
1798	January 15 Noah born in Scott Co KY	Manoah?
1810	National Census - Family still in Scott Ky
1820	National Census - Family still in Scott Ky
1821	Noah and Matilda Married July 20 Harrison County KY	Marriage bond signed by Charles Miles?
1823	William Boyce helped establish Methodist Society of Christian's in Lytle's Fork Scott County KY	Noah's father
1822 or 1823	Abbey W born to Noah and Matilda	Listed in 1860 and 1870 Census in Morgan CO IL    FIND HER BIRTH CERT
1823	Morgan County IL Formed		County Website
1829	Thomas Taylor born to Noah and Matilda in Scott County KY
1832	Daniel Durbin Boyce born to Noah and Matilda	In Scott CO KY?	Durbin - name of French Origin
1835	Noah and son Thomas move to Morgan Co IL	Thomas was six years old?  1850 census Thomas was listed as 21
1835	Angeline	1850 census lists Angeline and Eveline both as 15 yr olds in household
1835	Evaline C born to Noah and Matilda June 15, Morgan County IL	? Matilda was not able to travel w Noah in 1835 due to pregnancy?
1836	William H. Boyce 8/15 1836-11/5 1896	Need birth record and census records
1839	daughter Abby marries Logan Brown August 10 Morgan Co Ill	Abby was about 16 years old.     1860 & 1870 Census they are together
1839	Margaret Ann born to Noah and Matilda, Matilda is 42 years old	Daughter Ann is listed in 1850 census as 11 yr old in household
1839	William and Abby move to Illinois
1840	Population of Morgan County IL 19,547
1845	Amelia (Millie) R Boyce marries Christian Spigel, 16 June - Morgan County IL	Need her birth record
1850	William H Boyce born to ? Noah and Matilda    unlikely, see 1836	Proof he was their son?  Birth record? Parents age given this DOB	William H Boyce 1850-1925  Wife Maria Sophronia Stafford Boyce (1851 - 1944)  Children  Emma Frances Boyce (1878 - 1881), Callie E Snodgrass Dill (1876-1950), Minnie 1877
1851	30th Wedding Anniversary of Noah and Matilda Boyce.  She was 54 Yrs old, Noah was 53
1856	Approx wedding year Danial and Sarah	Need marriage record 55/56/57?
1861	Elizabeth S. Boyce(9-57/2-61), daughter of Daniel and Sarah dies at age 3yrs 5m	Buried in Fairview cemetery Harrison County MO
1863	Daniel's first wife, Sarah C. Maddox Boyce (1834-1863) dies	Buried in Fairview cemetery Harrison County MO
1888	History of Harrison County MO includes Daniel Durbin Boyce

Tree of Life Quilt

When I read Audrey's post about her Tree of Life quilt, it motivated me to get mine out.

It was time anyway with our windy and cold weather.  This is a quilt that is used most winters.

I love this pattern!  Another reason why Audrey's quilt resonated with me.

Mine is scrappy green and brown prints in the leaves,  A variety of brown prints for the trunks.
Machine pieced and machine quilted by me.

If I were to remake it I think the alternate squares would be a red print.





Here is a closeup of a block.  You can see the prints I mixed in.  The machine quilting is so-so.  All cotton Aurofil thread and Blue Ribbon batting.

I enjoy using a quilt and I can see all the reproduction prints.
I also like the touches of blue, red, pink mixing with the green.

That's 30 HSTs x 16 block = 480 HSTs  Not bad.
I paper pieced them by the sheet.

Several washing later I think about maybe not using it, but I think it is OK to wear some of these out.  I machine wash and dry it on gentle at the end of the winter season.

"Cat in The Woods"

Excuse the poor photo - with my helper these days I have to move quickly.
Quilts become napping spots in a matter of seconds.

It is wonderful to hand stitch with her curled up in my lap.  We keep each other warm.

The back is a green bird toile reporduction print.
After all, there are never too many birds in the trees.

Staged photo from book

This is the antique inspiration quilt from the book.

Beautiful display.  You can see why I was inspired to use pink in the alternate blocks.

I really like the plaid tree trunks.  I used a few plaids in mine, but never enough!  Great touches of red.

You can also see the straight line quilting in this example.

All the antique accessories and bed add so much.

Book Cover

This is the book:

Leisure Arts Presents

Big Book of 

Best Loved

Quilt Patterns

Old, but good!

There are so many freat used books at guild and museum sales.

Happy stitching,

I hope you enjoyed The Tree of Life

Dawn

Ready For First Snow

Never enough!

I was at a standstill selecting fabrics for the graduation quilt.

I made a monumental decision...I'm cutting and including some of the fabrics I thought I might never cut.  I wish I had yards of this fabric.

What better reason than to include a beloved fabric in a quilt for a special person?

Snip - snip ... after all, it's just fabric!

Marked, in the frame ready for quilting

We are expecting our first snow this week.
Yesterday I marked a quilt and got it in the frame.
I will have all the outline quilting done by the time the graduation project is a top - so I think my timeline is still OK.  I can only hand quilt or machine piece so much in one day.  Rotation is a good thing!
I have marked for years with General's Sketch N Wash pencils - have never had trouble with it coming off when the project is done.  It is usually all gone by the time the quilt is finished.

Happy Stitching,
Dawn

Noah and Matilda Month 11

Month eleven includes three patterns.  Next month we are back to four.  As with other months, there is no shortage of fun and a bit of challenge.

This block is ideal to ink your name and date - or  quilt your name and date in the center.

I chose to mix prints and solids, and not make the use of prints symmetrical.  I am trying to exercise constraint selecting my fabrics.  I tend to avoid solids.  Using them in this project was good for me.

All of the blocks were completed using back basting.

This block looks symbolic to me.
I find it interesting the maker has the top stars sitting on the larger center shape.

Have you ever seen this block or shape?

I completed mine using back basting.  It went together quite quickly and I am pleased with the results.

Have I mentioned how much I love these blocks?

Have you seen a block like this one?

Another beauty, floral looking.
I did it all with back basting.  At first I thought it looked hard.  I tackled it piece by piece and enjoyed every stitch.

Again, I chose to mix solids and prints.

You will find the block sets HERE.
All eleven sets are still available.  We have new quilters starting each month.

I think Matilda was very creative!

Have a great week.
Dawn