Way back in August I wrote a post about food quilts in which I challenged my readers to make a quilt for the “Food Glorious Food” competition being held at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah (click here to read that post).
Then Carol sent me the photo and story of her recipe quilt (click here to read that post), and I was inspired to take the challenge myself! I really wanted to make a quilt about my mom and our cookbook.
The beautiful red and white design on the cover would be wonderful as the background of the quilt. So I contacted General Mills and asked permission to place it on my quilt. Once that was accomplished I gathered photos of our family from cookie baking days, put them all in a jpg image, and sent it off to be printed at spoonflower.com.
The fabric came back exactly as I’d imagined, even with the worn and taped portions of Mom’s cookbook in view. For this project I decided to add dark blue border strips (mom’s favorite color), quilt the background on the lines of the design, and add the appliqués later. This may sound a bit backwards, but I like to try different things.
Then I realized the quilt really needed food on it, so I decided to do a bit of baking, take some photos, and make blocks inspired by these treats (before everyone devoured them 😁). Mike was thrilled, as it meant I needed to bake some of his favorite desserts. The photos that resulted are at the top of this post. They were then repliquéd to make “the “food blocks”. This is the schaum torte in progress:
Next came the apple pie and fruit cake. Here’s all three food blocks done:
I used the same blue as in the borders for the background and trimmed it close to outline the appliqués. I then did the same outlining trick to the small photos I wanted to include:
At this point I needed to add a traditional block somewhere in the design per the quilt contest requirements. That was an adventure in itself ~ and it will be the topic of next week’s post. Stay tuned 😊!
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And one more thing…
The ThreadBenders challenge ~ “Achromatic” won an award in the AQS Ultimate Guild Challenge contest. The top 3 winning groups were published in the latest issue of AQ, and I thought you might enjoy seeing them all together.
Mary Wedor says
Great memories- has your mom seen it yet?
Hugs, Mary
clkquilt says
You’ll have to wait until next week to find out 😁!
Kathy Wuhrmann says
Dear Chr;is, I have made cookies for years, starting in October. I made about one batch a day. Then ended up making Fruit Cake the weekend Jim went hunting. It was so much fun! As my ambition has worn down, I still make those that are my favorites and may try a new recipe that interreges me and the Fruit Cake is a must. I get about 12 to 14 small pans which I give to family members on Christmas day. Just the smell reminds everyone of mom. Sometimes when her arthritic arm was so bothersome I would drive to Milwaukee and help her out with the mixing. Mom showed me how to use 2 mixers as she knew that all that batter would not fit in one bowl. I did have a few cakes left over from last year and they are just as good. I re soak them with bandy or rum and they are just as good. I wish everyone Happy Baking and Happy Quilting and Blessings of the Season.
judy raddatz says
What a wonderful project. We all have favorite food and people memories. Another winner post.
Patricia Votruba says
Bless you for the gift you gave to your mom and so many others, including me and my mom. That was my first cookbook. I still make cookies and entrees from there. Thanks for sharing.
Barb says
My father was baker and of German heritage. He loved making things that were German recipes to treat ur family. Such a sweet memory.