This week, the quilts all come from the International Quilt Study Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This is a wonderful site to visit to ooh and ahh over quilts. Their database of quilts is a treasure trove for those interested in quilting history or if you just want to get some inspiration! The quilt number is listed below each quilt with a link to it. You can visit the IQS site to get all the information about each quilt there.
I chose these quilts to honor the Heritage Sampler I'm teaching at Heritage Fine Fabrics in Belton Mo. (Click the Heritage Sampler label at the end of this post for more info.) We have been meeting since last summer and are getting close to finishing the class. Look for photos of it as soon as I get the top done!
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| 1997.007.0916 Sunnyside Album - 1894 Of course this is the quintessential kind of sampler for me. I love the randomness of the blocks - no regard for scale and proportion at all! But isn't it still wonderful? |
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| 2003.003.0199 No Title - 1940-50 The bold colors make this quilt stand out. And I like all the solids mixed in with the prints. I'm in a huge solids phase right now... |
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| 2008.040.0074 No Title - 1890-1910 Although there's a lot going on in this quilt, I think you can tell that these are overly appliqued and embroidered flowers on a crazy quilt background. Her attention to detail is immense. She truly was a Queen of Patience! |
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| 1997.007.0196 No Title - 1920-1940 Another sampler, but the pastels reflect the era in which it was made. |
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| 1997.007.0678 Beatrice Quilt - 1890 And now for something completely different... This is an embroidered signature quilt. Notice how the embroidery looks like quilt blocks? I love it -- it's a lot easier to get points to match in embroidery! My grandmother was born in Beatrice, Nebraska in 1900. Could some of these people have known my family? |
Disclaimer: All these comments are strictly my own and may or may not have historical validity!
Love the embroidered signature quilt. I can see doing this in alternating blocks on some quilts as well. How do you think it was quilted? I can't tell in the picture.
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Hi LaDonna,
ReplyDeleteIt might not be quilted - maybe it's just a coverlet. On the website, there's no information about the quilting, so I suspect it's not!
Maybe someone else has some ideas???
J
Great display of quilts! Love the first one and that signature quilt!!
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