Twelve Quilts of Christmas – #11
IQM Object Number: 2009.039.0009.
This quilt has been referred to as having a “constantly surprising” composition. I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Vibrant and engaging, the pattern in this Amish wool quilt is usually done in just 2 colours, but not this one! There is an attempt at patterning, but substitutions have been made in some blocks. Notice the sixth block down in the righthand column, and how similar the values of the two colours are. It is balanced by the very light background of the final block in the fifth column from the left. And note that there is not a lot of the forest green, but the composition of the quilt definitely needs what little there is to provide interest and more variety.
What do you think of this quilt? Do the colours they used surprise given when the quilt was made?
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The colors!
The red diagonal that runs up the near center is beautifully complemented by the sky blue it touches with the tenderest of connection running down the diagonally one column over. All these connections play with the circles splendidly. By using the same colors for some of the backgrounds as some of the connecting blocks the maker achieved a perfect balance. This quilt speaks to me of a full life well lived.
Totally surprised by the colors…..but I like them! I would never think to put baby blue with orange….but here it looks great! (Although my screen may be showing different colors than others….a previous commenter called that red!) I love the different blues and browns used, and that yummy silver/grey….they really set a relaxed tone on an otherwise chaotic quilt! Maybe it’s the use of solids, or maybe the colors, but this is a totally modern looking quilt….140 years after the making! Amazing!
I’m really inspired to make this quilt. Time to ponder, and see what I want to make…