Twelve Quilts of Christmas 2017 – #7
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Tree of Life, Mrs. John McCullock, Campbellford, Ontario, c. 1875 – 1900, cotton, 63” x 72”, from the collection of Country Heritage Park.
This quilt is charming. And it is quietly graphic … not the “in your face” kind, but the “yeah, you are going to want to look at me for a long time” kind! And look at those arches in the quilting … double lines too … I see them on the left side and then when I look at the right side, it looks like she did more of a baptist fan, but that might just be the lighting. I would definitely like to spend some in person time studying this one.
Then let’s talk colour. Pale blue/grey and pale pink and black/navy, brown and red. Yup it works. Definitely works.
Would you try that colour combination?
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Thank you Dorothy.
This is my brand new favorite! I can’t wait to make it! It is perfect in every way! I absolutely love quilts that have that ‘controlled chaos’ look about them! This one is it! And the colors are so sweet, right down to the scrappy top-row, right block with the bits of orange! LOVE IT!
You know I love a bit of cheddar in a quilt! It is just such a sweet quilt.
From time to time I make scrap quilts for donations. This palette will be fun to play with in the scrap box. Thanks for calling it to my attention!
This colour palette makes my heart sing too. Would love to see what you come up with in your variation of it.
It’s rather fabulous! I’m currently working on a set of tree of life blocks and hadn’t thought of setting them this way. I will have to go play with them.
Oh would love to see what you come up with, with your blocks! Hope you are having fun playing with them.