Twelve Quilts of Christmas 2018 – #4

 

 

Remember what I said about loved and worn.  That certainly is this quilt.  But there is still so much to love about it despite it’s worn state.  Delicate is a word that comes to mind.  Whoever designed it used a very light hand making the most of the few elements that they did use.

 

The central square and the borders while they look “empty” actually are filled with stuffed work.  The central square has a basket filled with fruit and the border work details vine and berry motifs.  If you look closely you can see the shadows of these elements. 

 

One of the things I like about this design is how the inner triangles on the outer border are a lighter shade than the outer border.  This detail gives definition to the border, helping to frame the wonderful stuff work that it contains, but at the same time not ensuring that it does not compete visually with the red borders that are right next to it.  This allows the red borders to form the wonderful graphic lines that they do in the centre of the quilt.  

 

And those triangles.  Give me a good tiny triangle any day to make my heart sing!