Twelve Quilts of Christmas 2018 – #10
DECEMBER 23, 2018
Pieced crib quilt, late 19th c., 36 1/2″ x 40″, maker unknown. Found at Pook and Pook Auction. (Late addition: From the collection of Joes Meester.)
I had first seen this quilt in Woodward and Greenstein’s “Crib Quilts and Other Small Wonders.” It fascinated me. It was once part of the impressive Richard and Rosemarie Machner Collection. Then it went up for auction just weeks before I saw it. It definitely falls into the category of “one of the ones that got away”! Here’s the other part about this quilt though. Unlike the auction of the quilt from day 3, where the full-size quilt and the crib quilt were put up for auction together, this sweet quilt had a full-size version that virtually matched (a bit of difference in borders and background colours), but it was put up for auction in a separate listing (insert big frown face). My heart sure hopes that someone saw both and knew they were a set and bought both so they could end up together again.
There is so much to look at in this one. Each of the borders is just a bit different, or very different as in the case of the right hand border. The upper right hand block with the bright blue and red backgrounds in the square in a square blocks actually gives a lot of life to the quilt … the red draws your eye to the other red elements in the quilt and the blue adds some definite spark. Cover that part up with your hand and there is definitely something missing. Take your hand away and all is good again. It is a visually busy quilt, that is for sure, but it works … it definitely works.
This is another quilt where I wonder where it is now.
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The border is fascinating, isn’t it? I think this might be my favourite so far. Merry Christmas.
je connaissais ce petit quilt , il appartenait à Joes Meesters, une quilteuse hollandaise, amie de Petra Prins . Elle aurait donc vendu ce petit quilt ????
Si cela peut vous aider !!!! Amitiés et Merry Christmas .
Evelyne, je connais Joes et quelle bonne nouvelles qu’elle l’a acheté! (s.v.p. excuse mes fautes de grammaire!)
I own the same quilt a big one and a small one
Hugs joes
Joes, you own them. I am so happy that you are the guardian of these beautiful quilts and that you bought both and kept them together. This news makes me very happy.
Excusez moi j’ai mis un s à la fin de votre nom , je l’ai vu trop tard mais je suis heureuse d’avoir aidé Mary Elisabeth ! Bonnes Fêtes de fin d’année
I love that ‘cover with your hand’ trick….totally changes everything! I’m loving those awesome borders, and those appliqued sunflower blocks….sooooo tiny! Amazing talent in piecing and composition! Love it!
Easy trick, big results! This one leaves me in awe.
You are right about the upper right hand corner section; it certainly makes the quilt “sing”. Beautiful quilt!
So glad you are enjoying it Joyce.