Twelve Quilts of Christmas 2020 – #4
83” x 79”, Maker unknown.
From the Collection of the International Quilt Museum, Byron and Sara Rhodes Dillow Collection, Object number 2008.040.0117
At first glance it would be easy to pass this quilt by as being pretty tame. But oh no! We are not going to do that!
First of all, those fine lines that fill the north, east, south and west background blocks of the star add so much to this design. Take them away and then the quilt becomes definitely become a little tamer.
The first border is actually a “coping” border that is finished to the width needed to have the flying geese borders finish nicely. Remember that phrase, “there is more than one way into a castle?”
And colour placement. The second border has a strong sprinkling of navy fabrics on the left, a few on the right and a couple that turn the corner at the bottom. This placement pulls the eye nicely around the quilt. Border three puts those navy highlights just on the left side, balanced out by a few dark browns on the other sides. The fourth border puts those navy pieces around three sides, leaving the right side more open visually with its softer colours. And then there is that delicious final sawtooth border that is only at the top, with its smattering of darker fabrics.
Could they have distributed all the darker navy notes more evenly around the quilt? Yes. Am I glad they didn’t? Definitely!
What do you think?
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I like the chunky appliqued flowers with the fussy cut blooms. Those thin lines and flowers seem to balance out that giant fat star in the center. And again, I’m taking note that I don’t always have to evenly spread out the darks and light in a quilt! This quilt’s unbalanced darks totally work! I love it!
The fussy cutting definitely adds a note of elegance to it, even thouse they are chunky. Thanks for all your support Regan!