Twelve Quilts of Christmas 2021 – #7

 

 

Exhibition Notes: “This double sided golden yellow whole cloth/patchwork was made by Anna Davies of Penybont, Cwmfelin Mynach, Whitland, Carmarthenshire.  Born in 1895, she never married and remained at home after the death of her mother to look after her father who was the village blacksmith.  I feel certain that although she was somewhat younger, her quilting was definitely influenced by that of Bariah Adams Lewis, Fanny Lewis and several other exceptional quilters all living in the immediate environs of Whitland.  A keen photographer who developed her own films, she was shy by nature and refused to be photographer herself.”

 

The complexity of the design of this quilt is creating by the subtle use of colour in the piecing with the juxtaposition of the “overlay” of the quilting design.  The quilting design is not symmetrically placed, but to no ill effect in my opinion.  The restrained use of quilting motifs and the repetition add to the strength of the design.  The overall impression of the quilt is simply delightful and engaging