Feathered Stars Quilt, Maker Unknown. c. 1830. Stella Rubin Antiques, via Pinterest.
What a successful arrangement. My eyes are staying engaged as I look at this one. The setting seems square, then again it seems to have more of a round feeling to it, and then the four full red setting squares help create the sense of a medallion. Do your eyes dance around this quilt?
Enjoy!
Mariner’s Compass, Maker unknown, Massachusetts, about 1840, The Pilgrim/Roy Collection from The Quilts and Colour Exhibit, Boston Museum of Fine Art, 2014.
I shared this quilt in July after I had seen it at the exhibit in Boston, but I just had to include it here with the others because of the quiltmaker’s brave use of plaid for the setting fabric and how spectacularly it adds to the over all design. Bravo!
Enjoy!
Antique Yellow and Red Star String Quilt. Maker unknown. c. 1930’s. Hand-stitched cotton light-weight summer quilt. 69”x 80”. Slotin Folk Art Auctioneers.
She sure had a vision of what she wanted, didn’t she! Could you be this bold?
Enjoy!
Stars and Flowers, 1859. Maker “E.F.” Wool embroidery on cotton. Probably Ohio. 93 x 76 in. Collection of Eleanor Bingham Miller, Speed Art Museum.
The unusual mix of embroidery and quilting sets this quilt apart, as does the delicate and balanced composition.
Enjoy!
Four down and one to go. Unveiling begins January 5th!
Happy Stitching!
