I was making quilts in the 1960s. Someday I'll have to post them. HAH!
1961 Bowtie
But I do have a few date-inscribed quilts made by others from that decade in my file of dated quilts. Just enough to entertain you.
The classic Mountain Mist Sunflower, 1961,
done in a machine zig-zag applique.
1961, sort of a bowtie
Dated with a felt tip pen.
1962, Sunbonnet Sue
1964, Crazy
1964 Bowtie
1964, String Friendship
1965
1966 from the North Carolina Project and the Quilt Index,
Shadow Trail, a Mountain Mist pattern
1967 from the Vermont Project and the Quilt Index,
Doulbe Irish Cross, a Ruby McKim design
1967, Crazy
1968, Rectangles Hit or Miss
1968, Four Patch
What design ideas were popular?
- Bowties.
- Alternate plain, bright-colored blocks.
- Commercial patterns
- And people were still making crazy quilts.