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Oriental Poppy
A copy of Rose Kretsinger'sOriental Poppy Quiltsold at auction recently.Oriental Poppy by Karla's Mom, Ina Mae CarneyKarla's mom made a version of Rose Kretsinger's Oriental Poppy for a sampler pattern...
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Shirting Prints as the Neutral
Maltese Cross or PineappleAbout 1880-1900This is not a block but the whole quilt, which was sold at Garth Auctions.It's about 65" square. The maker balanced her darks, mediums and lights quite nicely,...
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Civil War Jubilee Dress Prints
#8257 Birds in the AirThe prints in my next Moda reproduction collection called Civil War Jubilee reflect print styles fashionable for women's dresses during the 1840-1875 period. Above a striped...
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Brooklyn Museum's Work't By Hand
Workt By Hand: Hidden Labor and Historical Quiltsis the name of a current exhibit and new catalogfrom the Brooklyn MuseumHere's a link to more information about the...
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Speaking of Shirtings
A Quilt for AliceBy Jeanne PooreI went into Prairie Point Quilts in Shawnee, Kansas, the other day and saw thisquilt making great use of shirting reproductions.I especially liked to see that Jeanne...
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Embroidered Wool Comforter
Quilt by Grandma Enfield,Kansas, early 20th centuryJeanne Poore brought this embroidered quilt of wool samples to class the other day.From Grandma Enfield Age??Jan 1927Emma Enfield Jeanne's...
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Calico Ball at the Brooklyn Fair 1864
From the New York Times in 1864"The arrangements for the Calico Ball are nearly completed. It is to take place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Friday night of this week. The object is to aid the...
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Rhythm: A Different Beat
Quilts have great visual appeal, due in part to the sense of rhythm in the pattern repeat.The repeat of a block design sets up a beat.It's not only the pattern that contributes to the rhythm, it's the...
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Borders as a Dating Clue
Pieced block, appliqued border, probably 1840-1880I spent a few pages on the topic of borders in my 1989 book Clues in the Calico, and I haven't much to add to those conclusions. I thought I'd expand...
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Elizabeth Welch's Eagle Quilt
Medallion QuiltElizabeth WelchVirginia. About 1830.Collection of the Brooklyn MuseumThe cover quilt on the new Brooklyn Museum catalog is very much like the work of Anna Catherine Markey Garnhart,...
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Moda's Mill Book Series: Collections for a Cause
Project QuiltMill Book Series: Circa 1835Moda's latest Collection For a Cause line is called the Mill Book Series: Circa 1835Should be in shops this month!Mark Dunn, our boss at Moda, found the prints...
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Beyond the Border: Shaped Edges
I've been going through my old auction photos looking at borders as a dating clue and Virginia asked about edges. When do we start seeing shaped edges like the zig-zag above in a quilt that looks to be...
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Medallions and Digitization
Eagle Medallionby Kathy RonsheimerKathy Ronsheimer sent a photo of a lovely quilt she has finished, a medallion framing a panel with an eagle in a chintz wreath. She used a lot of fabric from my Lately...
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Civil War Jubilee: Meaning Behind the Names
My next reproduction collection in shops in July is called Civil War Jubilee, celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.A Jubilee is a celebration, but an older Biblical...
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Chintz Borders as a Dating Clue
Chintz border in rococo style print. Chintz borders tend to date from before 1860I've been posting about borders and how taste changed, which can provide some weak clues to an antique quilt's date.One...
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Civil War Jubilee: Document Prints
In the comments a few days ago a reader asked if I painted the prints in my reproduction collections. I can't paint that good! And the geometries of repeat have always confounded me.I am at heart an...
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Rhythm, Repeat and Flow
A few weeks ago I did a post about rhythm, looking at pattern like this which sets up a rhythm, isolating a design with neutral intervals between the design. These isolated motifs with a rather cool...
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Reverse Applique Feathers and Vines
You may have gotten a chance two years ago to see this superb quilt on display at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum. We spent a long time looking at every detail. It has a variety of...
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Calico Balls for Fun and Funds
Perhaps a cotton print dressI did a post a recently on a Civil War Calico Ball, which was a fundraiser. Calico Balls had a long tradition as entertainment too. Many of the period references have to do...
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Quilt Market Virtual Booth
Spring Quilt Market opens this week in Portland. I always try to prepare a virtual booth to show off the fabric Moda will be introducing.The name of my collection that will be previewed at market this...
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