No yardstick photos this time, I promise. I switched quilts in my living room and took a few photos to share. I put up this red and white quilt today. I have a blue sofa, so this makes for the start of summer patriotic decorating. The fabric is a solid turkey red. It is always hard to date a quilt with solid fabrics. This is probably a late 19th century quilt. The binding looks like it was replaced, as the red is different than the red in the appliques and looks sort of like bias tape. The quilting is nice, though not super dense. The red appliques are precisely done.
This the quilt I took down. Of course, I forget to snap a photo while it was still on the wall. It is pink, green and indigo turkey tracks with fantastic quilting. It is one of my favorites in my collection. Again, probably from the last quarter of the 19th century.
oh Ann they are both just soooo beautiful
ReplyDeleteand I love the quilting. The red and white is just wonderful
don't think I have ever seen that pattern before, its a bit different
just beautiful, what a treasure
thanks for sharing.
Kathie
I find it interesting how many red white quilts seem to have the binding replaced. Two of mine are like that. I wonder if there are so many who love the combo that they preserve them in order to continue using them.
ReplyDeleteBoth quilts are beautiful! I really like red and white quilts and the turkey tracks one is so pretty, too. It is great that they found their way to you.
ReplyDeleteI adore both of your quilts. What a nice collection you have.
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt you just hung up....I'm kind of missing the yardstick though! LOL
ReplyDeleteCertainly both quilts are absolutely beautiful! But I keep studying that hanging apparatus too! I'm wondering if it is hard to get the quilt into it! Nice!! ---"Love"
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing how lots of the US ladies redecorate with every season. I try to do the same but am still working on my stocks of decorating items! Red and white are definitely the colours of 2011. Lovely quilts.
ReplyDeleteLove the quilts! The applique work looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteLiri
I love that red and white quilt - beautiful - looks pretty big so you would need several yardsticks for that one i'm sure!
ReplyDeleteBoth quilts are beautiful and the quilting in the second one - WOW. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteThey are both great; how nice to have choices for display!
ReplyDeleteAnn,
ReplyDeleteBoth are beautiful quilts. How fun you can switch them out and enjoy them in their full splendor. Oh the many hours the makers must have spent with thread and needle. I'm in the mood to do a little hand appliqué myself today!
I love changing out the quilts on the walls (my Mom used to change almost every painting on the walls between seasons so I come by this naturally!)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful red and white...perfect for the summer!
I rotate my hanging quilts periodically according to seasons or holidays. I'm totally in love with the red & white one. The recent exhibit in NYC of red & white quilts has inspired me to make a smaller version of a red & white Crossroads quilt that is under construction now. Thanks for sharing your lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I looked at several yard sticks at the antique mall yesterday due to your posts. None of them were sufficiently antique looking to me so I passed them up. They don't have to be antique, just look antique!
Donna K. from N. TX
http://www.quiltingbeargal.blogspot.com
It's a very striking quilt.
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