Saturday, May 28, 2011

Who likes cheddar?

I took down the show towel hanging in my living room and replaced it with this bright PA German 19th century bolster cover.   Sometimes you just need a little cheddar to liven things up.  It measures 19" x 63".  The PA Germans made patchwork pillowcases and sometimes bolster cases too.


The front fabrics are solid cheddar, solid brown, and green calico.  The back is a black and white mourning print.  On one long edge, cheddar from the front wraps around to the back.  You see this often on pillowcases, where the back wraps to the front or the front wraps to the back.  I think they just did what they had to do to make the case fit the pillow.  Often it will be symmetrical on both sides, but not in this piece
 One of the unusual features of this particular bolster case is that it is quilted.  Only occasionally do you see quilted pillow and bolster cases.  If you look inside, you can see that the backing of the quilted front is a mourning print, although not the same print as the back of the case.  The back is not quilted.


11 comments:

  1. Those PA Germans really knew how to put together some screaming color combinations. Do you just love it? I saw one bolster cover (not quilted) in a one patch pattern and much more muted colors. It looked wonderful with pillow stuffed inside across the top of a bed with another quilt on the bed. Yours is the only other one I've seen now.

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  2. A stand out piece to be sure and wonderfully done. I'm sure you feel blessed to have it in your collection Ann.

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  3. That big piece of cheddar surely does liven things up, as you said. *grin* The quilting on it is nice. ---"Love"

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  4. This is a great piece! The cheddar is really strong (extra sharp perhaps!) and the quilting makes it even more interesting.

    And to think there was a time I did not like orange...silly me!

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  5. Oh my that is a wonderful piece! I love cheddar and your bolster cover is exceptional. How lucky you are to have found it!

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  6. My gosh, I love it. I've never seen anything like it. Those PA Germans did wonderful work.

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  7. Ohhhh, that is so bright, I love it! It will liven up your room. Enjoy!

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  8. Whew that's bright! But I love it! Yet I'm wondering why it's not hung up with a yardstick? :) (I had to do it!)

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  9. wow how bright is that , never enough cheddar though!

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