TULIPS, POTS, BIRDS & BASKETS
Unknown Quilt Maker
Collected in Ohio
90 x 90 inches
Circa 1880
Cottons
BIG Tulips
Small Pots
Little Teeny Birds & Baskets
Small Pots
Little Teeny Birds & Baskets
What More Can You Ask For?
In this cheerful, folky 19th century applique (and reverse applique) quilt,
the quilt maker placed her blocks "on point,"
and set them within a strong, colorful diagonal setting.
the quilt maker placed her blocks "on point,"
and set them within a strong, colorful diagonal setting.
She surrounded her center with three borders, which echo the interior colors,
and frame the lively center section ~
where each block features
three large, luscious flowers bursting forth from small pots.
and frame the lively center section ~
where each block features
three large, luscious flowers bursting forth from small pots.
This very imaginative, playful quilt maker added itty-bitty red baskets
and small red birds in the blocks at the edges.
Quilted in nice even hand stitches ~
crosshatch in the gridding, and multiple cables in the borders.
EXCELLENT CONDITION.
A Folk Art Treasure.
and small red birds in the blocks at the edges.
Quilted in nice even hand stitches ~
crosshatch in the gridding, and multiple cables in the borders.
EXCELLENT CONDITION.
A Folk Art Treasure.
Price: $1,450
** Sale Price ~ $925 **
(Checks, please, for Sale Prices ..... Lay-a-Way Available)
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