Historical quilts

Honeycomb Quilt by Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson (1771–1852) Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Moore, 1923 https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/23.80.75/ I've been indexing hexagon quilts for a while. This post is about one particular design, a quilt that's inspired many copies. The original by Elizabeth Clarkson is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson (1771–1852) by Thomas Sier Cummings about 1844. Collection of the Metropolitan…

Sometimes when I get an obsession is comes out of left field and hits hard. This is the case with my current love affair with antique quilts. I've always liked them, and have a couple of nice examples, but all of a sudden a few days ago I realized I really really want to collect them, in a big way. First, they're very useful- you never know when you'll need an extra blanket. Secondly, they're gorgeous and each one is unique. Finally, how can you deny the amazing craftsmanship and hours upon…

One of my friends was intrigued by a postcard of a patchwork coverlet which was in the collection at St. Fagans: National History Museum, near Cardiff. I wasn't similarly smitten as I thought it looked rather chaotic and badly designed. Nevertheless I asked Elen Phillips, the Keeper of the quilts at the museum, if we could see it if an opportunity arose. One day I received the call! Sue Prichard from the Victoria & Albert Museum was visiting St. Fagan's to choose suitable items for last…

I shared a little with you a couple of weeks ago I had attended the Quilts from Storage special program at the DAR Museum. I think my favorite quilt from all the quilts being shown is the Sunburst…

What a whirlwind two weeks it has been for Teri and me! We hit the ground running at the Birmingham Festival of Quilts and didn't stop until Teri hopped on a plane to return home. With all that activity behind us—trips to France, castles, and cathedrals—posting about the amazing quilts we saw at the quilt show is now possible. There were so many wonderful quilts, that it would be challenging to show them all in one post. Today's quilts are from the exhibit hosted by the British Quilt Study…

Print this label on your ink jet printer on treated fabric for a label for your Yankee Notions quilt. Last block in the series next Wednesday. Shawn Priggel is ready!

Patchwork made of imitation patchwork in Pennsylvania Dutch style From 1940 to 1970 the folkloric look was a prominent trend in American decorating. The Tyrolean-style feedsack above celebrated Swiss rural costume, frozen in time... Franz von Defregger Young Man in Tyrolean Costume, 1872 which was mixed with the Pennsylvania Dutch nostalgia. Feedsack A new generation of artists and collectors who'd grown up with Pennsylvania Dutch/Tyrolean kitchen curtains began collecting an edgier…

Small flag quilt Date inscribed 1862 38 1/4" by 32 1/4 " This quilt has been in my file of quilts related to the Civil War for several years. It's been handled by a few antique dealers and was auctioned at Sotheby's last year. The date of 1862 in the lower right corner is part of the quilt's value. I haven't felt completely confident about the date that is embroidered (?) on one of the flags. 1862 is inscribed in the stripe of one flag. The overall quilt-style just doesn't look 1862. If it…

Quilters Companion 2023 BOM ~ Arcadia Quilt Kit: Arcadia is the new Quilters Companion Magazine Block of the month, by Keryn Emmerson & Kim Hurley of L’uccello. Starting in the July 2023 issue, instructions for the quilt will run over 6 issues of the Quilters Companion magazine. The quilt is designed by Keryn Emmerson using fabrics from L’ucello collections, including St Etienne, Rue Floriane and Comptoir de Toile. The complete fabric kit to make the Arcadia Block of the Month quilt top and…