Quilts and Color, the Amish Quilts

There were six beautiful Amish quilts in the Quilts and Color exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art.  All the quilts are on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Floating Bars Quilt, Lancaster County, PA, 1940.  Pieced wool, plain weave.

Framed Diamond In A Square, Lancaster County, PA, 1920.  Pieced wool, plain weave.

Framed Diamond In A Square, Lancaster County, PA, 1890.  Pieced wool, twill.

Thousand Pyramids Quilt, Holmes County, OH.  Pieced wool, plain weave.

Framed Bars Quilt, Lancaster County, PA, 1920.  Pieced wool, plain weave.

Snail's Trails Quilt, Arthur, IL, 1930.  Pieced wool, plain weave.

May your bobbins always be full,

Quilts and Color, part 3

Lend and Borrow Quilt, Lancaster County PA, 1870s.

Probably not Amish because the quilter used printed fabric.

Yellow Baskets, upstate NY, 1920-1939.

The quilter used cotton sateen/satin for both the quilt top and back.

Touching Sunburst Quilt, PA - 1854.

I found that the "no top border" was very interesting.

Touching Stars of Diamonds Quilt, American 1850.

May your bobbins always be full,

Quilts and Color, part 2

This is such a great exhibit, that I wanted to talk to another quilter, while I was there.  I did ask two women, "Are you a quilter?"  They both replied, "No, but my cousin is"!  This is for all the cousins out there.

Double Irish Chain, On Point, PA - 1880s

Ocean Waves Quilt, Mennonite, PA 1880-1890.

Nine Patch Quilt, Mennonite, PA - 1880s

Double Irish Chain, On Point, Mennonite, PA 1880s

Wild Goose Chase, Lancaster County, PA 1880s

Double Irish Chain, Amish, Holmes County, OH - 1920s

probably made by Emma Gingerich.

I loved seeing all the quilts made using just solids.  I think that's something that many quilters have moved away from.

May your bobbins always be full,

Quilts and Color, part 1

Yesterday was my birthday.  I decided to spend the day in San Diego.  Initially, I was going to get down there, via public transportation.  I was going to take a bus, the train, and a trolly, to the downtown area and shot some photos.  But my focus changed and I couldn't figure how to get to Balboa Park with public transportation, so I drove!

The San Diego Museum of Art is having an exhibit called Quilts and Color, sponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The first category is called Vibrations.  Somehow I missed the information on this first quilt, but it certainly does vibrate!

This Carpenters Wheel Quilt was made by Mrs. Miller, of Easton, PA, in 1890.  She made seven of this pattern, one for each of her children.  She varied the colors and the quilting patterns.

This Log Cabin Quilt is a variation called Windmill Blades.  By alternating black with color, the quiltmaker heightened the effect of spinning blades.  She made this quilt in 1890 and used wool, damask, and cotton.

This is a great exhibit and I'm going to post about it in installments.

May your bobbins always be full,