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"Slight" Variations
"Slight" Variations
My last post was
about women who found various ways to
make traditional quilts "their own..."
make traditional quilts "their own..."
Again, in this post, I am not talking about
outrageously personal and unique quilts, like the one below ~
a REALLY rare 20th century pictorial "Pine Burr" quilt
We will get to more of those "Super Mavericks" in later blogs ~ Promise!
In this post let's look at the more subtle ways some quilt makers
personalized their quilts, distinguishing otherwise conventional designs
into more memorable ones.
Slight variations or unexpected choices in
- Color
- Scale (extra large or extra small)
- Sets or borders
- Quilting
- Placement
can make a big impact on the final look.
Check out the following quilts with unusual sets or borders:
Check out the following quilts with unusual sets or borders:
Circa 1880, Michigan
(click on photos for more on this quilt)
"Peppers" applique with vining Grapes borders
Circa 1870
Circa 1870
I like the color combo on the last quilt. It appears to be blue, yellow & red. An interesting design with the qpplique and flying geese.
ReplyDeleteI found your blog on the sidebar of the Wonky World blog. I love that you are doing this topic. I often read on quilter's blogs that they "don't like to use patterns because they don't want their quilt to look like someone else's". But I have always felt that it is always possible to alter a design just enough to "make it your own". I look forward to seeing what other quilts you have found that have done that.
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