Last summer I went to a small quilt exhibit right here in downtown Ann Arbor. The exhibit was at a historic house that only opens on weekends and by appointment. My friend and I were astonished by the beauty of all these totally handmade quilts from the 1800's and early 1900's. The person in charge told us little stories about the quilts but the bottom line was that the were showing them because they didn't have any other thing to show, like this quilts weren't a big deal.
They had three or four of these crazy quilts from the 1800's. Totally hand pieced!! Many of the quilt were donated to this historic organization.
Desdren plates quilt, the stitching was impeccable. I was really surprised by the variety of the fabrics, wondering if the maker planned for it or if it was made with any available fabric.
Does this count as "desdren plate"? It has the all names of the people living in the little town where the quilt was made.
A log cabin. The maker of this quilt didn't stop at the border, a total labor of love.
A couple of quilt tops. Wouldn't you say that some of these fabrics look like Liberty fabrics??
And for the hexies lovers' ...I have to try this someday.
That's all for today. This post is getting to long. I have a few more but I guess I'll show them in my next post.
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