This quilt has a white background with an all over stemmed floral applied red and green fabric.
1/2023 Red flower, green stem on beige background with green hem.
Variation of the cockscomb and currants and roses 4 wreaths circled with vines and currants with rose and buds, red, pink, yellow and blue. This quilt is circa 1860 to 1880. It has applied red and green fabric on a white background. Not on Carrol’s…
“Tulip wreath appliqué” this quilt is circa 1840. It is of the vine, leaf and flower wreath design and has horizontal and vertical (diamond pieces) lines. The applied fabric is red and green. This is a common pattern and a variation of the wreath and…
“Feathered star variation.” Quilt of scarlet calico and white. Scarlet calico which had been the best morning dress of Matilda Rechier, the great great great grandmother of Mrs. Clayton. Quilting done by Mrs. Gaines A Tyler who designed the quilting…
"Old. Bird and star. Coverlet appraised by two authorities from Nashville as very rare with unusual pattern. Bird and star(jacquard weave structure) woven of indigo and cochineal wool. Ref: American woven coverlets/ body and soul # 7 page 11 1995…
Overshot weave structure. This is one of many patterns named for the politics of the region. Indigo wool weft pattern thread and cotton. Ref: American woven coverlets page 33 , body and soul 1995
Shoo fly circa 1850. 25 Blocks have indigo print squares point to point with four triangles around the squares on white background. Circles of feather quilting. Two bands of blue print centering 7 inch band at white on which a feathered vine is…
“Taylor’s victory” (a variation of four patch) made up of eight small triangles around a 3 in. square surrounded by 16 triangles outside those. These blocks are connected diagonally by two of these 2 inch triangles mostly brown, with some green,…
“Grandmother's flower garden or French bouquet” Ref: the patchwork quilt in America by Hall and Krutsinger. 9 inch blocks with narrow diamond pieces separating them. Faded to tan with brown, blue, green and rose hexagon pieces. Used 92“ x 74“.…