I have been going through “Homage to Amanda – Two Hundred years of American Quilts”, a beautiful book that shows quilts from the collection of Edwin Binney and Gail Binney-Winslow. For each quilt they give a little historical summary as well as a photograph.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Star of Bethlehem – 1830-1850
Sunburst Crib Quilt, 1840-1860
Unnamed pattern, 1850-1870
Feathered Star with Wild Goose Chase and Eight-Pointed star, 1850-1870
Joseph’s Coat, 1880-1900
These two quilts are part of the section of the book called “Collector’s Choice”, which features indigo-blue-and-white quilts. Apparently , during the second half of the nineteenth century blue-and-white quilts attained a high status among the expert quilt-makers. The featured collection has many beautiful quilts that show expert craftsmanship.
Carpenter’s Square, 1880-1900
Feathered Star, 1860-1880
Maybe some of these historic quilts will inspire you to design your own pattern or to recreate one of these!!