Crazy Quilt 1
The description card reads,
"Crazy Quilt 1883-1893
Silk, cotton, wool, and linen, pieced and embroidered with silk and
cotton threads
Crazy quilts, which emerged after 1850, were usually composed of
small, irregular-shaped fragments of silk, wool, and other fragments
pieced together. The seams were then embroidered using a variety of
stitches. They acquired the name “crazy quilts” because of the strong
colors and busy, confusing nature of their designs, typical of
Victorian taste."
Comments and faves
Josephsons, o_bobbie, Harley56Billie, Ssimpson13, and 101 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Rose (Quiltsaurus Rex) (79 months ago | reply)
Oh! lovely, gorgeous!
Casa al mare (79 months ago | reply)
Que trabalho! Ficou lindo!
dragonryder4 (79 months ago | reply)
Very pretty !!
jobann (78 months ago | reply)
lovely, must be a hell of a job making it. And the colours are still very strong.
Harley56Billie (76 months ago | reply)
Beautiful....
bluemoonart (75 months ago | reply)
So much fun to look at!
Flutterbug5 (70 months ago | reply)
Wow. This just screams VINTAGE!
Love the diamond squares.
magikquilter (62 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called fabric, patchwork and quilting, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
save1963 (62 months ago | reply)
i love your quilts
thejbean (60 months ago | reply)
oh my goodness! this is fabulous! i'm posting it on my blog www.fly-houseofdesign.blogspot.com, keep up the amazing work!
alva
nina l (58 months ago | reply)
Amazing work!
Q_uilted T_hrifted (57 months ago | reply)
there is a lot to absorb in this one.
csnoto (51 months ago | reply)
I was discussing crazy quilts and found your photo here. I had to post this to our Quilts and Heirlooms blog (http://quiltsandheirlooms.blogspot.com/), What a lovely example!
sewkrazzy4you (50 months ago | reply)
Absolutely stupendous!!!!
Bella Luna Creative (49 months ago | reply)
Amazing!
Forever Wiser (49 months ago | reply)
Really a beautiful photo and quilt.
crazystitchin (45 months ago | reply)
beautiful!
lovecake (38 months ago | reply)
My favorite kind of quilt, hands down. So exquisitely rich in colors, textures. I used to own one that I bought in an antique store in Tenn.... but sadly it fell apart after many years bec it was over 100 years old.
Sophia68Karen (33 months ago | reply)
I am requesting permission to use this exquisite image of a crazy quilt in a book that I am writing entitled Peace Fibres: Stitching a Soulful World. In it, I enlist fibre work as metaphor and manifestation of harmonious relationship to self, others, and the larger world. I would use this photograph in a chapter that focuses on quilting as an avenue for healing connection.
May I use this image? Please advise of any fees involved. I would, of course, cite your website as source. Peace Fibres will be self published through Integral Press. I anticipate printing in early 2011, with an initial run of 1200.
Thanks for considering my request. I look forward to your response.
Respectfully,
Karen Lohn
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; it's the only thing that ever has..." - Margaret Mead
cookiesound (32 months ago | reply)
a crazy whole lot of work!!!
Dollhouse Designs (10 months ago | reply)
If you ever have a larger photo of this - I would LOVE to see it. This is so a-m-a-z-i-n-g ♥