Fresh Perspectives: Morris Reproduction Prints

Morris Tapestry Nine Patch

by Carol Gilham Jones

Quilter: Lori Kukuk

 

Carol used William Morris reproductions for a Nine-Patch in her 2012 New Perspectives book with Bobbi Finley.

They chose 18 of the hundreds of quilts in the collection of the International Quilt Study Center and Museum and created contemporary interpretations.

Nine Patch Variation

by Jane Gibb, possibly made in Quincy, Illinois c. 1835

International Quilt Study Center and Museum

#1997.007.0575

Here's what Carol and Bobbi say about the Jane Gibb's quilt above

"We love the dancing patterns of lights and darks that Jane Gibb created by alternating light- amd dark-centered Irreular Nine-Patch blocks. Setting her blocks on point makes Gibb's quilt appear even more lively than it would if constructed on horizontal and vertical lines."

They used prints from the Morris Tapestry collection I did for Moda a few years ago. The setting squares in the borders are the Daffodil stripe and the darker triangles are the Wey print

 

 

 

You can see a preview Fresh Perspectives here:http://www.ctpub.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=2618 

Click on that little Google logo below the book to see the preview.

 

And see a few of the other quilts in the book on C&T's Flickr page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctpublishing/7071933301/