Baltimore Album Quilts: Strip Sets

Baltimore Album style quilt

Shown on the Antiques Road Show

In my index to Baltimore Album style quilts

I have mostly 5x5 block grids.

This category of exceptions---strip sets---is a small one.

Mid-century Baltimore album blocks, perhaps set together

with a Turkey red strip border about 1880-1900.

It looks like the quilt-setter had 15 blocks

and two floral vine borders.

And no interest in appliqueing two more borders.

Her solution to create a strip set is a good one, but an idea rarely followed. I only have two in this category of  BAQs.

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Essentially the borders are in the wrong place.

Dealer Jeff Noordsy with a strip set BAQ

This quilt-setter had 4 blocks and 4 borders.

Her strip solution is interesting too, but it didn't seem to catch on.

So here's my category for Baltimore Albums in strip sets, 2 pages.

Here's a detail of the center block in Strip 2,

perhaps a strawberry wreath with a dove of peace.

The bird may be cut from a print and appliqued

Broderie-Perse-style.

I like the small categories. I'll show you some more of them soon.