Lots of seasonal flavors here:
From the Flack Collection
Many of them from southeastern Pennsylvania
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Berks County, Mennonite
The plain colored fabric is dyed with chrome orange, a mineral dye.
Today people call it cheddar.
I'm guessing this one is Pennsylvania because of the fancy feather
quilting in the border.
Chrome orange was also an end-of-the-19th-century flavor in
the Southern U.S.
From Richard Rivoire's collection, Raleigh N.C.
How do you tell if a pumpkin-spice color scheme indicates Berks County, PA or North Carolina?
Quilting, pattern, borders, set, maybe fabric quality (threads per square inch). It's not always easy,
especially if you find the quilt in Arizona.
Arkansas
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Well I love pumpkin or cheddar... and I had not seen several of these quilts before so it is a special treat.
ReplyDeleteyou said: especially if you find the quilt in Arizona..... such a funny gal.
Lovely! Cheddar makes all things age instantly.
ReplyDeleteMe encanta esta entrada con esos precioso colores
ReplyDeleteCalling these fabrics "pumpkin spice" instead of cheddar is brilliant! Pumpkin spice makes them sound better to me. Isn't it interesting what this chrome orange does to teal in a few of these quilts? An intriguing combination, maybe a bit hard to look at.
ReplyDeleteGreat way to celebrate Thanksgiving--with quilts! Thank you Barbara.
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