Floral Basket, New England, c. 1870
(Betty Sterling, photograph courtesy Mr. & Mrs Leonard Balish.)
Leonard Balish was an antique dealer in Englefield, New Jersey
Basket sampler pictured in Robert Bishop's & Patricia Coblentz's 1975 book
New Discoveries in American Quilts, pg 102.
This quilt may have been inspiration for a Paragon quilt kit
designed by New Jerseyite Florence Peto.
Quilt made from the kit.
Linda Knutson wrote a bit about the kit for her South Carolina guild
newsletter and said it was published in 1966.
Trish Failla posted this quilt on the Quilts Vintage & Antique Facebook group.
Other versions were shown.
Donna Vitale's collection
Denyse Theodore Eisenhardt recently made this one based on the pattern,
hand appliqued and hand quilted.
UPDATE: Penpal Barbara Schaffer commented:
We got to see an unfinished kit.
Why are those triangles basted down?
Then I realized you were supposed to applique everything.
Appliqueing triangles not my idea of a good time.
Yes, according to Cuesta's research and contribution to HQPNJ's book A Passion for Quilts: The Story of Florence Peto, May Basket No. 01166 was inspired by a Peto antique quilt that was published in McCall's Needlework & Crafts S/S 1966. Paragon offered the kit in two colorways: green and rust, and blue and brown. Very happy to see photos of this quilt. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteI have seen parts of various kits where you applique triangles and other shapes. I agree Barbara Brackman...applique those shapes...not my first pick!!!
ReplyDeleteCute pattern, but appliqueing triangles doesn't sound like too much fun to me either. I would definitely use the sewing machine method for this darling basket block!
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