I was surprised to see how many of the designs were printed as border prints (next three photos) since one doesn't see that many border prints like these in quilts.
Centennial Quilt from Vermont
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*Boy waving a centennial flag*
A few years ago the Thomaston Auction house in Thomaston, Maine
sold this pictorial quilt. Although in rough shape it was ...
2 hours ago
I could have stayed there all day!
ReplyDeleteWow--fascinating! Look at those lovely, vibrant colors in such beautiful border prints!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if not much of the border prints were used in the quilts because you'd have to buy so much more yardage just to use the border print? Maybe the borders were used in other things like pillowcases, or garments? Or maybe they got used but it's really difficult to recognize a border print after it's been chopped to bits in blocks, especially if it was not fussy-cut?
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