Another great late 1800's Pennsylvania quilt purchased from Donna (gb-best on eBay). There really must be something in the water as those PA quilters and their unique and funky color sense continue to amaze me. I don't think anyone else does pink in a such an assertive way with no fear. Okay, yes that is a lot of generalizing but after a few years of studying, it is easy to pick the PA quilts out of the line up. To see a full picture of this quilt,
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This Rocky Road to Kansas has a lot of movement due to the use of the double pink Greek key print ground that reads as a stripe. That fabric choice would probably have pushed the quilt over the top had the maker not been so careful in piecing the 'stars'. They are arranged in a very controlled manner/order: red/blue in centers, then chrome yellow, then the same fabrics used in the facing points. The centers are double blue/Lancaster blue and turkey red with chrome yellow details. There are a number of mourning prints and the back is a great neon stripe.
And here it is with a very different example of a Rocky Road to Kansas, made by my great grandmother in the 1930's in central Utah.
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P.s. Thanks for the lovely comments. Glad you like this funky quilt and the photo of the 2 quilts together. I'm thinking of doing a new lecture with pairs of quilts, comparing and contrasting. And it would be a fun dating game - to have people decide which is older/newer.
