How to contact Betsey Telford-Goodwin's Rocky Mountain Quilts:
Telephone - for orders or questions - 1-207-363-6800
FedEx - 130 York Street York, Maine 03909
Email - betsey@rmquilts.com
CONBP5 Ohio Star with Zigzag Border Quilt
c.1845
73 x 76 inches
Pennsylvania or New York
$2,600
A frame on a painting can take that work of art from being wonderful to
exceptional. In the case of this quilt, that is exactly what we have. We
have a perfectly executed graphically wonderful Ohio star quilt with a
zigzag border, which has created an amazing piece of textile art.
Personally, I would love to see this quilt hung as major textile art on
a wall.
The fabrics, some of them early enough that they are block printed,
are various combinations of Indigo and Chrome orange. The white fabric
used on the front of this quilt is a very fine cotton. The backing is a
white linen, indicative of the era. The 7-1/2" blocks have been turned
on point, creating the Ohio star pattern. This quilt has a 7-1/2"
border, 3/8" of which is a separately applied white binding. The zigzag
border is executed in two segments, creating what I see as motion. The
innermost border is executed from triangular shapes. The outermost
border of Indigo and Chrome orange is a row of triangles measuring 4-1/2"
by 3-1/4" by 3-1/4". These triangles are the same size as the
triangles used to create the innermost zigzag border. Approximately 3/8"
of the outermost triangles are partly covered by the binding. The Ohio
stars are outline quilted.
The innermost white blocks are cross hatch quilted in a 1" grid. The
outermost half square is quilted with arc quilting. The double zigzag
border is quilted with straight line echo quilting approximately 1/2"
apart. I believe there are at least ten different beautiful Indigo and
Chrome orange prints used in the creation of this textile masterpiece.
Now organically hand washed and ready to be sent for your in-home
approval. Please ask for more information.
