Q8485 Amish Trip Around the World with Hunter Green Border
c.1945
83 x 84
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
$2,800

In excellent condition, this piece is a wonderful example of classic Amish quiltmaking. Thought to be made by Katie Stoltfus of Lancaster County, the 1 ¾ inch blocks in this Trip Around the World pattern have been machine pieced using rich, deep hues of cotton sateens, cotton jersey, and a few wools. The colors radiate outward from teal, mauves and purples, to greens and blacks before repeating. A 14 inch hunter green border surrounds the body of the quilt, and includes the separately applied 1 3/8 inch binding. Entirely hand quilted using black thread in crosshatching in the Trip Around the World, and a lovely rose vine in the border. The wholecloth backing is a green, black, and lavender paisley print fabric most likely given to the family to be used in a quilt. As Amish culture does not allow for worldly prints, this fabric would be graciously accepted and used unobtrusively as backing.