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
CONBW1 Silk Velvet Log Cabin Barn Raising
c.1885
58 x 60 inches
Pennsylvania
$1,900
One of the wonderful characteristics of silk velvet is that this fabric seems to "shimmer" This quilt was created in the 1880’s using apx 3/4” logs of various shades and colors of silk velvet. The colors used here by the maker have resulted in the creation of a very sophisticated piece of art. Generally, the chimneys on a log cabin are one color, usually red, while here we see the use of a variety of muted colors. This very sophisticated quilt is very unusual on many levels. Silk velvet fabric was and still is one of the most expensive fabrics, leading us to feel that this quilt was made by a woman of comfortable means. As this quilt had been hanging, there are pockets already sewn on the back of the quilt.... so it’s ready to hang...or an unbelievably warm quilt to wrap ones self up in while reading or watching TV. :-) I am happy to send this quilt for your viewing and approval.
