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
QT906 Log Cabin Sunshine and Shadows Quilt Top
c.1875
75 x 75 inches
Maine
$650
This wonderfully graphic Log Cabin quilt top is comprised of foundation
pieced 10 inch blocks. The "logs" measure between 1/2" and 3/4" in
width. The center chimneys measure apx. 2-1/2" square. What is unusual
is that some of the chimneys are red while others are blue with one
burgundy chimney in silk velvet.....I wonder what was the significance.
The fabrics used here mostly from the 1870's with earlier fabrics. All
fabrics are cotton with the one exception of one chimney. Used here are
a wonderful array of blue and brown darker calicoes. The lighter
calicoes are an array of tans, blues, blacks and reds. What a study in
that era's calico prints.
All piecing was hand executed and as I previously stated, using the
foundation method. This method means that one can finish the quilt using
the"tying" method vs. quilting. When I found this top it was a tied
quilt..a very fat tied quilt...I have removed the backing and the
batting. We now have a wonderfully executed Log Cabin top ready to be
finished using either method. This stunning quilt top will be relatively
easy to finish.
Now organically hand washed and ready to be sent, with free shipping,
for your approval
