tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post3919642401986701327..comments2024-02-07T11:21:05.484-08:00Comments on Quilt History Reports: More Red and Green for the Holidays!KarenQuilthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883452794136245078noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post-65242967536317081502010-12-15T10:11:46.859-08:002010-12-15T10:11:46.859-08:00Thanks, Nancy, for stopping by. I actually did sta...Thanks, Nancy, for stopping by. I actually did start a quilted version of it in the mid-80s! I'll see if I can find the incomplete top and post it. Most of my UFOs are from the 80s!KarenQuilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883452794136245078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post-72024885021122296802010-12-15T05:59:04.879-08:002010-12-15T05:59:04.879-08:00You're right.. red and green quilts create tha...You're right.. red and green quilts create that holiday feeling. Lovely quilts. The needlepoint framed piece is great... it could make an interesting quilted piece, too!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post-26868992210493973622010-12-13T23:06:05.572-08:002010-12-13T23:06:05.572-08:00No, Gaye, the owner didn't have a name for it....No, Gaye, the owner didn't have a name for it. She had just picked it up as "junk" for decorating the window. And yes, I will share the photo with you for research purposes. I also have some close-ups. Thanks for all the little tidbits of info on this pattern! Karen in the IslandsKarenQuilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883452794136245078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post-17170958838962952782010-12-13T19:18:52.261-08:002010-12-13T19:18:52.261-08:00P.S. Did the owner call it a WD?P.S. Did the owner call it a WD?gaye ingramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725964019337785550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post-19438349359360605052010-12-13T19:18:19.505-08:002010-12-13T19:18:19.505-08:00Re the WD, I'd call that a Democrat Who'd ...Re the WD, I'd call that a Democrat Who'd Lost Her Purpose. Clearly the fingers have become the green holding a flower, not fingers. But then originally, this quilt was known as Lady Fingers, not directly for the design's resemblance to fingers (5: no thumb), but to the plant. So.... This is located in a place it might be expected. Before it was invaded by Atlanta, Clayton was a hub town in the North Georgia mountains and on the path to and from Augusta, where the Great Wagon Road ended. Long before this pattern acquired its political association, it was popular among the travelers on this road, mainly Scots-Irish or Ulster Scots. Will you share this photo with me for research purposes? Glad you saved it.gaye ingramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725964019337785550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post-23033482154023367772010-12-13T16:35:07.299-08:002010-12-13T16:35:07.299-08:00Sue and Kathie, glad you enjoy the stories! I love...Sue and Kathie, glad you enjoy the stories! I love to share them. <br /><br />Mary, when I interview a family member when doing official documentation, I ask the owner/family member what the family called the quilt. Whatever the family called the quilt is then the "official" name of the quilt. But when I do pattern comparison, I may note in the documentation that though the quilt is called "Palms" by the family, it resembles the well known Princess Feather. <br /><br />That being said, I think the difference is often in the eye of the beholder. Unless the quilt maker left a record, we don't really know what inspired her design. That's why it is so wonderful that many quilters today are keeping a record of what they made and what inspired a particular design. Karen A.KarenQuilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883452794136245078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post-40858578230846451812010-12-13T09:07:25.914-08:002010-12-13T09:07:25.914-08:00I love seeing the quilts you post! Thank you, tha...I love seeing the quilts you post! Thank you, thank you, thank you! But now I'm curious - what is the difference between a princess feather and a palm in quilting?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685952017183050898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post-20821543055278176522010-12-13T01:25:43.297-08:002010-12-13T01:25:43.297-08:00oh thanks for sharing, the stories as well as the ...oh thanks for sharing, the stories as well as the beautiful REd and Green quilts<br />Kathieantique quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379983489980682690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679036230761807396.post-21020380157004448592010-12-13T01:09:45.430-08:002010-12-13T01:09:45.430-08:00Lovely quilts and lovely stories- Christmas time e...Lovely quilts and lovely stories- Christmas time evokes so many.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919240469331985688noreply@blogger.com