Comments on: Turkey Red Quilt

By: kathie

kathie — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:38:07 +0000

yes I am a member of the QHL
I have learned so much from that list

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:33:58 +0000

As your name implies, you must love turkey red too!

By: turkeyred

turkeyred — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:14:08 +0000

ohhhh ahhhh-lovely!

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:11:21 +0000

I am guessing this quilt is maybe 1880′s or 1890′s. This is one piece I want to have appraised. I feel sometimes I should not have it because I can’t use or display it because of my three cats. It simply is too nice a piece to risk tears or snags. I may sell it at some point. I think you are right that the backing fabric is French. Red quilts are nice ones to have. They have a certain warmth and comfort to them.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:05:41 +0000

It is a funny thing, but I never use any of my old and best quilts on the beds because of my cats. They love them, but with their claws and the delicacy of some of the fabrics I can’t bring myself to put them on the beds. It is a shame because there is nothing nicer than sleeping under a great old quilt!

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:56:11 +0000

Kathie,
I just looked at your blog. What great quilts you have. I will definitely be back. By the way, are you a member of QHL?

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:50:38 +0000

Thank you for the information on these ebooks. I did not know they existed, and that is a great resource to have. The book on red dyes may be out of print too since it was over ten years ago that I purchased it, and since it is so specialized you may have to search for it somewhere other than Amazon. If you need help with this let me know and maybe I can help. Thanks for your nice comments and the information.

By: debraann

debraann — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:20:56 +0000

This is beautiful and I love the story behind it too.

By: Lois

Lois — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:57:00 +0000

Well. What can I say! What a beautiful treasure. The quilter had such a good eye for colour and pattern, it is a veritable feast for the eyes at every level! The paisley is a brilliant foil for the pieced squares, I adore the little brown tweed or woolen patches, they remind me of a Swedish tailor’s quilt that passed through my hands a few years back, which used a lot of tailor’s suiting samples. Beautiful fabrics as well as utilitarian ones, did I see some ticking stripes in there too? The back is gorgeous, not just flowers, but the ears of corn too. My feeling is that the backing fabric may be French? What do you think the date is? Possibly 1880s to 1920s? It has a kind of Harvest, or maybe a Christmas feel to it! A wonderful winter warmer! Thank you for showing us, a real treat. xx

By: Patrice

Patrice — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:09:47 +0000

Drooling over that quilt…