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
Q9059 Grandmother's Flower Garden
c. 1950
58 x 88 inches
Maine
$650 or $1,200/pair
There are two of these, almost but not quite identical. They share
many of the same fabrics...What a happy room these would create!
The Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern can only be pieced by hand. The
second most popular quilt pattern during the Depression, it is still
much loved and treasured. The amount of work that goes into the
composition of this pattern is staggering....the earliest patterns were
Mosaics, usually made from silk, many foundation pieced, without the
specific color order we see on 20th century quilts and came to us from
England. The name and design of this pattern was created in the 1920's.
This quilt was created in the 1950's and used many of today's, in
fashion, colors...GREY!!..and more.
Made for a twin bed, this quilt can also be used, because of its size,
as a throw for any size bed....or anywhere else you may want a cuddly
coverup.
Each side of these (hundreds) of hexagons measure 3/4"..the outside ring
of each garden is a solid color, the inside row is a coordinating
calico, the center of each is a yellow/gold solid. The order of the
print and solid rows is juxtaposed to the normal design and therefore
rare and unusual. There is a separate applied 3/8" binding. The outside
edge of each row is quilted, the center circle is outline quilted and
the Gardens are joined by a white path.
In unused condition, organically hand washed by Betsey, this very happy
feeling quilt is ready to be sent for your approval.
