Amish quilt in purples, dark blue, and white, twin size
This one I made for my friend Sieglinde for her 40th birthday. She quilts as well,
but had no idea I was making her one. In true quilting fashion, I was only half-done with the quilting when her birthday
snuck up on me... She got the quilt for the evening of her party, complete with basting threads and needles, then I took
it back to finish it. It's machine-pieced and hand-quilted.
I had just discovered Amish quilts and loved their radiant colors. I found some cotton chintz in various colors in a
chain store in the area, and went wild buying purples, blues, whites, reds, greens, pinks, and black. I used purple,
blue, lavender, and white on this quilt, and it really radiates in the light. I found the pattern in an old quilting book,
which called this particular quilt a "Handyman's quilt", intended for the hired hand on an Amish farm.
Date: 1993
Size: 150 x 220 cm / 59" x 86.5"
