gingerd

Ladies,
A very good friend of mine just gave me a quilt that her grandmother made. It was made in the early 1900's. There looks to be NO wear on this quilt at all. There are 20 floral squares and the back of the quilt is white. I am so honored that she gave it to me. She said no one in her family would want it. Can you tell me the name of the pattern?
Thanks!

marilynr

It is beautiful. Love the old fabrics. Beautifully quilted.

QM

According to Brackman, it is called Friendship Dahlia. There was a similar pattern, unnamed published in 1847 (no stem, more petals). This is a lovely quilt. Thanks for sharing it.

gingerd

Thanks for the name of it! Are the fabrics from their clothing? I don't know what the green and white would be from. All of the green matches and all of the white matches.

QuiltnNan

it's a beautiful quilt

QM

I presume those would have been purchased but the petals are scraps from clothing. As I understand it, that was the usual way.

JenniePenny

This quilt is lovely! Even then, ladies bought fabric yardage specifically for quilts, as quilting was becoming a hobby, and they traded scraps with their friends, relatives, and neighbors. Most scraps in quilts were what remained after they made clothes, not scraps from worn out clothing.

gingerd

Awww.....thank you!

So, she would of been making clothing and the petals are from her left over clothing scraps! Gee, it's a scrappy quilt!

jbj137

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annievee

thanks for sharing, this is a beautiful quilt.