Originally Posted by QuiltswithConvicts
Below is a link to what is called Amish Quilts. It's quite nice - but if you click on the arrow on the right side of screen once, a quilt comes up that I seriuosly question as to being Amish. It appears to be a take on our beloved AOTH, with some simplification. However, the Amish don't applique - at all. They consider it to be wasteful, putting one layer of fabric over another layer of fabric.
That said, the quilt is pretty & interesting. It's set in a garden maze setting.
http://www.amishcountrylanes.com/PHP/Wow.php?r=5&c=6
The quilt is at the top on the right. Click on the picture of the quilt & you will get a larger view of it.
Yes it is very pretty. We have Amish and Menonite communities close by. I go to Amish fabric shop and also go to their quilt auctions. I think they make them for us English people. I have seen quite a few applique at their auctions. I wondered how the blocks would look without the embroidery.