Manalto

When I moved to the Gulf Coast, I wondered what use my coats, blankets and quilts would be. Then in January when the mercury dipped to 17 degrees, I stopped worrying.

My house turns 100 years old this year and, as part of renovations, I'd like to make a quilt for it. The quilt will go on a great old brass bed with a natural patina (unpolished). I'd like to find a pattern that would have been popular (or at least available) in 1918, the year the house was built, and use a colors appropriate to the era. This was the year the war ended, so I know that patriotism was in the air, but I'd like to avoid red, white and blue; red, to me, is not a color for a sub-tropical climate. I'd like to use unbleached muslin for the background.

Are there any quilt historians out there who can advise?

Thanks!