Here is another of the quilts that I loved at the exhibition. At first I thought it was Welsh but then discovered that it was made in Belfast by a lady called Elizabeth Magill in the 1930s.
I love the fact that it is made from fabric remnants in the true spirit of patchwork.
I can't imagine where Elizabeth got her inspiration for patchwork designs but to me it has elements of Amish quilts, Welsh quilts and African American quilts in it.
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I love this. It is so liberated.es
Its very 'in yer face' for the time really, isn't it? American quilts of the '30s are more often pastels, but I guess they are cotton too and this is suiting.
Random thought: I've often wondered wouldn't it be funny if you were at an exhibition or museum looking at the info and came across a photo of someone in your own family by chance??
I still patchwork from scraps on the whole. Very little of my sewing is done with new fabric as I've never been able to afford it, and I'm a compulsive sewer! I do feel isolated when I look at other people's gorgeous quilts, but I feel connected to all the thrifty forbears too!!
I can see Welsh influence....with the colour..
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