An Amish Made Moonglow Quilt in Glowing Jewel Tones
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A beautiful variation on a Moonglow quilt pattern. Made of Jinny Beyer quilt grade cottons. The maker’s color selection is a mix of various shades of blue, purple and green over a dark shadow pattern fabric. Each non-star square is comprised of more than 20 different fabrics. Lots and lots of hand quilting throughout. Have look at the stars and you’ll see that the fabrics are pieced, not appliqued. And for lovers of quilts, here’s an interesting tidbit: the maker pieced this quilt by hand and did NOT paper piece! (Item 2209)
Approximate dimensions: 106″ x 114″ – $1,400.00
The other day, a really attractive Bargello quilt came in. Many of you know this pattern as a flame-stitched fabric typically found on wing chairs. The first time we saw a Bargello pattern incorporated into a quilt we did some research. It certainly is an old and versatile pattern – used in so many ways. But, really, did it come from the American countryside? In truth this pattern goes back to distant European history, possibly as far back as the 1500’s. Most notably, it can be found in various Medici collections as well as the 
Dahlia pattern, again, we just don’t see the term “county quilt” as applicable. So, off we went to again research. This is another pattern attributed to the early European history. It’s said that this is a variation on the Rose Window initially incorporated at the fronts of churches – a practice that began in the 1700’s. Rose windows were very quickly adapted for other uses (woodworking, fabric, weaving). And the Rose window that looks so much like our Giant Dahlia? It’s attributed to oculi typically found in ancient Roman buildings.
