Date: 2003
Size: 94”x85”
Medium Weight
Pattern: Cross-Stitched
Construction: Hand embroidered & hand quilted
Description
Hand embroidered and hand quilted, this striking red-and-white quilt features repeating floral motifs worked entirely in scarlet cross-stitch across a crisp white ground. Large stylized blossoms and tulip-like buds surround beautifully hand-quilted medallions filled with feathers, flowers, leaves, and delicate latticework. A cross-stitched triangular border completes the bold two-color design.
Historical Period
Dated 2003, this quilt beautifully reflects the renewed interest in traditional needlework and historic red-and-white quilts around the turn of the 21st century. Redwork itself has much earlier roots and experienced a modern revival among quilters during this period.
About the Pattern
Rather than a traditional pieced pattern, the design is created through counted cross-stitch embroidery, with repeating flowers arranged around elaborate quilted medallions. The use of a single red thread against white cloth recalls historic American redwork, while the dense cross-stitch technique gives this quilt its own distinctive character.
Fabric
Crisp white cotton forms both the background and backing, allowing the vivid red embroidery to take center stage. The restrained red-and-white palette is a classic combination with a long history in American quiltmaking.
Condition
Excellent condition with the red cross-stitch embroidery remaining bright and beautifully defined. The extensive hand quilting is exceptionally visible, including feathered wreaths, floral medallions, crosshatching, and parallel border quilting. The original label identifies the quilt as made by Jean Blair in 2003 and hand quilted by Rebecca Sommers.
Date: 2003
Size: 94”x85”
Medium Weight
Pattern: Cross-Stitched
Construction: Hand embroidered & hand quilted
Description
Hand embroidered and hand quilted, this striking red-and-white quilt features repeating floral motifs worked entirely in scarlet cross-stitch across a crisp white ground. Large stylized blossoms and tulip-like buds surround beautifully hand-quilted medallions filled with feathers, flowers, leaves, and delicate latticework. A cross-stitched triangular border completes the bold two-color design.
Historical Period
Dated 2003, this quilt beautifully reflects the renewed interest in traditional needlework and historic red-and-white quilts around the turn of the 21st century. Redwork itself has much earlier roots and experienced a modern revival among quilters during this period.
About the Pattern
Rather than a traditional pieced pattern, the design is created through counted cross-stitch embroidery, with repeating flowers arranged around elaborate quilted medallions. The use of a single red thread against white cloth recalls historic American redwork, while the dense cross-stitch technique gives this quilt its own distinctive character.
Fabric
Crisp white cotton forms both the background and backing, allowing the vivid red embroidery to take center stage. The restrained red-and-white palette is a classic combination with a long history in American quiltmaking.
Condition
Excellent condition with the red cross-stitch embroidery remaining bright and beautifully defined. The extensive hand quilting is exceptionally visible, including feathered wreaths, floral medallions, crosshatching, and parallel border quilting. The original label identifies the quilt as made by Jean Blair in 2003 and hand quilted by Rebecca Sommers.
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