Circa: 1930s–1940s
Size: 84.5”×84”
Medium Weight
Pattern: Dresden Plate with Lattice Sashing
Construction: Hand pieced, hand appliquéd & hand quilted
Fabrics: Assorted Depression-era cotton prints & solid cottons
Description
Hand pieced, appliquéd, and hand quilted, this cheerful Dresden Plate quilt pairs colorful scrap flowers with an especially striking mint green and butter yellow lattice. Each plate is composed of rounded petals cut from an assortment of florals, geometrics, novelty prints, and dress fabrics, centered with warm peach cotton and appliquéd onto crisp white blocks. The graphic two-color sashing frames each flower beautifully, giving the quilt a fresh, garden-like quality while showcasing the maker's wonderful collection of period fabrics.
Historical Period
Dresden Plate quilts flourished during the 1920s and 1930s, becoming one of the most recognizable patterns of the Depression era. Their popularity coincided with the growing availability of brightly printed cottons and the tradition of saving even small remnants from dresses, aprons, children's clothing, and household sewing. The pastel palette and lively assortment of prints in this quilt are particularly evocative of American quiltmaking during the 1930s and into the early 1940s.
About the Pattern
The Dresden Plate is created from wedge-shaped pieces arranged radially around a circular center, forming a stylized flower. This example uses rounded petals for a soft scalloped silhouette. What makes this quilt particularly distinctive is its double lattice-style sashing, where mint green and yellow strips intersect between the blocks, creating a secondary woven grid around the Dresden flowers.
Condition
Good vintage condition with age-related wear, fading, scattered discoloration, and minor imperfections consistent with age and use. Some of the earlier printed fabrics show gentle fading and wear, adding to the quilt's wonderfully soft, timeworn character.
Circa: 1930s–1940s
Size: 84.5”×84”
Medium Weight
Pattern: Dresden Plate with Lattice Sashing
Construction: Hand pieced, hand appliquéd & hand quilted
Fabrics: Assorted Depression-era cotton prints & solid cottons
Description
Hand pieced, appliquéd, and hand quilted, this cheerful Dresden Plate quilt pairs colorful scrap flowers with an especially striking mint green and butter yellow lattice. Each plate is composed of rounded petals cut from an assortment of florals, geometrics, novelty prints, and dress fabrics, centered with warm peach cotton and appliquéd onto crisp white blocks. The graphic two-color sashing frames each flower beautifully, giving the quilt a fresh, garden-like quality while showcasing the maker's wonderful collection of period fabrics.
Historical Period
Dresden Plate quilts flourished during the 1920s and 1930s, becoming one of the most recognizable patterns of the Depression era. Their popularity coincided with the growing availability of brightly printed cottons and the tradition of saving even small remnants from dresses, aprons, children's clothing, and household sewing. The pastel palette and lively assortment of prints in this quilt are particularly evocative of American quiltmaking during the 1930s and into the early 1940s.
About the Pattern
The Dresden Plate is created from wedge-shaped pieces arranged radially around a circular center, forming a stylized flower. This example uses rounded petals for a soft scalloped silhouette. What makes this quilt particularly distinctive is its double lattice-style sashing, where mint green and yellow strips intersect between the blocks, creating a secondary woven grid around the Dresden flowers.
Condition
Good vintage condition with age-related wear, fading, scattered discoloration, and minor imperfections consistent with age and use. Some of the earlier printed fabrics show gentle fading and wear, adding to the quilt's wonderfully soft, timeworn character.
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