Fons and Porters Love of Quilting Magazine has a great column in it called "This Old Quilt", by Gerald E. Roy. Have you seen it?In every issue he shows old quilts and discusses them. The Oct. 2006 issue has a beautiful Carolina Lily quilt that he says is a baby quilt. I really love it. I keep threatening to make a Lily quilt, but have not as yet. A few years ago I saw one that I loved at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. This is an old quilt also. I love the fabrics, the design, everything! There are lots of variations of this block, and some I like more than others. I don't know what this one is called, but thought you might enjoy taking a look at it.
Gerald Roy has an incredible collection of quilts. He has coordinated exhibits at the New England Quilt Museum and at the Lowell Quilt Festival (MA) that I have really enjoyed. Thanks for sharing this one.
ReplyDeleteIt is one of my favorite sections of the magazine, Marcie. I love the history behind the quilts and admire his collection. I believe he has had themed quilts in one the galleries at the MAQS museum during the AQS show--not sure they were all from his collection or not.
ReplyDeleteI only came across Carolina lily as a block a few years ago when someone used one as the centre medallion in a round robin... It was very pretty.
ReplyDeleteI do like that column. I'm always amazed at the quilts he talks about.
ReplyDeleteI love the lily quilts too. When I've had my quilts appraised at the Nashville AQS Quilt Expo, twice Gerald Roy was the one who did the appraisal and I was so thrilled!
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Wouldn't that be wonderful to make a Carolina Lily quilt. Such a great old antique pattern.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fairly unusual Lily as you say, Marcie. I do like it, and maybe it's the combination of piecing and applique..or at least it looks like both to me.
ReplyDeleteI hope you do make one, even if it's just a four block wall hanging that Gwen Marston is so fond of...it's a lovely pattern.
I like the applique stems on this version.
ReplyDeleteSuch a simple looking, yet graphic block. I think what I like best is the colorations they most often use and the heavy amount of quilting.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom made me a top with a Carolina Lily variation. It's in the book Potting Shed Patchwork and I've had the top for at least a couple years. It's called Winter Lily and I really need to get it quilted - it's beautiful!
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