Pandemic Porch Quilt Show, Day 20: Rolling Pansies
from Gefilte Quilt
I made this quilt in the 90s, finishing the work of an unknown quiltmaker.
It started as a flea market find: a metal cookie tin, full of petals and leaves. Many petals were beautifully turned under with a lovely, even basting stitch in thick white thread. I couldn't bear to take the maker's stitches out, so I left them in place whenever possible.
This "pansy" is a traditional quilting motif, from the 1930s I think. The fabrics - primarily calico florals - look like they're from the 1960s. Each flower has six components, 5 petals, plus one leaf. The ...
