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Catalog Number |
BRT.75.71 |
Object Name |
Quilt |
Title |
Windmill Blades Log Cabin Quilt |
Description |
A multi-coloured 'windmill blades' log cabin quilt. Each 34cm x 34cm square is a different combination of fabric pieces. The center of each square is red and the 'logs' are various solid colours of wool, cotton and linen. The backing is made of red fabric. It is been quilted using ties. |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Dimensions |
W-180 L-202 cm |
History |
This quilt is a log cabin variation known as 'Windmill Blades', "Pineapple" or 'Maltese Cross'. It was donated by Margaret Lawrence who was active on the board for the Toronto Township Historical Foundation; responsible for overseeing and running the Bradley House Museum. She helped build the collection of the museum worked to save the Anchorage to be restored onto the Bradley site. Lisa J. Allen, Quilting-in-America.com creator wrote, "Among the most popular traditional patchwork motifs, the Log Cabin block is one of the earliest blocks on record. Surprisingly easy to construct with a wide range of visually sophisticated pattern layouts, the block has endured the test of time because of its universal appeal. Incorporating unlimited variation, the block intrigues beginners and expert quilters alike." Windmill Blades is one of the most challenging variations of the log cabin pattern that requires piecing the strips of fabric on a diagonal to the central hearth square instead of perpendicular. References: American Quilting, Evolution of an Art from. date unknown Quilting-in-America.com Quilt, Log Cabin pattern, Pineapple or Windmill. The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/13888 |
People |
Lawrence, Margaret Helen |