The classic floral quilt was one of the most popular styles used by the 19 century quilt makers. From the 1840s through the 1870s, these attractive, eye catching designs, predominantly, red and green on white backgrounds were immensely popular the style decline gradually thereafter. Quilted gardens provides a fascinating view of these quilts, their makers, and the many influences that affected the development of the classic floral quilt style, technological advances, the popularity of botany parentheses for particularly among women parentheses, and Westward immigration each had a role and influencing and spreading the quilt style.

ISBN: 9781558532724