When I visited the African Quilt exhibition at the Nelson Gallery in the Art Building, I wasn't sure what to expect. At first glance, there didn't seem to be anything particularly special about these quilts other than their somewhat daunting size, but once I took a step closer to look at the amazing array of colors and the intricate details, I could tell these weren't just another bed warmer.
Steve's Popcorn Quilt was one of the most interesting quilts because it didn't look like one. Yes, it's made of hundreds of patches sewn together, but it isn't even close to the traditional quilt with cotton batting. What's even more amazing and jaw-dropping about this quilt is that it was made in the late 1800s, which meant colored and patterned cloth weren't easy to find. This is a quilt one would expect to have been created, at the earliest, sometime in the mid-1900s.
The individual popcorn-like patches are all the same shape and size, which give the quilt a general sense of pattern. However, none of the twenty four-by-four boxes consist of the same order of patterned cloth. If one looks at the quilt from afar, the randomly-ordered boxes of colored patches are no longer evident; instead, they are unified by a solid grid layout of lavender-colored patches.
Steve's Popcorn Quilt was one of the most interesting quilts because it didn't look like one. Yes, it's made of hundreds of patches sewn together, but it isn't even close to the traditional quilt with cotton batting. What's even more amazing and jaw-dropping about this quilt is that it was made in the late 1800s, which meant colored and patterned cloth weren't easy to find. This is a quilt one would expect to have been created, at the earliest, sometime in the mid-1900s.
The individual popcorn-like patches are all the same shape and size, which give the quilt a general sense of pattern. However, none of the twenty four-by-four boxes consist of the same order of patterned cloth. If one looks at the quilt from afar, the randomly-ordered boxes of colored patches are no longer evident; instead, they are unified by a solid grid layout of lavender-colored patches.
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