Block from a quilt in Stella Rubin's inventory
We'll be stitching some conventional wreaths over the year in our Herbarium Block of the Month.
You may want to use traditional colors and reproduction prints, which (sigh!) are in short supply.
1852 from Fourth Corner Molly's inventory
Whether plain or printed, reds in the right shade are hard to come by lately.
However, we fabric designers march on with our reds unfurled,
giving you reds that won't bleed..
https://www.vintageandvogue.com/Ladies-Legacy-by-Barbara-Brackman-s/2214.htm
Or do a web search for Ladies' Legacy Moda.
There are plenty of reds out there.
The most accurate for our 1850s period are probably those printed with small figures
arranged in a foulard or half drop repeat pattern.
Like this print drawn from the Ladies' Legacy model
quilt from New York's Cooper Union art school during the
Civil War.
More on foulards:
Thanks for putting some clothes on Liberty.
ReplyDeleteI love the Ladies Legacy reds!!! I’m binding a quilt with some right now!
ReplyDeleteRobin, She's French---Marianne---I couldn't imagine us fabric designers charging around half naked being American. So she has an efficient sports bra on. Good for leading charges.
ReplyDelete