Sherbet Stars by Lissa Alexander
Now that's a pretty picture.
It's from Lissa Alexander's new book Oh, Scrap! - Fabulous Quilts That Make the Most of Your Stash
I wrote a introduction on the history of scrap quilts for the book and I'll be doing some more posts on that topic in reference to the Civil War years here and on my Material Culture blog.
Lissa has done a fabulous job of combining the traditional look of scrap quilts with a contemporary aesthetic. Sherbet Stars: Classic color and pattern pushed a little bit modern.
1840-1865
Here are a few similar stars from the past, mostly from online auctions.
The star blocks in the book are 21-3/4" square and the finished quilt is
81-3/4".
1840-1865
Sherbets: raspberry and lemon
Detail of a star date-inscribed 1853
DAR Museum Collection
1830-1860
Amazing stuffed quilting. I think the
pink star may be a patch over a very worn center.
We'll be giving away many Oh Scrap! E-books on Moda blogs between tomorrow and March 26, 2018, so begin the blog hop with Lissa's blog tomorrow March 15
See a preview of Oh Scrap! on Amazon:
Lone Star Sampler
by Lissa Alexander, Quilted by Angela McCorkle
Lissa's made this pattern several times. Here's a great repro look from a few years ago.
2 comments:
What beautiful quilts, classic yet modern, love the colors...so refreshing much as I love dark repros. I ordered my copy right away.
Gorgeous stars. Love them all!
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