This quilt was purchased originally by an Orange County quilt maker who had it hanging in her large quilting studio until her death. After several years her husband asked one of his late wife's quilting friends to help him dismantle her studio. That person thought to contact me about reselling this quilt. Of course, I bought it. The picture is much more blue than the quilt actually is. You can see a truer rendition in Ruth's book "Art & Inspirations". (A book that is available at the Visions Art Museum in San Diego during the current Ruth exhibit). And I quote from that book, "Each flower and leaf is pieced within an irregular pentagonal block." This represents Ruth's work with Symmetry (also one of her books, might be available used at Amazon).
"Delphinium" Ruth B. McDowell - Massachusetts 1986 60"W x 67"L
Machine pieced, hand tied, hand quilted.
Cotton, silk, blends. Polyester batting.
"A hybrid Delphinium has a cluster of petals called a "bee" in the center [of each flower], usually in a contrasting color. In [this quilt] the center "bee" is a small puff of silk inserted in the center of the piecing and tied down with heavy cotton thread 'stamens'." Art & Inspirations: Ruth B. McDowell.
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1 comment:
Oh my, another wonderful Ruth quilt. I have not seen this one before--so very delicate and the hand work, once again, is exquisite. Thank you.
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