Thursday, November 17, 2011

Bull's Eye Quilt


This stunning Bull's Eye quilt was made in Berk's County Pennsylvania in 1900-1920 by a member of the Alverda H. Hoffman Herb family. This is one of four similar quilts made around the same time in that vacinity. Imagine, after all that piecing, this quilter decided to add some applique and lots of hand-quilting too. I love this quilt and I'm glad it has found a good home, the American Folk Art Museum.


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9 comments:

  1. DinahNovember 17, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Oh, I do LOVE this design! Imagine the accuracy in piecing to get this to lie flat! Beautiful!

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  2. PoppyprintNovember 17, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    That is truly incredible!

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  3. The Cozy QuilterNovember 17, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Wow!

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  4. Nifty QuiltsNovember 17, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    Wow again! I wonder how they figured out the geometry on this. I love the color palate too!

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  5. JoAnne in southern CaliforniaNovember 17, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Very impressive, thanks for showing us, it's beautiful!

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  6. Pat from FloridaNovember 17, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Wow!

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  7. MarileeNovember 17, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    I'm really enjoying these posts. I can really appreciate one a day.

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  8. Caron at Michigan QuiltsNovember 22, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    That is such a beautiful quilt! Love it!!!

    Caron Mosey
    celebratehandquilting.blogspot.com

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  9. BernapatchAugust 21, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    Magnifique! Bravo

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