Saturday, June 12, 2010

What is it?

I've been having a little guessing game at the quilt show about my doll quilt shown below. I found it in a half price tub of vintage linens at an antique mall in Wichita and since it was so unique, it became the first doll quilt I purchased.

I've been asking our quilt show viewers what they "see" in the doll quilt. So far, some of the guesses have been:

1. This is in the style of Gee's Bend.
2. A house (the blue triangle is the roof).
3. Sunbonnet Sue gone bad!


Tell me what you "see"! What do you think it is? I think I will go along with guess #2 about the house unless someone sees something even better!

Tomorrow afternoon is the last day of the quilt show so if you're in driving distance of Goessel, Kansas ( population 450-ish), be sure to be there!
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7 comments:

  1. BonnieJune 13, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    It looks like someone wanted to use up every bit of fabric they had. Is this depression era? Also, it looks from the photo that there is a button (right side below the orange plaid...) Interesting little quilt. The other picture ... Wow . What size are those quilts? Itty bitty? Nice display. Bonnie

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  2. Quilts and CatsJune 13, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    Don't you recognize it? This is the winner of The World's Ugliest Quilt contest!

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  3. ElyteJune 13, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    I have to agree with the house guess. I turned by computer up side down and still didn't come up with anything else. I would have loved to come to the exhibition but unfortunately you would be packed and gone by the time I even got to Melbourne airport. Great job.

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  4. Sue-AnneJune 13, 2010 at 6:59 PM

    I can definately see the house and the triangles could be the fence line?

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  5. UnknownJune 14, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    I see a windblown pine tree.

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  6. UnknownJune 15, 2010 at 12:04 AM

    It reminds me of "wash day" - doing laundry.

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  7. Sandra HendersonJune 17, 2010 at 5:15 PM

    Well, I live on the coast of Ga, so I see..
    A pelican. w/rays of sunshine (orange) all around...
    Looks like a young girl was allowed to freely experiment and make her own doll quilt!~just wonderful! XO

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