Another beautiful day in Oregon to visit the Old Aurora Colony Museum Quilt Show!
The show looked a bit different this year, but still enjoyable. I'm going to share some of the colony quilts owned by the museum. I never get tired of seeing these lovely quilts!
The blocks are fairly small. Maybe 5"
The fabric is incredible!
This looks brown, but it is actually purple.
So is this one.
That wide border! Wow!
Mary and Martha Zimmerman 1900-1925
(Not obvious this was a religious colony, right? lol)
This was a small quilt. Elizabeth Giesy Kraus, maker
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Super graphic, mostly poly and suitings. Humble and super charming.
Emily Giesy Miller, maker
I once had a lot of suiting samples in this same shape!
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Apparently the maker worked in the tailor shop. (see next photo)
There is a lot to love about the simplicity of this quilt.
The next few photos are from the Colony Museum. The setting makes this quilt show so charming!
This is very interesting, Lori. My husband and I toured through Oregon (from Ohio by car!) in June, and we saw this village. There are several related colonies dotted across the country, including our own version up in Zoar, OH. I absolutely am smitten by that Ohio Star quilt - makes me want to make a variety of 5" blocks! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLori maravillosos edredones, preciosas fotografías, gracias por compartir.
ReplyDeleteDelightful! I enjoy your visit every year.The red and grey circles quilt is unusual. I have a wool suiting quilt too, tho I think mine has some reds to liven it up. I always call the sleigh blankets. The Stars interest me, being so small. 5" would be an odd size for 9 patch grid base---perhaps 4.5 or 6"? I too am ''smitten'' by the idea of making tiny stars, tho I have two quilts needing *their* stars first, I tell myself.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tour, Lori. I'm always so happy when you share your photos with us. It was most interesting. The Ohio Star quilt is amazing. Do you know the date it was made? I appreciated the close-up photos of some of the blocks. They had such tiny little prints on their fabrics back then. I was shocked by how modern that red, black and grey quilt looks. Amazing work when you think they only had regular scissors and paper pattern. The sewing machine is interesting too. It is so different from our usual old Singers. Thanks for sharing all these beauties. ;^)
ReplyDeleteI love going along for your visits to the Aurora Colony. The quilts are always a treat to see, and I really appreciate the close-up shots of the fabrics. I also enjoy seeing the surroundings, and I got a kick out of the churn dash quilt with the Matreshka doll fabric. Obviously not a period piece, but it made me smile, because churn dash is my favorite block, and I have a Matreshka doll collection. :)
ReplyDeleteI was wondering, the sewing machine looks to have the wheel broken off? Looks naked without one. Love the quilt blocks set with red. I'm going to copy that idea.
ReplyDeleteOk, don't know how I thought I saw red. Maybe I'm seeing things! Love the quilts and other old ephemera. That drop leaf table is a familiar style.
ReplyDeleteLove the quilts! Especially that green star quilt!!
ReplyDeleteI used to enjoy visiting the Amish area of Central Illinois and Indiana, so your post brought back some wonderful memories. What treasures those quilts are! Vintage and antique sewing machines are wonderful, and it's always enjoyable to see how loved and used they were.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty antique quilts. I see that one of the fabrics look exactly like the one I have been working with today, fun!
ReplyDeleteThat shed looks like the one my grandpa had with all those tools laying around. You must have had a fun day!
The show was different, I was told they have a new director. I'm glad the upstairs was closed. My favorite was the pineapple log cabin quilt : )
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your annual tour of the Aurora quilt show. Brings back some great memories of when we visited more than a few years ago now.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this nice post Lori
ReplyDeleteThank you for the pictures Lori !! What a wonderful show ! The quilts are beautiful !
ReplyDeleteMerci Lori pour cette visite qui m’a donné l’occasion de voir de magnifiques courtepointes.
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