Fourteen silk/cotton blend strips of varying colors pieced lengthwise by feather and tent stitches in wide-narrow-wide pattern. Velvet floral patterns appliqued onto wide strips; running diamonds appliqued on narrow strips. Embroiderey stitches on and around appliques in sprig motifs.
quilts
appliqué (technique)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
silk (textile)
textiles
velvet (fabric weave)
geometric patterns
Needlework
Quilt
Silk
Cotton
Velvet
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Appliqued
Geometric
Unidentified Textile
Quilt
Unknown
62.25 (W) (inches)
1932.614
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