Leave it Nancy to come up with
this incredible collection of rich indigos, soft creams
and milky browns, used in the most stunning quilts of
the mid-1800s, and spanning more than half a century of
rich textile history.
Indigo print designs changed only slightly during the
19th century; earlier designs were a little less crisp
than their 1860s-70s counterparts, due to changes in the
actual printing process. Indigo and white quilts were
very popular in straightforward motifs - Wild Goose
Chase, Log Cabin - not many fancy curves, and because
these blues saturated both sides of the fabric, they
were very desirable since the same hue was found on the
front and back fabric face.
It's no surprise that these treasured "gems"
are among Nancy's favorite Blues.
