February 13–26, 2011
Winedale Historical Complex, Round Top, Texas
The sixteen flower quilts in this exhibition spanned 150 years of quilt making, and provided an opportunity to view and examine a range of floral styles that reflect the changing aesthetic preferences from the early 1800s to 1950. Most of the quilts shown had never been publicly displayed. Included were the simple floral medallion in a rare crewel embroidered quilt dated 1804; stylized and symmetrical flowers in red and green appliqués from the mid-nineteenth century; naturalistic sprigs of blooms, buds, and stems in crazy quilts; and blossoms appliquéd in the pastel color palette popular during the 1930s and 1940s.
