Comments on: Appliqued Cherry Trees and Robins Quilt – Ladies Home Journal

By: Lenna DeMarco

Lenna DeMarco — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:04:41 +0000

I am researching this pattern – its orgins and evolution. If anyone knows of existing quilts of this pattern please contact me at demsing@msn.com. I have identified and examined several cited in current publications and held in larger museums but am looking for those in private and smaller museum collections. I have a 30s version that is one tree in the center, possibly like Lauren’s grandmother, so I would be interested in learning what info she has about that quilt. Thanks for your help. Lenna DeMarco

By: Jenny M

Jenny M — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:02:26 +0000

Thank you for the information about the Cherry tree & robins quilt. Last year was the first time I saw the quilt on the cover of the book American Folk Art Quilts and last week I finally was able to track down a copy of the book. Such a pity that there is no pattern available, as it is such a stunning quilt.

By: Lauren aka Giddy99

Lauren aka Giddy99 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:04:58 +0000

That is awesome! My great-grandmother made a similar quilt that had one big tree centered on a full-size(?) quilt – it was gorgeous. I wish I had a picture of it, but one of my aunts inherited and I’ve not seen it since.

By: Karen Beigh

Karen Beigh — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:27:59 +0000

Seventy-five cents was probably a goodly sum of money at the time. Would be wonderful to have the tree quilt pattern. It looks very folk art style.