Country Style Quilt

Quilts4U has named one of the quilts in the Quilts4U Traditional Quilt Collection the Country Style quilt because there are countless pattern names with the same general appearance. We chose Country Style because for several reasons. The pattern is basic and would have been chosen by many quilt makers for its suitability for a beginner quilt maker, for its unpretentious simplicity and its adaptability to the scrap bag every quilter cherished.

Quilts4U version of this homey quilt started with a collection of whimsical and countryish printed fabrics from Country Treasures in Vermont. Very fine quality muslin was chosen to set off the prints, again for its off white rustic appearance and also because using muslin is traditional in quilt making. The solid shade fabrics were all purchased from the Cherrywood Fabric Collection of fine hand dyed cotton fabric.

This generic type of pattern was very often selected to make a utilitarian quilt, a quilt that would receive heavy usage over the years. Throughout the early centuries of quilt making in America muslin was often more readily available and usually at a lower cost. In fact, recycling muslin feed bags into quilt tops and backings was at certain times of scarcity almost a universal practice. Sometimes there was lettering or a print on the feedbag, specifically as an inducement by feed manufacturers. This marketing idea was that farmers might buy a particular brand of feed so that the quilters in the household would be happy too.

What makes Quilts4U's Country Quilt outstanding and a little bit modern as well is the superbly executed hand quilting in various sized circles.