Showing posts with label Baptist Fan Quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baptist Fan Quilt. Show all posts

Monday, July 6, 2009

4th Of July At Tiverton 4 Corners Antiques Show




Holly Lane Antiques spent a beautiful perfect summer day at the Tiverton 4 Corners Antiques Show on the 4th of July. This is a special show outside on the grounds of the old meeting house in Tiverton Rhode Island. After such a stormy week everyone was enjoying the sunshine and the holiday and the variety of antiques being offered.




Holly Lane Antiques was set up in our favorite spot under the trees.





Our favorite quilt - an antique red and white pieced triangle quilt beautifully hand quilted in the Baptist Fan pattern - is on its way to New York and its new home in the soon to arrive new baby's room.





Our large collection of early English White Ironstone continues to be a favorite and many pieces were selected for purchase. This early ironstone with its variety of shapes easily suits a variety of tastes - from the floral embossed - my favorite - to the geometric octagon shapes - to the victorian shapes with their scrolls and flourishes.







As always our collection of Antique Haviland Limoges china was a highpoint of our booth. Everyone was fascinated to see and touch the beautiful and rare Meadow Visitors pieces. This is an early pattern of Haviland featuring birds and butterflies with hand painted accents - each piece with different birds and butterflies. Stunning Antique China!





Saturday was a wonderful day spent with very nice people and beautiful antiques - couldn't ask for better!




Holly Lane Antiques would love to have you visit our booth at one of our shows to see and touch our special antique items in person. Contact us to be added to our show mailing list at hollyln@sprintmail.com.

And click on the banner below to visit our internet store where many of the items pictured are available for purchase.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

A Special Quilt -




Being a frustrated quilter myself, I am in awe of the quilts made long ago by those who were not so easily frustrated.

This is an especially lovely Antique Quilt! The pieced pattern is quite simple - triangles in a variety of small print red fabrics. I have been told that these fabrics date to the late 1800's dating this quilt to the early 1900's

It is the hand quilting that makes this Antique Quilt outstanding. All of those tiny stitches sewn in parallel curved lines. This quilting pattern is called The Baptist Fan. It is stunning!

- And also inspirational - Perhaps it is time I overcame my frustration and faced the challenge of quilting again.


This quilt is available for purchase at Holly Lane Antiques -
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