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the cover of 21 amish quilt patterns, with many different designs and colors on it

21 Amish Quilt Patterns Get in touch with nature and classic elegance that is Amish quilt patterns. This page has Amish quilt blocks, applique, and more Amish quilt designs to adore. Some of these Ami

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the cover of four traditional amish quilt patterns

19th-century American Amish women made their quilts simple and “plain,” typically from the same wool and cotton fabrics they used to make shirts, dresses, pants, and coats for their own families. The bold colors and abstract,

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a multicolored quilt is hanging on a metal stand in the grass near a house

So it turns out the "technical difficulty" with my new camera was me. Go figure! Thanks to hubby for pointing out my error. He's better about the technical stuff than I am--it's that engineer brain of his. Anyway, I think I am back in business. Once again I sent one of my quilts on a journey to get quilted by Lynn. I took this completed top to our niece's wedding in Nebraska in May. Our parents took it with them to Utah right after that and left it with Emily. She took it to Lynn where she…

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the words 10 tips for buying an amish quilt in red, blue and green

I know we have a lot of readers interested in Amish quilts and many with experience buying them. We'll be hearing more soon on the subject from Janneken Smucker, author of the upcoming Amish Quilts: Crafting an American Icon, including a chance to ask Amish quilt questions. In the meantime, reader GamGam recently left an

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a black square with multicolored squares in the center, and red border around it

I showed you a companion quilt to this one a while back. I finally was able to take a photo of this one for you. The difference between them is I took everything that included gold and fall colors and used them in this one. The other quilt uses blues, purples, reds etc. This quilt is just slightly smaller than the other. This one is called Amish Shadows 2. It is 46 x 56 inches. It is impressive hung on a wall. By using so many different colors in a quilt it makes it adaptable to any decor…

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a colorful quilt is on display in the center of a tablecloth with an intricate design

Amish style quilt "Sunshine and Shadow" (c. 1940), on display at the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum in Pennsylvania. This is part of the exhibit "THE GRID: Amish Quilts, Esprit Clothing and Postmodern Design." You can learn more about the exhibit by visiting quiltandtextilemuseum.com/qt/.

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