This red-and-white Sawtooth Diamond looks like it could have been pulled straight from the Ladies’ Home Journal article. Red and white quilts were a popular color combination between 1890 and 1910. Turkey reds were colorfast and washable making the quilt both decorative and practical. 

Pattern: 
Sawtooth Diamond
Maker: 
Maker unknown
Circa
1890
1910
Possibly made in
New Jersey
United States
89.5
89.5
IQM, Linda Giesler Carlson and Dr. John V. Carlson Collection
2004.016.0032