Are you surprised to learn that this light-colored quilt is Amish-made? This quilt demonstrates that historians, enthusiasts, and collectors should be careful about categorizing quilts based on ethnicity.  This quilt reflects nationally popular color schemes of the 1930s and 1940s rather than what has generally become known as the “Amish” dark-hued, saturated color schemes popular with collectors since the 1970s.

Pattern: 
Baskets
Maker: 
Maker unknown
Circa
1930
1950
Made in
the Midwest
United States
42.5
35
IQM, Sara Miller Collection
2000.007.0010