Discover America One Patch at a Time

Art by Joyce Winterton Stewart
- Museum of American Folk Art -
MB (Milton Bradley Company) | 550 pieces | 1992
A square patchwork quilt featuring a grid of diverse geometric and folk-art style quilt blocks surrounded by a border.

The central image is a colorful patchwork quilt displayed in a square, structured grid format. The quilt is comprised of numerous smaller fabric blocks, each featuring a unique pattern such as stars, flowers, trees, leaves, and various geometric shapes. The colors are rich and varied, including deep reds, blues, greens, and soft pinks, balanced against white and cream background fabrics. A prominent, continuous scalloped border featuring a green leaf pattern frames the central collection of blocks, adding a decorative vine-like element that pulls the composition together.

Surrounding the internal grid, a wider outer border contains an additional series of decorative squares that mirror the variety of the central design. These outer squares include specific motifs such as a small perched bird and a stylized maple leaf, among others. The overall aesthetic is one of traditional American folk art, emphasizing skilled textile work and careful, intricate stitching. The entire quilt is photographed against a solid, textured magenta-colored background that includes repeating faint, dashed stitching lines, mimicking the look of a quilted surface.

The image captures a highly detailed textile artwork with a flat, overhead perspective. The lighting is even and bright, highlighting the texture of the fabric and the precision of the pieced patterns. Every square block tells a different visual story, creating a dense, mosaic-like appearance that invites the viewer to examine each individual section of the fabric composition.

A square patchwork quilt featuring a grid of diverse geometric and folk-art style quilt blocks surrounded by a border.
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Manufacturer ID: 4356-3 | Barcode: 032244043567
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