Amish Quilts - Feature bright colors and simple geometric shapes, black is often the background of choice both to contrast with adjacent bold colors and recycle fabric leftover from making clothes. Appliquéd Quilts - Individual motifs are cut from different fabrics and hand sewn onto a solid background creating a bold design. Chintz Appliquéd Quilts - Featuring flower-printed cottons known as chintz (from the Hindu word chitta, meaning spotted), these quilts were typically made by wealthy women since the fabric was extremely expensive. Whole-Cloth Quilts - Typically made of printed cotton, both American and European, the focus being the elaborate quilting design rather than a design made by stitching a variety of fabrics together. Anecdotes , Art Quiz , Education , Mythology , 3D Images , Last Week . read more

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