Last week, while perusing the goods of a New Hampshire antiques shop, I discovered a coverlet that was too cool to leave on a shelf. My criteria for selection is that it was in a pile of textiles, apparently made by the same person, I did not already have a item with this design, and it was distinctively “wonky.”
Here it is!
For twenty dollars, would you have left this little gem behind?
This “wonky,” one-layer coverlet is made for a crib. The hemmed covering features appliquéd designs that use solid fabrics, as well as plaids and floral print cloth. Notice that none of the figures (Overall Sam) are congruent, i.e. the same size. This has been used and even repaired! Certainly, it was a scrap bag attempt at making every “Sam” a little bit different from the others. Each “Sam” is appliquéd with the Buttonhole Stitch, (often misnamed the “Blanket Stitch,” a name that only refers to the same stitch, if used on the edging of a wool blanket!).
Whaddayathink?
Pat
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