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We continue our selection of quilts exhibited in 2019 at the Houston International Quilt Festival as part of their 45th Anniversary, the Sapphire Anniversary. The Sapphire Celebration exhibit is described as:

"Quilters have long used the color blue to symbolize trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Sapphire is also the chosen gem to celebrate 45th anniversaries—which International Quilt Festival is doing this year (2019)! These new and antique blue and white quilts will be suspended from the ceiling in a spectacular and unforgettable display."

To be a part of the exhibit, quilts had to fit the following criteria:

  • Entries may be Traditional, Modern or Art.
  • Entries must have been made between 1974 and 2019.
  • The minimum size is 50” x 50”

Please enjoy the twenty-fourth quilt from the exhibition by an Unknown Maker.

Title of Quilt: Fleur de Lis

Quilter's Name: Unknown Maker


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#7 BleuRose 2020-08-06 02:44
Exquisitely made. Sad we don't know the maker.
#6 pennyELM 2020-08-03 10:40
Not sure how you are counting your stitches, but I was taught to count each time the needle pierced the fabric as a stitch, so it looks like to me this could be more 15-16 stitches/inch, but hard to determine since I could not magnify the stitching.
#5 micheleinla 2020-07-31 10:40
So beautiful
#4 Old Quilter 2020-07-31 09:34
Those stitches are so fine and so perfect.
#3 Chantalida 2020-07-31 09:09
The Fleur de Lys was the emblem of the kings of France. Louisiana was a french territory, his name "Louisiane" was given to honnor Louis XVI the Sun King of France who built The Chateau de Versailles. Louisiana has been sold to United States of America by Napoléon the 1st on the 3rd of May 1803.
#2 Melinda Capozza 2020-07-31 06:57
Magnificent quilting
#1 Shelley Heinz 2020-07-31 06:41
What a shame that the maker is unknown--and it is a fairly recent quilt!
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