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Education

Object Name

Quilt

Title

1939 Rose Garden

Year Range from

1932

Year Range to

2005

Description

The pattern of this quilt is made of multiple 3" nine patches set together with equilateral triangles to form hexagonal rings with spokes on the outer edges. The background and hexagon centers of the rings are in varied indigo prints. Fabrics for the nine patches and triangles are a range of 1920s to 1930s pastel prints and white. A printed rose is appliqued in the centers of nine of the rings with a red hand-buttonhole stitch. The inner and outer narrow borders are a linear indigo print with four pointed stars. The middle border is a zigzag "rail fence" made of a variety of 1920s to 1930s pastel prints. The borders are applied in strips; the pieced border is not mitered and does not turn the corners.

The quilt is hand quilted with three lines through each nine patch unit, and large flowers within the hexagons lacking appliqued roses. The rose hexagons are echo quilted, as is the zigzag border. The outer linear border is actually a binding. Backing is cream cotton. There is a hanging sleeve with the provenance information attached.

Provenance

"Rose Garden Maze. Begun in 1932 as part of therapy from rheumatic fever and set aside, at that time, I didn't care for working with all these bias edges on triangles and hexagons. It was my first attempt at hand-quilting when I was 8. You will notice many stripped and irregular stitches. Pulling it out of the box in 2005, I decided it needed a border to contain the center sections. Gardens have fences around them. Living in the country - - - a split rail fence would be ideal, utilizing some of the original fabrics left over, and I attempted to duplicate the quilting stitches I had done previously. The effect of the quilt is much better now - - - it "feels"complete." Signed: Arnold Hegy Savage, Rose Township, Ohio, in handwriting.

Rose Township Ohio

The Hegy family quilt collection was owned by Arnold Savage, a renowned, award winning quilter who predominantly uses vintage fabrics in his works from the family fabric stash.

Artist

Savage, Arnold

Dimensions

W-33 L-41 inches

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