Submitted by Kathleen.
This quilt came into being with the assistance of my brothers who climbed the trees to pick the leaves and then identified them for me. The leaves were taken from trees around the house where we grew up in Connecticut.
I based the layout of the quilt on a beautiful coverlet made by an unknown Connecticut woman in the mid 1850s. I apologize for the poor photography; I have yet to hang this quilt.
The blocks are 20' x 20'; the hand appliqued leaves are botanically correct-I traced the real leaves. The photo of the label shows the identification of each specimen. Making this quilt took patience, but I loved every minute of it. We call it our family quilt because we all are very attached to nature and to the land around us. Thanks, Kathleen.
