1930's Ruby Short Kim Embroidery Flower Garden Quilt

So many interesting things have been happening in my life lately that it has taken until now to get back to that second quilt I found at that lovely antique shop in Bingen,Washington, called Antiques & Oddities. This second, quilt aside from a few rust stains, was in far better condition than the first one I showed. As the title above says it is a quilt made by following the embroidery patterns of a lady by the name of Ruby Short Kim. Just Google her name and you will find all kinds of interesting things about her. She was a very active designer of all things quilt and I am very delighted to have found one with her signature garden flowers on it.

As quilts go this one is not over large, being 72" x 72", but boy does it make up for the size by the amount of stitches in it. The lady stitches are 6 and 7 to the inch and then she diamond stitched it on under a one inch grid that is truly amazing. She must have loved embroidery too for she did a wonderful job of doing the flowers, alternating the embroidery blocks with plain white. I think the affect really is stunning. This quilt was meant as a show piece, as it has little or no wear. This was a woman very proud of her skills, as well she should be.
Can you guess all the flowers?

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