1930's Ruby Short Kim Embroidery Flower Garden Quilt
So many things have been happening in my life lately that it has taken until now to get back to that second quilt I found at Antiques & Oddities in Bingen, Washington. 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?
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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