Barker - Blank Inside

THE FLOWER ALBUM QUILT blank inside card w/ envelope. During the early 1800's, a wide variety of domestic and imported fabrics became available in America for the first time. This inspried the creative Album quilt. This appliqued quilt was often created by many women and used for a present at births, weddings and sometimes as a gift to express esteem for a clergyman or teacher. It is also called a friendship quilt. Rebecca Barker's Quiltscapes. c1999 #130