Crossroads to Texas

Designed by:  Betsy Chutchian

As the pioneers of the Westward Expansion began to settle and make their homesteads in Texas, local merchantiles started to see more goods arriving in ever-increasing quantities.  Early on, inventory was shipped to Galveston and delivered by wagon. As the railroad made its way out west, it brought a variety of items, allowing store owners to offered an abundance of stock.

Cities like Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, and Galveston offered many merchants - and choices - for shopping. Smaller towns also had multiple dry goods stores. Although the more rural settlements resulted in fewer shopping opportunities, there were the peddlers who traveled the country, selling all kinds of wares.

Based on a vintage quilt that Betsy found in a little antique shop in Hico, Texas, this collection features some of the most sought-after fabric reproductions from the mid-to-late-1800s, including madder prints: madder reds, madder pinks, madder oranges, madder purples and madder browns - some of the more hard-to-find colors for reproducingquilt from the 1840s to 1870s.  Addtionally, the indigos, butterscotch (aka California Gold),. Poison greens and light prints were also characteristics of the original quilt and are true “finds” for the vintage quilt enthusiast.

Be sure to look for Betsy’s book which is a perfect companion to her fabrics, also entitled Gone to Texas: Quilts from Lizzie’s Journals 1857–1882.

Free projects:

SKUs:

7448_20_24inrpt, 7449_1, 7449_14, 7450_3, 7451_3, 7451_4, 7451_5, ,452_1, 7452_14, 7452_3, 7452_5, 7454_1, 7454_14, 7454_18, 7455_17, ,455_3, 7455_6, 7456_17, 7456_4, 7456_6, 7457_1, 7457_18, 7457_4, ,457_5, 7458_1, 7458_3, 7458_6, 7459_14, 7459_3, 7459_4, 7550_18

3 comments

  • Comment Link Linda Ferguson Friday, 12 August 2011 15:22 posted by Linda Ferguson

    Zowee I have been enjoying your book History Repeated. Over the years I have seen quilts in Quiltmaker 19th Century Patchwork Divas and wondered about you all. I will be looking to buy fabric you have designed as I am and have been for years hooked on 19th century fabric reproductions.

  • Comment Link diane Monday, 27 June 2011 08:11 posted by diane

    This is wonderful! congrats

  • Comment Link Sally Bramald Monday, 27 June 2011 05:37 posted by Sally Bramald

    Stunning collection, I would love to make an English style medallion quilt using all of them!

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