Pastels & Brights: A Look at 1930s Quilts

    Every spring, the fields surrounding La Conner are filled with bright colors. Beginning in March with the iridescent yellow daffodils and continuing through April with the varied tulips, our lives in this part of the world are alive with color and they have inspired our first floor displays. Quilts made during the 1930s Depression years brightened the lives of the makers and their families. A favorite hexagon quilt on display this quarter will be a beautiful Mosaic Quilt. This quilt is a recent addition to our collection and it features hexagons formed into diamond blocks that are arranged into a Tumbling Block setting. This quilt is all hand pieced and hand quilted, as will be many of the quilts on display. The display will also include a hexagon Grandmother’s Flower Garden, a Lily Quilt, and a Circle Star Quilt.