Fringed antique Calling Card-
A bent corner on a card was meant to convey a secret message to the
recipient.
Twenty-five, ornately appliqued quilt blocks including
baskets laden with Roses, Forget-me-knots and delicate Pansies. Wreathes
with doves perched among the ribbons or clipper ships nestled within-
sounds like a description for an antique Baltimore Album quilt. Not
this time…
This time we have a collection of Victorian Calling Card designs!
Having long admired the quaint beauty
of the antique lithographed calling cards, it occurred to me that many
of the motifs, inked sentiments and arrangements from these small treasures
were very similar to the ones I loved in the Baltimore Album quilts.
