Pearle Pierrel

This 1930s quilt exemplifies the range of fabric available to, and thus the considered choices made by, the home quilter in the 20th century. Using diamonds of solid colors to guide the overall arrangement into the Boston Common pattern, she maintains control but defies strict consistency by also including densely patterned prints of varying scale and hue. Because of their quantity, these pastel fabrics, typical of the decade, appear to have been purchased for this particular project.