Available Other Works & Book Quilts
Small quilts, antique lace quilts, and quilts Ruth made for her teaching books.
Most are priced from $300-$800; all are signed and dated.
©2023
15.75” x 15.75”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, ink (eye detail), cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$500
Signed and dated in Sharpie on left front corner.
Sprinter
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©2020
53.5” x 35”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$900
In 2020, Ruth made a series of small quilts as a pandemic project, combining traditional blocks with her signature piecing and quilting style. All the others were sold or given as gifts. Signed and dated in Sharpie on right front corner.
Note: This quilt does not have a sleeve sewn to the back for hanging.
Dueling Sawtooths
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About Ruth’s Lace Quilts:
Ruth collected antique handmade lace and home textiles for fifty years, found at rummage and estate sales. In 2019, she decided it was time to start using up her stash, working the lace and textiles into a series of experimental quilts, shown in the following section. Many of these quilts also utilize Ruth’s collection of hand-dyed fabrics. These quilts are all signed and dated by Ruth; some have sewn signatures and dates, and some are signed and dated in Sharpie, either on the front of the quilt, or on a label sewn to the back.
©2020
52” x 40”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, antique lace, antique embroidered panels, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$500
Bermuda
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©2020
12.5” x 20”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, lace, shell button,
cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$300
Question
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©2020
37.5” x 45.5”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, antique lace, antique apron, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$500
Apron by Moonlight
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©2020
27” x 30”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, antique lace, ink, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$500
A very rare portrait quilt, with facial details illustrated in ink.
Cousin Anne
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©2019
52” x 40”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, antique lace, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$650
Rings
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©2019
47” x 21”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, antique lace, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$350
“Mrs. McCormick” is Katherine Dexter McCormick, an early MIT graduate who gifted the Institute the dorm I lived in while I was a student there. I bought the curtain this lace is taken from, along with several other high-end textiles that had belonged to her, at an estate sale in the 1970s.
Mrs. McCormick’s Curtain
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©1998
42” x 36”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, appliqué, faux pearl beads, sequins, metallic trim, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$900
A wild and very unique quilt made in 1998, this hung in Ruth’s home and was never offered for sale.
Housework
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About Ruth’s Book Quilts:
The quilts in the following section were featured in Ruth’s teaching books, and include both very large quilts and small demo blocks. These quilts are all signed and dated by Ruth; some have sewn signatures and dates, and some are signed and dated in Sharpie, either on the front of the quilt, or on a label sewn to the back.
©2000
84.5” x 59”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, antique lace, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$4,700
This very large quilt was featured on the cover of Ruth’s book Pieced Vegetables. Sewn signature and date on front.
Pieced Vegetables
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©2004
20” x 24”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$100
A demo quilt made by Ruth for her Peaceable Bears pattern. Signed and dated in Sharpie on bottom right corner.
Flower Bear
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©2004
54” x 55”
Machine pieced, machine quilted, cotton fabrics, cotton batting
$400
A demo quilt made by Ruth for her Peaceable Bears pattern. Signed and dated in Sharpie on bottom right corner.
Nine Bears
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