This is a guide for people interested in recreating or identifying vintage redwork or embroidery quilts.  The flowers are not realistic representations, but flower-like, representing styles of the 1930's. 

The Oregonian Modernistic Flower Quilt - C. Mullen 1930's Pattern

The Oregonian Modernistic Flower Quilt, by C Mullen, was originally published in the 1930's.  The pattern consisting  of 25 designs and the quilting design, was published in The Oregonian, Portland, OR. One pattern was printed each week, and the reader would carefully cut and save each piece until they had a complete quilt set.  These patterns were highly valued, many of them surviving for collectors and quilt historians of today.

Today the Oregonian presents the layout of the newest, most sophisticated of coverlets - the modernistic flower quilt.  The 25 flower blocks and the pattern of the quilting block will appear successively one week apart.

In this quilt the most persistently popular subject of the art of quilting - the flower - is ultra-modernized.

The modern flowers blocks were designed for appliqué onto nine-inch squares. The completed quilt, as pictured, will be approximately 63" x 81". Full color suggestions are noted with each pattern. 

Many quilters recreate this pattern today!  The  pattern is suitable for coloring, painting, appliqué work, embroidery or a combination. You can choose redwork or bluework and make  your quilt as simple or elaborate as you wish. 

Any of the designs can be used separately for pillow tops, runners, tablecloths and other pieces for your home or for gifts.