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Understanding Quilt-Specific Colors: Nile Green

Each of these color galleries represents a color given as a value for “Quilt-Specific Colors” in the Quilt Index Comprehensive Fields. Very specific “quilty” colors often reveal specific fabrics, a specific historical time period, or a particular quilting method. The quilts pictured in these galleries range from the late eighteenth century to the 1940s, and illustrate a wide variety of fabrics and techniques. Some quilts contain examples of more than one of these colors and thus appear in more than one gallery. In addition to these galleries, a good reference for learning more about quilt-specific colors is Eileen Jahnke Trestain’s book, Dating Fabrics: A Color Guide, 1800-1960.

Nile Green
Nile green, usually indicative of quilts dating to the 1930s or ‘40s, is a medium to light green with a yellow undertone.  Nile green was often used in appliqué on quilts with a white or cream background.  Greens were very popular in these decades, and Nile green often appears in quilts with other greens, such as mint, dark green and sage.

In addition to these galleries, a good reference for learning more about quilt-specific colors is Eileen Jahnke Trestain’s book, Dating Fabrics: A Color Guide, 1800-1960.

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