Monika

I went to our local art museum yesterday. It was built in the late 1800's by a wealthy family and while I always love the art, I love the floors too. They are original to the building and are art too! And as you can see, great inspiration.

Boston1954

It's almost as though they were trying to say "quilt" to anyone who walks in. Are you planning a project around this pattern?

AVFD215

Looks like Block of the Month quilt.

Nammie to 7

That is amazing - wouldn't that be a fantastic project to draft and sew!

Tartan

That large and small white and blue triangle border would look great on a quilt.

feline fanatic

Almost all historical buildings have inspiration in the molding and tile work. Many quilters have created showstopping quilts based on stained glass windows, architecture, mosaics and tiles in cathedrals, art museums or buildings built prior to 1930 (especially ones that were intended for public access).

Some stunning examples are Judy Matheison's Bristol Stars quilt based on the floor tiles of the Bristol Cathedral in the UK
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/565835140667068415/


and Nora McMeeking's Bella Bella quilts inspired by Italian mosaics
http://www.bellabellaquilts.com/home.html

Some very talented quilters here on the QB have posted pictures of their renditions of quilts based on Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t282874.html

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...ign-t9117.html

I have taken inspiration from the frames from Hudson River School paintings in the museum. I saw some great tile work in the restrooms at Hoover dam (very art deco!) and the molding, parquet wood flooring and trim work at a local mansion built pre civil war really got my creative juices flowing as well as Victorian wrought iron fences.

Inspiration for quilts and quilting motifs are all around us. Good for you that you noticed and took a picture. I hope you make something great and share it with us.

cashs_mom

Those are amazing!

stillvnu

Please share the address ... I would love to visit and see for myself! Thanks for sharing!

BETTY62

What an awesome floor. It's a shame the Museum isn't located close enough to all of us so everyone could visit and check out the floor.

Monika

It was at the Crocker Art Museum in downtown Sacramento. Crocker was one of "The Big Four." A group of business men that brought the railroad to California. I am not sure who the movers & shakers were on the other side of the country. Vanderbilt?? Rockerfeller?? CA school kids learn about the Big Four so that is the part of history I know. They all got mega rich and one of the things Crocker did was to provide major support of the art world. One of the others was Stanford and not only did he start the university, but spent major money in the medicine world.