Check toile quilt, or One-Patch quilt, unknown maker from the United States

Exhibition Label:
"Quilts! Imported Fabrics, American Treasures," May-2004, Barbara Brackman
This simple pattern contrasts two major print styles. The yellows are the small-scale dress calicoes. The red and white prints are furnishing fabrics, especially popular for upholstery and hangings for beds and windows. The monochromatic line drawings are known as toiles (pronounced twahlz), the French word for cloth. The look of the toile grows out of copperplate technology developed circa 1750. Detailed, single color prints result from an intaglio printing process much like etchings printed on paper. Toiles feature only a single color and white because plate printing makes registering another color difficult. Notice how carefully the quilt maker cut her toiles, centering the fruits and flowers.