Richmond Reds: Springfield

Springfield is the largest print in my new Richmond Reds collection of repro prints.

Springfield in Mahogany Red
We found the document print in an antique sample book in the Moda collection. I liked the graceful tossed repeat and the detail in the original drawing

Springfield in Rebel Red It has a very characteristic middle-of-the-19th-century look, mainly in the dark outline around lighter stems. The range of madder shades of creams, reds, tans and chocolate is also typical of the style.

Bright Star Here Georgann Eglinski has used the Shirting Cream colorway for her first block in the Austen Family Album series (see the link to the free patterns in the left hand column.)

Block 10--Good Fortune

Bronze colorway

Chocolate colorway

Copperplate Colorway

We've used the Rebel Red colorway for the border in the Richmond Red kit.

The Lincoln house in Springfield, Illinois
Why Springfield for the print name? It's Lincoln's hometown in Illinois

but it's also one of the most popular town names in the U.S., even if you don't count the Simpson's mythical Springfield.
So if you don't feel good about using the Rebel Red colorway to remember Springfield, Illinois, consider the print named for

Springfield, Georgia or

Springfield, Arkansas