Mariner's Compass - 1880-1920 Many quilters working from about 1880-1920 used chrome colors as the neutral or the background in their quilts, a rather radical idea that very conservative women in Pennsylvania and the South found quite acceptable. Here are a few more pictures of quilts using yellows, some as accent, some as theme. The one below is from the Quilt Complex. I'm dating them fairly loosely from these snapshots. Feathered Star 1880-1920 The two below are from dealer Laura Fisher Princess Feather 1880-1920 Delectable Mountains 1860-1890 The rest I found in online auctions. Star 1880-1910 Sugar Loaf 1880-1910 The block in this one is hard to figure out. Here's a diagram from my BlockBase software program. For more about BlockBase click here: http://www.electricquilt.com/Shop/BlockBase/BlockBase.asp Pincushion or Orange Peel dated 1887 Ann Champion's blog shows a lot of antique quilts. She's fond of yellow. http://annchampion.com/ Variation of the Whigs Defeat, 1850-1920 Monkey Wrench Variation 1890-1920 (It looks like a tiny Log Cabin in the corners of the block) Log Cabin 1880-1920 Now go out and buy some yellow fabric. The boss reports that yellow doesn't sell as well as other colors--like blue, red or green. That's a shame.