Heart of Roses – CJHorst Original

Wow! Look at the super hand quilting in the center heart, and every other quilted stitch too, and the beautiful hand appliqué work in rose, dusty rose and greens on parchment background. This is an original pattern designed and signed in embroidery by Lancaster’s renowned quilt designer C Jean Horst. Jean is noted for her fine fabric selections and original designs. Exceptionally well quilted by an Amish woman.


Sunrise Sunset Tumbling BlocksKing in Batiks

Sunrise, Sunset, Sunrise, Sunset — Lyrics to the Fiddler on the Roof seems to fit this new amazing new quilt’s beautiful arrangement of the sky’s coloring from day to night. “Seedlings turn overnight to flowers, one season following another, laden with happiness and tears.”
C Jean Horst needed a name for her quilt the same week that her grand daughter was performing as one of the village children in the high school musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Imagine a quilt to depict the cycles of life! “What words of wisdom can I give them, How can I help to ease their way.”


Queen Pastels Double Wedding Ring Quilt

Subtle and sophisticated! A WOW of a Wedding Present! Note the interesting collection of 100% cotton soft pastel prints selected for this quilt. Will work well with many coloring schemes. Well pieced and quilted by a Lancaster Amish woman. Signed and dated by its creator, the well respected quilt designer, C Jean Horst of Lancaster.


Lancaster Treasure in sage/roseQueen size hand appliqued and hand quilted

Elegant and definitely exceptional workmanship! An original quilt designed by C Jean Horst. Gorgeous 100% cotton fabrics. Note the all hand appliqued designs and do not miss the tiny little hummingbirds!! Excellent and abundant fine quilting with beautiful hand quilted feathers surrounding the central appliqué. Made in Lancaster. Copyright pattern — directions unavailable.


Lancaster Treasure in Cream/BisqueQueen size hand appliqued and hand quilted

Elegant and definitely exceptional workmanship! An original quilt designed by C Jean Horst. Gorgeous 100% cotton fabrics. Note the all hand appliqued designs and do not miss the tiny little hummingbirds!! Excellent and abundant fine quilting with beautiful quilted feathers surrounding the central appliqué. Made in Lancaster. Copyright pattern — directions unavailable.


Bargello Flame in Calming Eye Catching Pastels Queensize bed quilt

Pastels are a great way to bring softness to a room without sacrificing color. Here is a very striking Bargello design with extra soft Batik style color fast 100 % cotton prints selected by C Jean Horst. Note the care taken with the complicated piecing, and the fantastic border fabrics. Both pieced and quilted by an Amish friend and signed and managed by C Jean Horst who designed and selected the fabrics and supplied an accurate pattern for sewing as well as oversaw the steps through the project.


Queens Size Bed-C J Horst Original DesignI Promised You a Rose Garden

Elegant!! Another very popular C Jean Horst original pattern design. Do not miss the beautiful little hummingbirds busy enjoying the roses! A very lovely quilt in medium and dark greens and reds on tans. The design, the fabric selections, the care taken with the applique work, the abundance of quilting and the very uniform stitching designs are all extraordinary. A beautiful heirloom quilt from Lancaster County. Quilted by a very skilled Amish woman, and signed and dated by Lancaster’s renowned quilt designer, C Jean Horst. Copyright pattern — directions unavailable.


Double Wedding Ring

A WOW of a Wedding Present! Note the interesting collection of 100% cotton batik aqua and teal prints selected for this quilt. Well pieced and quilted by a Lancaster Amish woman. Signed and dated by its creator, the well respected quilt designer, C Jean Horst of Lancaster. Notice the rings are exactly round unlike many of the wedding ring patterns that are made. It takes a very exact piecer to make this quilt.


Queen All Neutrals Double Wedding Ring Quilt

Subtle and sophisticated! A WOW of a Wedding Present! Note the interesting collection of 100% cotton neutral creamy prints selected for this quilt. Will work well with any coloring scheme. Well pieced and quilted by a Lancaster Amish woman. Signed and dated by its creator, the well respected quilt designer, C Jean Horst of Lancaster.


Feather Dance in Bright colors/whiteQueen Size bed

This is a brand new quilt pattern for C Jean Horst and an imaculate display of hand quilting includes several types of feathers. Especially beautiful feather border design (see corner photo) dancing around the entire perimeter of the quilt. The bright fabrics on white are perfect for a perky look and will blend with an assortment of colors in your room. The fabrics are all 100 % quilter’s cotton.


Blooming Nine Patch

An amazing quilt with beautiful fresh colored fabrics selected by C Jean Horst. Note the unusual patchwork design and how cleverly Jean employs the fabrics to move from one color into the next, using a dropping one and adding one method across the whole quilt design. Excellent patchwork and fine quilting! Machine pieced and hand quilted by an Amish woman. Photographs can not begin to capture its beauty!


Blooming Nine Patch

An amazing quilt with beautiful fresh deep colored batik fabrics selected by C Jean Horst. Note the unusual patchwork design and how cleverly Jean employs the fabrics to move from one color into the next. Excellent patchwork and fine quilting. Machine pieced and hand quilted by an Amish woman. Photographs can not begin to capture its beauty!


Bargello Wave in Striking Green and Blue BatiksQueen size bed quilt

A sharp but stunning design in 24 beautiful Batik fabrics in shades of the deep to light greens and light blues to deep night blues – flowing into a great blending falls of 24 100% quilters cotton batiks. This Queen quilt will definitely be the centerpiece of any bedroom. Gorgeous fabrics selected by the quilts designer C Jean Horst. Well made with excellent patchwork sewing. This quilt is beautifully hand quilted by a local Amish woman using 8-9 stitches per inch.. Signed by CJH, it designer.


Heart of Roses – CJHorst Original

Wow! Look at the super hand quilting in the center heart, and the beautiful hand appliqué work in burgundy and rose on parchment background. This is an original pattern designed and signed in embroidery by Lancaster’s renowned quilt designer C Jean Horst. Jean is noted for her fine fabric selections and original designs. Exceptionally well quilted by an Amish woman.


Bargello Wave QueenSoft Ocean Surf Steal Blues,creams

A stunning design in 24 beautiful Batik fabrics in soft ocean steal blues into creams – flowing into a great blending wave of 24 100% quilters cotton batiks. It will definitely be the centerpiece of any bedroom. Gorgeous batik fabrics selected by the quilts designer C Jean Horst. Well made with excellent patchwork sewing and well hand quilted by a local Amish woman. Signed by CJH, it designer.


Scrappy Trip Around the World Batiks galore – Queen quilt

This beauty would be so fun to sleep under. I can just recall as a kid needing to take afternoon naps and wishing for a quilt just like this to stir my artistic love of fabrics and colors while I tried NOT to fall asleep. But no such quilt was on my bed. The scrappy trip around the world is done in 10″ squares with each block containing 25 small squares per block. These patches are done in 100% cotton batiks and the quilt also has a batik double border and a beautiful backing on the underside. This pattern would also be great to make in Kaffe Fassett fabrics and that idea needs to be on my to do list too. Let’s see if that will happen.


All Neutrals Double Wedding Ring QuiltQueen bed Size

Subtle and sophisticated! A WOW of a Wedding Present! Note the interesting collection of neutral creamy prints selected for this quilt. Will work well with any coloring scheme. Well pieced and quilted by a Lancaster Amish woman. Signed and dated by its creator, the well respected quilt designer, C Jean Horst of Lancaster.


Lancaster Treasure

Elegant and definitely exceptional workmanship! An original quilt designed by C Jean Horst. Gorgeous 100% cotton fabrics. Note the all hand appliqued designs and do not miss the tiny little hummingbirds!! Excellent and abundant fine quilting with beautiful quilted feathers surrounding the central appliqué. Made in Lancaster. Copyright pattern — directions unavailable.


Ocean Spray Colorsplash Trip Around the WorldQueen Size Bed Quilt

Here is a beautiful Queen size Trip Around the World quilt that will remind you of the ocean’s surf. This quilt is great to decorate around the colors of a steal blue or a brighter teal!! This pattern is similar to the Postage Stamp quilts that have 36 fabrics and patches cut and sewn leaving a 1 ” block. This Colorsplash quilt is using 24 fabrics, cut and sewn so each block is 1 1/2″ square making this more economical to sew. What a beautiful combination of 24 different blues in batik fabrics selected by C Jean Horst. Sewn by a local Amish woman — note the careful patchwork piecing and the fine quilting. This quilt is symmetric meaning all borders are equal on all 4 sides.
Makes a stunning quilt to hang.


The Journey – Queen QuiltA combo of piecing and machine appliquéing and hand quilting

Another new original C Jean Horst design. The reality of life being pictured as a journey seemed to come together when a friend’s husband passed away at an early age with cancer. The watercolor wall quilt – the Journey, was designed at that time. And now we have the full size quilts!! Available in queen and king size in this pattern done on a background of my favored Bargello Wave pattern design. This is a beauty of 24 100% quality cotton batiks used for the background pattern and then more added bright batiks in hand appliqué for the butterflies on the quilt top. It is a spectacular coming together of precise piecing, hand applique, and hand quilting. The hand quilting has 8 exceptional stitches per inch and notice the theme of butterflies quilted into the quilting design on the teal middle border too. This is certainly an heirloom piece – not your usual quilt.


Sunrise Sunset Tumbling BlocksQueen size in Batik Fabrics

Sunrise, Sunset, Sunrise, Sunset — Lyrics to the Fiddler on the Roof seems to fit this new amazing new quilt’s beautiful arrangement of the sky’s coloring from day to night. “Seedlings turn overnight to flowers, one season following another, laden with happiness and tears.”
C Jean Horst needed a name for her quilt the same week that her grand daughter was performing as one of the village children in the high school musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Imagine a quilt to depict the cycles of life! “What words of wisdom can I give them, How can I help to ease their way.”


Bargello Wave QueenOcean Blues and Sandy beaches

A stunning design in 24 beautiful Batik fabrics in perky ocean blues and sandy beaches – flowing into a great blending wave of 24 100% quilters cotton batiks. It will definitely be the centerpiece of any bedroom. Gorgeous fabrics selected by the quilts designer C Jean Horst. Well made with excellent patchwork sewing and well hand quilted by a local Amish woman. Signed by CJH, it designer.


Heart of Roses – CJHorst Original

Wow! Look at the super hand quilting in the center heart, and the beautiful hand appliqué work in blues and greens on parchment background. This is an original pattern designed and signed in embroidery by Lancaster’s renowned quilt designer C Jean Horst. Jean is noted for her fine fabric selections and original designs. Exceptionally well quilted by an Amish woman.


Log Cabin Kaffe Fassett Fabrics Flower GardenDouble/Queen quilt with double/queen Shams

This quilt is a traditional Log Cabin quilt block done with a unique fussy cut centers. It is made entirely from popular designer Kaffe Fassett’s line of fabrics – both top and backing of the quilt. The fabrics are 100% cotton but are softer than any other manufacturer of quilters cottons that we know of. We also enjoyed making matching pillow shams to work along with the log cabin patch quilt.
This colorful quilt will go with a varied number of color schemes and is bright and creates a carefree look. The white pillow is not included but creates another look if you add more of your own pillows. A note about fussy cut — each square for the center of each block was cut one at a time by centering a clear plexiglass template on the fabric to see through to the flower – thus centering the unique flower in the middle of each block. Gorgeous.


Bargello Wave in Green and Touch of Blue BatiksQueen size bed quilt

A stunning design in 24 beautiful Batik fabrics in shades of the deep to light greens with a touch of blue – flowing into a great blending falls of 24 100% quilters cotton batiks. It will definitely be the centerpiece of any bedroom. Gorgeous fabrics selected by the quilts designer C Jean Horst. Well made with excellent patchwork sewing and well hand quilted by a local Amish woman. Signed by CJH, it designer.


Double Wedding Ring QueenBatiks in Earthtone Greens, Corals, Golds

Wedding Ring quilts are perfect wedding gifts!
Subtle and sophisticated! A WOW of a present! Note the interesting collection of multi colored prints selected for this quilt. This quilt will accommodate any earthy coloring scheme. Well pieced and quilted by a Lancaster Amish woman. Signed and dated by its creator, the well respected quilt designer, C Jean Horst of Lancaster. Here is another idea — what about picking your own custom colors and we’ll make your quilt at no extra charge on this pattern. Paint chips work well to give us an idea what colors you might like. Nice idea if you like picking colors!! But no waiting for this quilt. It can be shipped immediately.


Bargello Wave QueenSoft Ocean Surf Steal Blues,creams

A stunning design in 24 beautiful Batik fabrics in soft ocean steal blues into creams – flowing into a great blending wave of 24 100% quilters cotton batiks. It will definitely be the centerpiece of any bedroom. Gorgeous batik fabrics selected by the quilts designer C Jean Horst. Well made with excellent patchwork sewing and well hand quilted by a local Amish woman. Signed by CJH, it designer.


Wedding Ring Queen size Batik Blues on parchment

Wedding ring quilts are perfect wedding gifts!
Subtle and sophisticated! A WOW of a present! Note the interesting collection of blue batik prints selected for this quilt. This quilt will accommodate any bedroom. Well pieced and quilted by a Lancaster Amish woman. Signed and dated by its creator, the well respected quilt designer, C Jean Horst of Lancaster. Here is another idea — what about picking your own custom colors and we’ll make your quilt at no extra charge on this pattern. Paint chips work well to give us an idea what colors you might like. It’s a nice option if you like picking your own color schemes!! But no waiting for this quilt. This one is ready for shipping.


Lancaster Treasure in ivory – QueenCoral Red and Green with beautiful border in tan print

Elegant and definitely exceptional workmanship! An original quilt designed by C Jean Horst. Gorgeous 100% cotton fabrics on an ivory background. Note the all hand appliqued designs and do not miss the tiny little hummingbirds!! Excellent and abundant fine quilting with beautiful quilted feathers surrounding the central appliqué. Made in Lancaster. Copyright pattern — directions unavailable due to copyright.


Postage Stamp Colorsplash Trip Around the World

Wow! C Jean Horst has outdone herself with this quilt — 36 different 100% cotton prints are used from beautiful blues!! This patchwork is made up of over 7569 postage stamp size pieces. Lovely and amazing. Made here in Lancaster by an Amish woman. This quilt is signed in pigma pen ink on an attached label on the back by C Jean Horst. All Jean’s quilts are American made and have a documentation label sewn into the back corner with the name of the quilt, quilter’s name, 100% fabric content and Made in USA.


The Journey – Queen size Machine Applique/Piecing/Hand Quilting combination!

Another new original C Jean Horst design. The reality of life being a journey seemed to come together when a friend’s husband passed away at an early age with cancer. The watercolor wall quilt – the Journey, was designed at that time. And now we have the full size quilts!! Available in queen and king size in this pattern done on a background of my favored Bargello Wave pattern design. This is a beauty of 24 100% quality cotton batiks used for the quilt and more bright batiks added to hand appliqué the butterflies onto the quilt top. It is a spectacular coming together of precise piecing, hand applique, and hand quilting. The hand quilting has 9 exceptional stitches per inch and has a theme of butterflies quilted into the quilting design on the border too. This is certainly an heirloom piece – not your usual quilt.


Tumbling Blocks 4 patchQueen size quilt

Another new design by C Jean Horst! What a charming but beautiful quilt in dark, medium and light teal 100% cotton batik prints to make up the stacked blocks of this quilt.
Here is a unique tumbling blocks that has 4 diamonds of dark fabrics, 4 diamonds of medium fabrics and 4 diamonds of light fabrics grouped together to make each finished block. A real interesting grouping of many batik fabrics are used to create each of the sides of the blocks. It was pieced by an Amish woman and quilted using 8 hand stitches per inch. A nicely arranged design. And if you would like your own colors, we can do a special order quilt if you give us 6 -7 months time to complete a special quilt just for you.


Bargello Argyle Queen Size

Bargello quilts have been a joy to arrange for years because the blending of fabrics. This quilt has 20 fabrics in one color group from light to dark making a stunning arrangement and show of color. This quilt pattern referred to as Bargello Argyle is beautifully designed by Eileen Wright in her book More Twist-and-Turn Bargello Quilts by Martingale. It is reminiscent of the sweaters that were hand knitted in years gone by. It is a perfectly symmetrical quilt that has great eye appeal.
This hand quilted quilt is made with 100 % quilters quality cotton fabrics ranging from very light tans to almost gray blacks. Beautiful !


Sunrise Sunset Tumbling BlocksQueen in Batiks

Sunrise, Sunset, Sunrise, Sunset — Lyrics to the Fiddler on the Roof seems to fit this new amazing new quilt’s beautiful arrangement of the sky’s coloring from day to night. “Seedlings turn overnight to flowers, one season following another, laden with happiness and tears.”
C Jean Horst needed a name for her quilt the same week that her grand daughter was performing as one of the village children in the high school musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Imagine a quilt to depict the cycles of life! “What words of wisdom can I give them, How can I help to ease their way.”


Bargello Wave in Ocean Blue BatiksQueen size bed quilt

A stunning design in 24 beautiful Batik fabrics in shades of the deep to light blues – flowing into a great blending falls of 24 100% quilters cotton batiks. It will definitely be the centerpiece of any bedroom. Gorgeous fabrics selected by the quilts designer C Jean Horst. Well made with excellent patchwork sewing and well hand quilted by a local Amish woman. Signed by it designer.


Tumbling Blocks Nine PatchQueen

New pattern! What a charming but beautiful quilt in blacks, mediums and light prints. This pattern is an original by C Jean Horst and will be available is NOW available for our fellow-quilt makers!!! Please email cjh@amishcountryquilts.com if you would like to receive information on purchasing the pattern.
BUT for the quilt buyer who has NO interest in sewing, this quilt is available finished. It is a tumbling blocks that has 9 blocks of dark fabrics, 9 blocks of medium fabrics and 9 blocks of light fabrics grouped together to make each large block. A real interesting grouping of many fabrics are used to create each of the sides of the blocks. It was pieced by an Amish woman and quilted using 8 hand stitches per inch. A nicely arranged design. And if you would like your own colors, we can do a special order quilt if you give us 6 -7 months times.


Lancaster Treasure – Queen Bisque and ivory

Elegant and definitely exceptional workmanship! An original quilt designed by C Jean Horst. Gorgeous 100% cotton fabrics. Note the all hand appliqued designs and do not miss the tiny little hummingbirds!! Excellent and abundant fine quilting with beautiful quilted feathers surrounding the central appliqué. Made in Lancaster. Copyright pattern — directions unavailable due to copyright.


Queen Bed Bargello Wave in BatiksShades of purple

A stunning design in 24 beautiful Batik fabrics in shades of the deep regal, purple, iris, lavender, violet and ivory – flowing into a great blending falls of 24 100% quilters cottons. It will definitely be the centerpiece of any bedroom. Gorgeous fabrics selected by the quilts designer C Jean Horst. Well made with excellent patchwork sewing and well hand quilted by a local Amish woman. Signed by it designer.


Blooming Nine Patch

A modern quilt design with beautiful fresh 100%cotton fabrics in lively but pleasant coral, yellow, sage and gray colors selected by C Jean Horst. Note the unusual patchwork design and how cleverly Jean employs the fabrics to move from one color into the next. Excellent patchwork and fine quilting. This quilt would look fabulous if you turned back the pillow throw and stacked pillows on the head end because the quilt back is repeated in the fabric print that is in the top side. Fabric selections with quality backings of the same like print is a normal for Jean’s quilts and sets them apart from all the others. Made here in Lancaster County by an Amish woman. Photographs can not begin to capture its beauty!


Log Cabin Simplicity – Queen quiltusing Designer Kaffee Fassett’s fabrics!!


Bargello Flame Batik ocean spray blues Queen size bed

A very striking Bargello design with 25 extra-gorgeous Batik style teals/blues in 100 % cottons selected by C Jean Horst. Note the care taken with the selection of fabrics, complicated piecing, and the fantastic border fabrics. Both pieced and quilted by an Amish friend and signed by C Jean Horst.


Blooming Nine Patch

An amazing quilt with beautiful fresh 100% cotton batik fabrics selected by C Jean Horst. Note the unusual patchwork design and how cleverly Jean employs the 100% cotton fabrics to move from one color into the next. Excellent patchwork and fine quilting. Made here in Lancaster by an Amish woman. Photographs can not begin to capture its beauty!


Lancaster Treasure – Queen paprika, ivory

Elegant and definitely exceptional workmanship! An original quilt designed by C Jean Horst. Gorgeous 100% cotton fabrics. Note the all hand appliqued designs and do not miss the tiny little hummingbirds!! Excellent and abundant fine quilting with beautiful quilted feathers surrounding the central appliqué. Made in Lancaster. Copyright pattern — directions unavailable due to copyright.


Colorsplash – batik apricot/peach/soft creamy neutrals/greens

Beautiful! What a great combination of beautiful soft apricot/peach/creamy neutrals and soft green batik fabrics selected by C Jean Horst. This combination reminds me of a soft spring whisper. Made by a local Amish woman — note the careful patchwork piecing and the fine quilting. C Jean Horst has signed and documented the quilt.


Double Wedding RingGray and Coral for Queen Bed

The Double Wedding Ring quilt symbolizes a never ending bond between a bride and a groom. Historically, this quilt pattern was a favorite wedding gift for young brides and has been extremely popular since the 1920’s. Subtle and sophisticated with lots of history! Note the interesting collection of 100% coral and gray prints selected for this quilt as well as the perfectly round and intercepting rings. Well quilted by Amish woman. Signed and dated by its creator, C Jean Horst of Lancaster.


Lancaster Treasure – Queen persimmon/willow/ivory

Elegant and definitely exceptional workmanship! An original quilt designed by C Jean Horst. Gorgeous 100% cotton fabrics. Note the all hand appliqued designs and do not miss the tiny little hummingbirds!! Excellent and abundant fine quilting with beautiful quilted feathers surrounding the central appliqué. Made in Lancaster. Copyright pattern — directions unavailable due to copyright.


FRESH plus Pillow ShamsQueen Size Bed Quilt

A Fresh quilt from the book Simply Retro using classic blocks – the half square triangle. The concept of “retro” is pretty wonderful; it means “reminiscent of things past.” Isn’t that appropriate for quilting? Here C Jean Horst is using fresh, modern fabrics which makes a traditional block feel “new” again. This quilt called Fresh is my favorite pattern from the book Simply Retro with Camille Roskelley. It includes 2 pieced and hand quilted Pillow Shams as shown in the photographs. The feather quilted circles in the quilt accent well with the straight line quilting designs through the blocks making it a very homey and cozy quilt for a good looking bedroom. Fabrics are all 100% quality cotton and the hand quilting has 8 stitches per inch. More white pillows would be lovely!!


Winding Ways in Navy/Burgundy/creamQueen Bed Size

Wow! A classic design with curved piecing made with a wonderful collection of printed navy, red, and cream 100% cotton fabrics made to look like a vintage quilt – especially selected by C Jean Horst (Lancaster’s renowned quilt designer). This quilt is even more beautiful than the photographs! Signed by C Jean Horst. Very well quilted and pieced by a local Amish woman. This quilt is symmetric and may be used sideways on a king size bed.


Ocean Blue Postage Stamp for Queen size bed Includes 2 queen pillow shams

Wow! C Jean Horst has outdone herself with this quilt which includes 2 queen size pillow shams to match — 36 very rich 100% cotton prints are used and the patchwork is made up of over 6205 pieces. Lovely and amazing. Squares are about 1″ x 1″ sewn which is why it is called a Postage Stamp. Made here in Lancaster by an Amish woman. Note the precision of the patchwork piecing. Signed in ink on a cotton corner tag on the back by C Jean Horst.


Queen Bargello Wave in BatiksMost beautiful lilacs, plums and neutral

A stunning design in 24 beautiful 100% cotton quality Batik fabrics in colors of the deep plum hues and crossing into light lavender and then into neutrals. It will definitely be the centerpiece of any bedroom. Gorgeous fabrics selected by quilt designer C Jean Horst. Well made with excellent patchwork and well quilted by a local Amish woman. Signed by it designer.