Antique Crazy Quilts

Antique Multicolored Chinese Coins Crazy Quilt

Multicolored Antique Chinese Coins Crazy Quilt

Item #C-2199 $295

From the 1870's comes this Chinese Coins quilt, HAND PIECED using colorful wool scrap bag fabrics for the coins. Dark colors (black, eggplant, grey and navy worsted wools) were used for the sashing between the rows of coins, and for the border. The initial "L" is embroidered on one corner. A beautiful green, lavender and cream paisley and floral polished cotton was used for the back. Turkey track stitching surrounds each of the coins in gold silk thread. The quilt measures 78" x 72" with a cotton batting and a hand applied slate blue binding. The backing fabric is held to the front by the binding only. In "as found" clean condition, we found some minor mothing damage (mainly on the border and binding) which someone tried to temporarily fix, and a couple very light and small stains, but no rips, tears or odors. This would make a very graphic wall hanging!!

Antique Crazy Quilt w Turkey Track Stitching

Item #2196 $229

What a marvelous clean, antique Crazy quilt! Each of the 49 blocks are HAND PIECED using scraps of wool, cotton, and velvet for the irregular pieces, with colorful Turkey Track stitching surrounding each piece. The 8-1/4" wide border fabric has golden figures woven throughout the tan background, and was brought around to the back and sewn down with colorful Turkey Track stitching to form the binding. The quilt measures 76" x 76", has a thin cotton batting, and a tan and grey striped cotton back. The front is held to the back with tiny yarn ties placed at the corner of each block. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, or odors, but a couple very small moth nips on just a few pieces and some very, very light staining on the back only. Please note - photos don't show the richness of the colors - it's MUCH better in person!

Antique Wool Crazy Quilt w/Sateen Back

#C-2091 $299

This is a beautiful Crazy Quilt, HAND PIECED in the early 1900's using very fine wool pieces and a couple of cotton velvets from the makers scrap bag. Each irregular piece is surrounded by turkey track and other decorative stitching done in various colors of embroidery floss, and is set up in 48 blocks, with rectangular pieces for the borders. The quilt measures 71" x 54" (perfect size for a throw!), has no batting, and a wonderful jet black cotton sateen hand applied binding and back. The front of the quilt is held to the back using several strands of red embroidery floss tied front to back and invisible on the front. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors, just one moth hole 1/8" x 3/8" (see turquoise piece in 2nd photo) and a couple pinhead sized moth nips. GREAT CRAZY QUILT RESEMBLING A STAINED GLASS WINDOW!!

DATED 1893 CRAZY ANTIQUE QUILT

Item #C-1012 $750

We get quite a few Crazy quilts but, although they have lots of handwork, they're seldom dated as this one is! Dated March 1893 with the initials A V W, it's HAND PIECED using wool scrap bag pieces in Autumn colors - many shades of browns, oranges and reds, and black, dark green, and navy. Each piece is surrounded by colorful embroidery work, and some have detailed embelishments. The maker added some quilt patterns too, including a pinwheel star in the center, a 9 patch, and several fans. The quilt measures 83" x 83", has a thin cotton (or perhaps wool) batting, a hand applied binding (minor wear), and a rusty-red colored wool back. HAND QUILTED with random stitch-in-the-ditch quilting @ 6 stitches per inch. In original condition, we found a couple light & small stains, but no odors just a few moth nips, and a couple fabric splits on the back. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MASTERPIECE, THIS IS IT!!