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Calico Sunshine & Shadow Vintage Quilt
Item #F-2313 $449
From the Elwyn Dearborn collection comes this Lancaster, PA Mennonite made Calico Sunshine & Shadow Quilt. Probably made in the 1970's, the 2-3/4" squares are machine pieced and made of complementing cotton blend calico fabrics varying from light to dark in a radiating diamond pattern with a solid rust cotton blend for the borders. Measuring a LARGE 108" x 84", it has a thin poly batting, a hand applied binding, and a green striped and floral back. HAND QUILTED with angle quilting across the face, and chain quilting on the borders @ 9 neat and tiny stitching per inch. In clean condition, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors, just a GRAPHIC VINTAGE QUILT!!
Unique Star, Tumbling Block & Chain Antique Quilt with Zig Zag Borders
Item #F-2306 $599
The maker of this 1860's quilt combined 3 patterns - Stars, Tumbling Blocks, and Chains and HAND PIECED the quilt using Cheddar and overdyed green cotton printed fabrics for the pieces, and solid bright white for the background, further embellishing the quilt by adding a zig zag border in overdyed green. The quilt measures 88" x 78", has a thin cotton batting with cotton seed fragments, a hand applied binding, and bleached muslin for the back. HAND QUILTED with outline quilting on the pieces, diamond quilting on the white background blocks, and Chevron quilting on the border @ 10 neat and tiny stitches per inch counting one side only. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears, stains or odors.
Antique Pineapple Log Cabin Quilt w/6,644 Pieces!
Item #F-2276 $2,100
This HAND PIECED Pineapple version of a Log Cabin quilt has 6,644 pieces and dates to the 1860's. Each 1/2" wide piece (6,120 of them!) is made of wool fabrics from the makers scrap bag with 1/2" wide pieces (a total of 524) making a striped border. The quilt reverses to a brown on cream cotton leaf patterned fabric with 11-1/2" on the top and bottom in a brown & gold striped cotton. The quilt measures 84" x 74" and has no batting. The binding is in a gold colored wool, which was brought around to the back to make a 2 wide frame on the back (see photo). Vertical stitch-in-the-ditch quilting along each block holds the front to the back @ 6 stitches per inch. In "as found" condition, we find a few pieces with moth damage (1% or less), but no rips, tears, or stains. For a change of pace, you can reverse the quilt for an entirely new look!
Antique Red White & Blue Diamond in Square/Bars Crib Quilt
Item #F-2213 $375
This unusual combination Diamond in Square and Bars crib quilt from the 1930's is machine pieced using dark red, dark slate blue, and creamy white cotton fabrics. The maker placed 3 pieced blocks on either red, cream or blue backgrounds giving the quilt a bars look! She also used the same fabrics to create a striped frame, and the red for the border. The back was made from old flour sacks. The quilt measures 33" x 32", has no batting and a machine applied brighter red binding. Machine quilted diamonds in the center of each block hold the back to the front. In UNUSED, UNWASHED clean condition, we see no rips, tears, stains or odors. UNUSUAL & GRAPHIC!! WOULD MAKE A FABULOUS WALL FOCAL POINT - ONE OF THE BEST RED, WHITE & BLUE CRIB QUILTS WE'VE EVER SEEN!!
Unique Honeycomb Antique Quilt
Item #F-2180 $550
The way the maker HAND PIECED this quilt, it's as if the honeycombs are a poncho laid on a sheet! Each of the cotton scrap bag prints in the honeycomb measure just 1-1/2" across, with lots of early copper toned madder prints, shirting prints, cinnamon pinks, etc., and an autumn leaf on a brown & blue plaid ground for the background. The quilt measures 84" x 62", has a cotton batting and an unbleached muslin back. The binding was made by bringing the border fabric around to the back and hand stitching in place. HAND QUILTED with running shell quilting over the entire quilt @ 8 stitches per inch. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears or odors, just a couple of light spots on the back which could have been there prior to being used in this quilt, and an old repair (darn those bed springs!) 3-3/4" x 1-1/2" on the binding 6" from a corner (see close-up photo). A CLEAN, EARLY, SUPER GRAPHIC QUILT!
Barn Raising Log Cabin Antique Quilt
Item #F-2179 $399
This Barn Raising Log Cabin quilt began as a hand pieced top from the 1870's with cranberry and white resist prints, cinnamon pink and red on cream prints, and solid forest green cotton fabrics which still retain a sheen. It was finished sometime in the mid 20th century, with the finisher adding a white cotton back and hand applied binding. It has no batting and measures 88" x 86". HAND QUILTED with "stitch in the ditch" quilting @ 7 stitches per inch. In UNUSED, UNWASHED condition, we found no rips, tears or odors, but a few light storage spots - MAGNIFICENT!!!
Bright & Colorful Antique Peony Quilt
Item #F-2140 $499
From the 1930's comes this HAND PIECED Peony quilt, made with all cotton fabrics including bright coral pink and Nile green for the peonys and bright white for the background, with all three fabrics used in the deep border. The quilt also has HAND APPLIQUED stems, measures 88" x 74", has a thin cotton batting, a light pink hand applied binding, and a bright white back. HAND QUILTED with outline quilting inside the peonys, square quilting on the baskets, large feather wreaths and square quilting on the background, and double rope quilting on the borders @ 8 to 10 neat and tiny stitches per inch counting one side only. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears, stains or odors, just a CLEAN, CRISP, UNUSED QUILT!!
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