Americas Antiques Antique Applique Quilt

Antique Tulip Applique Quilt w/Checkered Frame

Pink & Green Tulip Applique Antique Quilt with Checkered Frame - Unique!

Item #A-2300 $799

Using 4 sets of 3 tulips facing outward as a center medallion surrounded by vining tulips and a checkerboard frame, this HAND APPLIQUED Tulip Quilt dates to the 1930's. The tulips have yellow centers, pink and coral petals, and dark green stems & leaves on a bright white cotton background. The unusual & unique checkerboard frame is in coral and dark green 1-3/4" squares. The quilt measures 84" x 80", has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied pink binding, and a bright white back. HAND QUILTED with pumpkin seed or teacup quilting on the face and borders, and diamond quilting on the frame @ 9 neat and tiny stitches per inch. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors.

Green, Red & Yellow Antique North Carolina Tulip Quilt

Antique North Carolina Tulip Applique Quilt

Item #A-2279 $850

From a North Carolina picker comes this 1880's Tulip Applique quilt in original condition. HAND PIECED and HAND APPLIQUED, it has 20 large Tulip blocks using Chrome Yellow, Turkey Red, and dark green for the applique pieces, and a creamy white cotton for the background. Measuring 88" x 70", it has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied Spruce green binding, and a creamy white back. HAND QUILTED using matching thread, it has concentric diamond quilting on the tulip pieces, triple outline quilting inside the leaves and stems, and triple angle quilting over the rest of the quilt @ 7 stitches per inch. In "as found", UNUSED condition, we find some small light spotting, but no rips, tears or odors. VERY STRIKING IN PERSON!!

Pastel Twirling Tulips Antique Quilt w/Triple Borders

Pastel Twirling Tulips Antique Applique Quilt

Item #A-2259 $699

From the 1930's comes this Spinning Tulip Applique Marie Webster quilt with triple borders. HAND APPLIQUED using cotton fabrics ~ coral pink, pastel pink, and lavender pink for the tulips, Nile and dark green for the stems, and bright white for the background. The 2" wide border stripes are in coral pink, Nile green, and bright lavender. Measuring 86" x 72", it has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied binding, and a bright white back. HAND QUILTED with light pencil marks visible, there is outline quilting inside and outside each applique piece and diamonds between the appliques and on the background and borders @ 8 stitches per inch. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED FOR THE FIRST TIME, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors. SUPER CLEAN & UNUSED!

Unusual Pattern Antique Applique Quilt

Item #A-2244 $1,050

We really don't know what to call this remarkable 1860's Applique quilt from Quaker City, OH! HAND APPLIQUED it has lotus type flowers grouped 3 to a block, X's with round centers and star tips as alternating blocks, and single lotus type flowers separated by stars along one border. The flowers are in a print with tiny white hearts on a butterscotch ground with chocolate brown outer leaves and bright green stems and leaves, the crosses are in chocolate brown (one is in rust) with bright green centers and star tips, the lotus flowers on the border are in Chrome Orange with with brown leaves, and all the applique work is on a creamy white background. The quilt measures 86" x 67", has a thin cotton batting with a few seed fragments, a hand applied Chrome Orange binding, and an unbleached muslin back. HAND QUILTED with light pencil marks visible, it has outline quilting around each applique piece, several types of diamond and square quilting on the background, and one area on the border with a small heart inside consecutive stars @ 7 stitches per inch. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED FOR THE FIRST TIME, we found no rips, tears or odors, but a couple small & light spots, mainly on the back. CLEAN, CRISP & VERY FOLKY!!

Exceptional Antique Floral Appliqué Quilt

Item #A-2222 $699

This 1920's Floral Appliqué quilt resembles a wildflower with sprigs of seed pods - very unusual! The maker HAND APPLIQUED cotton fabrics - light yellow for the flower centers, lavender for the petals, dark medium green for the leaves and stems, and all 3 colors for the berries or seed pods, and a bright white for the background. Measuring 70" x 70" inside the scalloped borders and 75" x 75" outside, it has a very thin cotton batting, a hand applied dark medium green binding, and a bright white back. EXCEPTIONAL HAND QUILTING, with outline quilting inside the center and flower petals, "vein" quilting on the leaves, 1/2" square quilting on each appliquéd block background, feather wreaths surrounding 8 pointed stars on the white blocks, and 8 pointed stars and running feather quilting on the borders @ 9 neat and tiny stitches per inch. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors. CLEAN, GRAPHIC & UNUSUAL!!

Antique 2 Generation Morning Glory Appliqué Quilt

Item #A-2221 $499

This Morning Glory Appliqué quilt started out as a 1930's kit quilt with the top made by a fabulous seamstress, who HAND APPLIQUED the dozen pink, lavender and blue cotton morning glory circles and green leaves, and HAND EMBROIDERED the vines and embellishments on the flowers and leaves. She also added a vining frame and used a creamy white cotton for the background. The quilt, finished by another hand in the 1960's, measures 90" x 72", has a poly batting, a hand applied blue binding, and a bright white back. HAND QUILTED with diamond quilting on the background, and feather and angle quilting on the deep borders @ 7 stitches per inch. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears, stains or odors.

RED & GREEN FLORAL APPLIQUE ANTIQUE QUILT with URN BORDERS

Item #A2098 $5,800

UNUSED, UNWASHED, PRISTINE, RED & GREEN ~ WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR!? This c 1860's Floral appliqué antique quilt is HAND PIECED & HAND APPLIQUED using Turkey red and a deep green for the flowers and stems, with a creamy white for the background in cotton fabrics. It also has a wonderful floral vine border with Turkey red urns at the center of each side. The quilt measures 78" x 77", has a very thin cotton batting with seeds, a hand applied binding and a creamy white back. FANTASTIC HAND QUILTING @ 12 TO 13 SPI covers the quilt with concentric diamond quilting on the face creating squares in the flower centers, and triple angle quilting on the borders, with the stitch count going down to 8 spi over the appliqué work. In UNUSED, UNWASHED, COLLECTOR CONDITION we found no rips, tears or odors, just a couple very tiny storage spots on the back that have seeped thru to the front in 2 minor on the front (see border photo for example), and some minor color changing in the greens, mainly on the binding. ONE-OF-A-KIND, YOU'LL NOT REGRET OWNING THIS BEAUTY!!!

MAGNIFICENT MORNING GLORY ANTIQUE APPLIQUE QUILT

Item #A2033 $499

This 1930's Morning Glory kit quilt is HAND APPLIQUED using pastel colors in pink and purple for the morning glories and medium green for the leaves, HAND EMBROIDERY WORK for the stems and flower embelishments with each applique surrounded by blanket stitches in coordinating colors, a creamy white cotton for the background, and an off white for the borders. The maker further embelished the quilt with an azure blue reverse sawtooth binding. The quilt measures 82" x 62", has a thin cotton batting, a machine applied binding, and a creamy white back. HAND QUILTED with diamond & feather wreath quilting on the background and an unusual tropical leaf type quilting on the borders @ 9 very neat and tiny stitches per inch. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED FOR THE FIRST TIME, we found a couple very light spots on one section of the border, but no rips, tears or odors.

4 PANEL WHIG ROSE ANTIQUE QUILT

Item #A1002 $ 6,200

A fine 4 panel Whig Rose antique quilt from the 1850's, hand appliquéd using bright yellow cotton for the floral centers, deep Turkey Red for the flowers, and over dyed green cotton for the stems and leaves, and a creamy white cotton for the background. This wonderful example measures 94" x 91", has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied binding in Turkey Red with hand applied green piping between the border and binding, and a creamy white back. Quilting at 10 stitches per inch includes a large feather wreath with diamond centers covering the panel center, double angle quilting on the background, and double angle quilting over the saw tooth sashing into the border which has running feather quilting. In unused, unwashed condition, we found a few light storage spots, but no rips, tears, or odors.

1850's FLORAL APPLIQUE ANTIQUE QUILT w SWAG BORDERS

Item #A1004 $ 4,500

There's fabulous quilting on this 1850's Floral Appliqué antique quilt with 13 hand appliquéd blocks, each with a center flower sprouting 4 blooms, and a marvelous swag border with individual flowers anchoring the swags! The maker used a tiny yellow on Turkey red print and a pink on pink print for the flowers, an over dyed green and black print for the stems, leaves and swag, and a bright white for the background in cotton materials. This beauty measures 88" x 86" inside the scalloped border, has a thin cotton batting with a few seed fragments, a hand applied over dyed green binding with a red & white print piping between the border and binding, and a bright white back. Quilting @ 9 stitches per inch includes diamond, Chevron, angle, and running feathers. Professionally hand laundered for the first time, we find no rips, tears or odors, just a couple storage spots on the back only. A clean, crisp, seldom (if ever) used quilt.

ABSOLUTELY MINT CONDITION ~ A COLLECTORS DREAM!!

UNUSED, MINT! 1880's ANTIQUE FLORAL APPLIQUE ANTIQUE QUILT

Item #A1079 $699

We're pleased to offer this remarkable Floral Applique from the 1880's, all HAND APPLIQUED in cotton materials including Turkey Red for the petals, dark olive green for the leaves, and a pink & cream weave for the centers, buds, frame, and binding, all on a creamy white background. Measuring 79" x 77", it has a very thin cotton batting with seeds, a hand applied binding, and a creamy white back. HAND QUILTED with square quilting on the pieced blocks, diamond and chevron quilting on the creamy white blocks, leaf quilting on the frame, and rope quilting on the borders @ 9 very neat and tiny stitches per inch. UNUSED & UNWASHED, we found no rips, tears, or odors, just a couple storage spots, a tiny material flaw, and a couple old sewups on the binding. GREAT EARLY APPLIQUE!!

1860s MASTERPIECE!! 3 PATTERNS IN 1 APPLIQUE ANTIQUE QUILT

Item #A1082 $4,500

Just the way you like them - UNUSED, UNWASHED, CRISP & MINT ~ this Tulip Applique & Garden Maze quilt HAS IT ALL!! Dating to the 1860's, it has HAND APPLIQUED Tulips radiating from an orange peel center, using Turkey Red cotton and an overdyed green star print with a bright white cotton background. Each applique block is surrounded by HAND PIECED Turkey Red cotton Garden Mazes. The maker further embelished this already graphic quilt by adding a HAND PIECED Irish Chain frame - FABULOUS!! The quilt measures 85" x 84", has a very thin cotton batting with seed fragments, a hand applied overdyed green print binding, and a white back. PHENOMENAL HAND QUILTING, including 1/2" diamonds over the applique blocks and garden mazes, running feathers on the background, verticle straight lines across the chain frame, and diamonds & running feathers on the borders @ 12 to 13 neat & tiny stitches per inch counting just one side!! IN UNUSED, UNWASHED, CRISP & MINT CONDITION!! YOU'LL SEARCH LONG & HARD TO FIND ANOTHER OF THIS AGE, QUALITY & PRICE!!