Blue & White Antique Carpenters Square Quilt

Item #B-2257    SOLD!!



From the late 1800's to early 1900's comes this Carpenters Square quilt, a complicated pattern, machine pieced using the latest "modern" appliance, the treadle sewing machine, in Cadet blue & white cotton fabrics.  It measures 76" x 74", has a thin cotton batting, a machine applied binding, and a bright white back.  HAND QUILTED with angle and straightline quilting on the face, and angle quilting on the borders @ 9 neat and tiny stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears or odors, just a couple light spots, especially on the back.  A CLEAN, GRAPHIC QUILT!!




Indigo Bears Paw Antique Quilt w Saw Tooth Frame

Item #B-2256    $850

The maker of this 1880's quilt combined 2 patterns, a Bears Paw and Stars, then HAND PIECED them using many different cotton scrap bag Indigo prints for the bears paws and scattered stars, and white cotton for the background (the star blocks have a cream background).  She even made a 2-1/4" wide frame and a Sawtooth frame!  The quilt measures 93" x 85", has a thin cotton batting with a few seed fragments, a hand applied binding, and a white back.  HAND QUILTED with diamond quilting on the pieced blocks, feather quilting on the sashing, and double angle quilting across the frames and border @ 9 to 10 neat and tiny stitches per inch counting one side only.  IN UNUSED, UNWASHED condition, we found no rips, tears or odors, but a couple small storage spots.  CLEAN & VERY GRAPHIC!! 




Indigo Blue Double Dot Antique Irish Chain Quilt

Item #B-2248    SOLD!!



This c 1890's Irish Chain quilt is HAND PIECED using a double white dot on Indigo Blue cotton for the 1-1/2" squares set on point, and bright white cotton for the background.  Measuring 82" x 68", it has a very thin cotton batting with a few seed fragments, a hand applied binding (some light wear), and a bright white back.  HAND QUILTED with straightline quilting across the pieces, diamond quilting on the background, and angle quilting across the frame and border @ 9 neat and tiny stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we find no rips, tears, stains or odors, just a CLEAN, 2 COLOR QUILT!!



Antique Wild Goose Chase/Stars Quilt

Item #B-2246    SOLD!!



A Wild Goose Chase Variation, this c 1920 example is HAND PIECED using teal blue and azure blue cottons for the geese, and a bright white cotton for the background.  The maker also added a Goose Chase frame!  Measuring 88" x 81", it has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied binding, and a bright white back.  HAND QUILTED with Chevron quilting radiating outward from the center of the pieced blocks, large feather wreaths with a small floral center and pumpkin seed quilting in the corners on the white blocks, diamond quilting on the frame, and double angle quilting on the border @ 11 very neat and very tiny stitches per inch counting one side only.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears, stains or odors.  A CLEAN & FABULOUS BLUE & WHITE QUILT!!




Indigo & White Antique Snowball/Shamrock Quilt

Item #B-2241    SOLD!!


This 1880's Snowball or Shamrock quilt comes from a famous Ohio businessman (think Baskets!) and it's HAND PIECED using bright white and tiny white or blue stars on Indigo.  Measuring 90" x 77", it has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied binding, and a white back.  HAND QUILTED with square quilting on the white pieces and the makers' own flower pattern on the Indigo pieces (see the back in the last photo) @ 9 neat and tiny stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found a couple old repairs in off white cotton (see closeup photos) and a couple light & tiny spots, but no rips, tears or odors.  Someone has used this quilt as a wall hanging, as a sleeve is sewn on the back of one 90" side.  AN UNUSUAL PATTERN, IT WOULD MAKE A WONDERFUL FOCAL POINT AS A WALL HANGING!!




Blue & White Stairway to Heaven Antique Quilt

Item #B-2224    SOLD!!



In Ohio, we call this pattern a Stairway to Heaven, but it's also known as a Lightning Streak.  This 1890's example was machine pieced using just 2 cotton fabrics - blue Chambray and bright white.  Measuring 83" x 72", it has a thin cotton batting with a few seed fragments and a bright white back.  The binding was made by bringing the backing material around to the front and machine stitching in place.  Diamonds are HAND QUILTED across the entire quilt @ 10 very neat and tiny stitches per inch counting only one side.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found light sun fading on a couple pieces along a fold line, but no rips, tears, stains or odors.  CLEAN & STILL VERY CRISP!!




Antique Indigo Ocean Waves Quilt

Item #B-2184    SOLD!!



We were able to purchase several of these early (c 1860) Indigo blue quilts directly from a house where they had been made and stored in blanket chests ~ UNUSED & UNWASHED for over a century!  This Ocean Waves example is HAND PIECED using a tiny white circle on Indigo blue and creamy white cotton fabrics.  It measures 78" x 72", has a thin cotton batting with seed fragments, a hand applied binding, and a creamy white back.  HAND QUILTED with outline quilting inside each piece, diamond quilting in the white centers, and angle quilting across the frames and borders @ 10 very neat and tiny stitches per inch counting one side only.  We found no rips or tears, just the occasional small storage spot and a light cedar scent.




Blue & White Embroidered Antique Crib Quilt

Item #B-2152    SOLD!!



SUCH A CUTIE!  This 1930's Irish Chain crib quilt is machine pieced, but has 31 blocks HAND EMBROIDERED in white cotton floss showing children and animals.  Made of bright white and sky blue cotton fabric, it measures 40-1/2" x 33-1/2", has a hand applied blue binding and a bright white back.  HAND QUILTED, each embroidered block has double angle quilting forming a diamond frame, rosettes on the chain pieces, and running half-feather quilting on the borders @ 9 to 11 very neat and tiny stitches per inch counting just one side.  In clean condition, we found no rips, tears or odors, just a couple very small and light spots - one spot on the elephant block and one smudge on the border next to the bunny block, as shown in the photos.  Someone hand stitched a strip of loops on the back and used it as a wall hanging.





Indigo Shnit Cut Fleur de Lis Antique Applique Quilt

Item #B-2071    $750

Remember making snowflakes in elementary school by folding a piece of paper in fourths, then snipping a design?  Well, that's how this 1920's Schnit Cut Fleur de Lis pattern was made - VERY FOLKY!    The maker made 16 cotton blocks, HAND APPLIQUING the Indigo blue printed Fleur de Lis cutouts to a bright white background, surrounding each block with three 3/4" wide strips of sashing, and using a running Fleur de Lis applique for the border.  The quilt measures 74" x 74", has a thin cotton batting, a machine applied binding, and a bright white back.  Minimally HAND QUILTED with outline quilting around each applique and circle quilting in the centers @ 7 to 8 stitches per inch.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears or odors, just a couple very light and tiny spots, a couple fabric misprints on the Indigo sashing and some very light sun fading as shown in the full view photo.  VERY GRAPHIC, CLEAN & STILL CRISP!!





Indigo Ocean Waves Antique Quilt w/Arrow Borders

Item #B-2063    $1,299

On first look, this 1870's Ocean Waves quilt looks like others from the same period, until you look at the folky arrow borders!  HAND PIECED, the maker used either a tiny white dot on dark Indigo blue or a bright white cotton for the 1-3/4" squares, with the Indigo fabric cut on angle for the arrow pieces, aligning the dots to also make arrows!  The hand applied binding is a different white dot on Indigo print (less dots).  Measuring a generous 90" x 90", it has a very thin cotton batting with seed fragments and a white back.  HAND QUILTED with Chevron quilting across the pieces, small teacup or pumpkin seed quilting on the white background, and triple angle quilting across the borders @ 9 very neat and tiny stitches per inch counting just one side.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED FOR THE FIRST TIME, we found just one small dye misprint (1/4", circled in red in photos), and a couple of Indigo pieces with fade, which could also be a dye misprint as fabric was precious in those days and every scrap was used.   All dye misprints are in the same area of the quilt.  A CLEAN, CRISP & GRAPHIC INDIGO QUILT!!  (Note:  the photo of the arrow border has a shadow caused by a falling leaf - it's not a hole or stain)





BLUE & WHITE BASKETS ANTIQUE QUILT

Item #B-1008    SOLD!!



This 1930's Basket quilt uses such refreshing cottons - a sky blue and a bright white - to make this HAND PIECED beauty with HAND APPLIQUED handles. Measuring 88" x 77", it has a very thin cotton batting, a hand applied binding, and a white back. HAND QUILTED with outline quilting on the pieces, diamond quilting around the baskets, running ( ( ( quilting on the sashing, and angle quilting on the border @ 9 very neat and very tiny stitches per inch counting one side only. PROFESSIONALLY HAND LAUNDERED, we found no rips, tears, stains or odors, just a CLEAN, FRESH QUILT!!





INDIGO ROLLING STONES ANTIQUE QUILT

Item #B-1069   $499

This Rolling Stones quilt from the 1880's is HAND PIECED using all cotton fabrics including a deep, deep Indigo Blue with tiny yellow dots for the stones, a Cadet Blue and white print for the frame, and unbleached muslin for the background. Measuring 74" square, it has a thin cotton batting, a hand applied Indigo Blue and white printed binding, and an unbleached muslin back. HAND QUILTED with outline quilting on the pieces, diamond quilting on the background, and angle quilting on the frame and borders @ 9 stitches per inch. In UNUSED, UNWASHED CONDITION, with light pencil quilting marks, we found no rips, tears or odors, but a couple light and tiny storage spots. This quilt is STRIKING & CRISP!!!