At first glance this doesn't look too special.
But a closer look reveals more!
This top is beautifully hand pieced.
The brown geometric prints are stunning!
I'm a little baffled on the minty green. 1860's?
This looks fussy cut to me.
A real beauty! I'd love to know your thoughts on the year for the fabric and quilt.
It is in my Etsy shop!
https://humblequiltsbylori.etsy.com
Lori
My Grandfather's quilt has some of the same fabrics (blues and browns). It is the quilt he took with him when he was shipped overseas while serving in the Marines 1929-1942. This quilt makes me swoon and I hope to recreate it someday. Thank you, Lori, for sharing this beautiful find.
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ReplyDeleteThe experts in my quilt study group refer to that minty green as "Centennial Green". Sandra Starley, on her blog, Textile Time Travels, calls it a "synthetic aldehyde green", and says it's "a good clue to a 1876/1880s quilt". Here's a link: https://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com/2018/03/wonderful-1876-centennial-zigzag.html Wonderful top!
Terry in Lancaster PA
I too saw the aqua as ''Centennial Green", from Starley's blog and perhaps B Brackman, esp when she did those stars each week SAL. So the top could date anytime after that up to 1920s or even later. As an untrained collector of many years, I d date it 1890-1910, but I often feel quilts are subjectively dated older than they really are.
ReplyDeleteI love tops bec they let us see the beautiful workmanship and gorgeous unused, unwashed fabrics. It's a lovely study piece.
wow that is a real vintage beauty...
ReplyDeleteI love quilts that get more special the more you study them. I find it hard to finish a quilt like this because I don’t want to cover up the beautiful handwork on the back. There’s a feeling of “saying goodbye forever” when you layer the batting and backing onto the top…..I have a few quilt tops of my great aunts that I haven’t yet finished (into a quilt) because I just hate to cover up the back.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive work on that quilt. I admire the people who can do such detailed beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful top with the old fabrics. You can tell the maker was an advanced piecer. Glad these oldies are saved!
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