Vintage Quilt Top Find!
03-29-2016, 08:01 AM
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Vintage Quilt Top Find!
Over the weekend I found this gorgeous old top in an antique mall. It's so beautifully pieced! Does anyone know what this star pattern is called... with the octagonal centers?
Also I am trying to decide if these fabrics are from the 40's? 30's? 50's? I have included some close ups and hope someone can give me some ideas as to the time period this was made.
I just loved it... and although it was machine pieced I plan to hand quilt it as it would have been originally, had it been finished.
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Also I am trying to decide if these fabrics are from the 40's? 30's? 50's? I have included some close ups and hope someone can give me some ideas as to the time period this was made.
I just loved it... and although it was machine pieced I plan to hand quilt it as it would have been originally, had it been finished.
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03-29-2016, 08:11 AM
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Missouri Daisy quilt at least that is what it was called here:
http://www.cindysantiquequilts.com/dynapage/IP350.htm
I had never seen this block before. Must have been a big challenge to machine piece this top.
http://www.cindysantiquequilts.com/dynapage/IP350.htm
I had never seen this block before. Must have been a big challenge to machine piece this top.
03-29-2016, 08:29 AM
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It threw me for a minute because I have a bunch of those prints in repros and the colors are far more saturated than any antique quilt top I've ever seen. It's definitely not 30's. The scale of some of the prints is too large. Some of the blurry floral prints would have been popular in the 1940's. The mod dots probably would have been from the 50's or 60's. If it is from that era, someone had quite a stash & kept it in unusually pristine condition; it would be worthwhile to invest in a professional appraisal if that's the case. Without seeing it in person, though, I can't help but suspect that it might have been more recently completed using all retro prints. Either way, it's a beautiful quilt & will only be more so after you've hand quilted it.
03-29-2016, 09:06 AM
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My thoughts agree with the others although I'm no expert. I think some prints are 30's, while others are newer. Good idea to have it appraised.
As to the pattern, although maniac showed us a "Missouri Daisy " quilt, I have seen a different pattern by that name as well. Nice quilt.
As to the pattern, although maniac showed us a "Missouri Daisy " quilt, I have seen a different pattern by that name as well. Nice quilt.
03-29-2016, 09:23 AM
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The Missouri Daisy has a much smaller center. I am just amazed at the piecing on this. So perfect. The center octagons are perfectly pieced in too. No points missing in the stars.
The fabrics actually look older in person. They have a crepe-y texture. Definitely not 70's nor 80's. I may need to have it appraised. I am going to Paducah for quilt week in April. Is there someone there who appraises quilts?
The fabrics actually look older in person. They have a crepe-y texture. Definitely not 70's nor 80's. I may need to have it appraised. I am going to Paducah for quilt week in April. Is there someone there who appraises quilts?
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