Antique Quilts
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These are two antique quilts I salvaged from my grandparents’ home. One is the Rose of Sharon quilt.
This pattern is colored muslin appliqued on a muslin background. The muslin squares are stitched together, I believe by hand, but it is hard to tell. The stitches are tiny. The quilting thread is a coarse cotton and the quilting is about 10 stitches per inch. I believe this quilt dates from the 1920s or 1930s, but am not positive. The fabric is worn through from the applique to the front in many places. I have a quilt that my grandmother made and I am certain that she did not make this quilt. My best guess is that her mother or a sister made it, but I suspect her mother made it.
The second quilt is a wedding ring quilt.
I believe this second quilt is newer than the first. The same coarse muslin is used, but the piecing is of a finer weave fabric. The piecing fabrics tend to be mostly two-color prints. I am not sure if this affects the dating of the quilt or not. This quilt, I believe, and I am just guessing, but I think this one may have been made for my grandparents wedding.
If anyone has any information about how to date quilts or anything of that kind, please let me know.
2:18 am, 21 April 2011
I don’t remember ever seeing the first one. It could possibly have belonged to Aunt Frances, Granny’s sister. I know they helped with the details when they died. Did you ask your Dad if he had any idea? They certainly are beautiful, but I don’t have any helpful information. I have a wedding ring quilt from Mother’s things but I think it was my grandmothers.Or Keith’s family. ???// Mom