Cindys Antique Quilts

This minature scale basket quilt has a real history of names on it.. The quilt has approximately 230 baskets and numerous names. The baskets are pieced and the handle is appliqued. The blocks are only 3 1/4 inches big. It is all hand quilted and also hand pieced. Unfortunately this quilt was really used and is not in the best of condition. There are about 82 baskets of the some 230 that have various degrees of wear from very slight to extensive.. There's a piece out of the corner and damage on the upper right side. This is more of a history quilt,, or like a favorite book that someone or many loved. The quilt came out of the New York area. Some of the names include N Stewart, Inez Porter, Miss Judith Rogers, Ethel Young, Frank Wheeler, Mrs A S Bassett, Miss Mattie Bassett, Jonathan Hanyes, Miss D Mills, Frank W Wale, and many more. Most of the names are legible and there are names in all of the blocks set between the baskets. This could be a real study quilt for the right person. This is a quilt I purchased because of the love for the pattern and the history that could possible be found with such a treasure trove of family names from over 140 plus years ago. I hope this quilt finds the home where it will be in better care than it had it its past and be loved and cherished. One may even find a decendant of one of the names found on the quilt.

This wonderful antique quilt has the nicest collection of fabrics. Condition is excellent. Hand quilted at 8 spi. It is both hand and machine pieced. The blue chambray backing is also the fabric used for the hand appliqued binding. Beautiful old fabrics used in the construction of this quilt that look to range from 1870'to the 1880's.. Several images of the fabrics are shown. There is some slight migration of the pink color used in one of the fabrics, but not obvious. Great fabric study quilt and displays well. The quilting is interesting, as there is an 8 point star and another circular pattern quilted along with crosshatching. Pennsylvania origin.

This quilt top is not just an ordinary 1870's-80's top. It is a very special One Patch Blocks top that is pieced on the diagonal and many of the pieces are fussycut. By fussycutting the pieces, the maker cut out fabric of a particular pattern and centered it in making the pattern design of the top. In this case it was flowers, bluebirds, horse head, dog head, race horse and jockey, sailor and ship, Greek pattern, dots and more that the maker wanted to emphasize. It's an early top too with some great conversation, novelty fabrics. It's a real pleasure to look at. The size of the quilt top is 73x73 inches and the single blocks are only 1 1/2 inches square. The top is in excellent condition with a handful of seams near the edge that have come undone. This is an unusual collectors top if I ever saw one and one probably wouldn't want to quilt it, as personally, I would keep it the way it is( just my opinion), as it can be used and enjoyed in many ways and oh what a treasure it is!

Suspension Bridge Quilt(q-341) Circa 1880's, size 62x70. This wonderful graphic quilt has a lot of visual appeal. The pattern is also known as Broken Circle and Sunburst. The condition is good, as it's not quite perfect, but I was drawn to it by other factors. There is some fading of the fugitive green and there's a couple of old patches,one shown, on it that were left as is. Actually, the red patch isn't stitched through to the back , so I feel like it was made when the top was pieced. It is all hand quilted and not the smallest of stitches. Wonderful fabrics and a pattern to match. There's a few age, storage spots and a few light wear spots on the binding, but I don't see any other wear on the top. It is hand pieced. The separate binding was hand whipped on. Great backing too. Looks to be a southern quilt, as I did acquire it in the North Carolina Smokey Mountain area.