My DH has a quilt that was given to him this past summer. It was started by his grandmother back in 1897. It has a date on it. I think it is the crazy quilt design and has the chicken tracks sewed into it. It was stored in an old trunk for years and years. There are a few holes in it but I think we have some material that will match to cover them. Being a crazy quilt it will be easy to repair. There was a letter with it saying she made it when she was 17 years old and was in a "finishing school for young girls". I am hopeing to start working on it after the holidays. When finished I will post pictures.