Becky, see if you can get in touch with Bets Ramsey in Knoxville. She knows a lot about old fabrics and quilt patterns. There are also several quilt appraisers in our area. Contact Tenn. Quiltsin Jonesborough. There is one appraiser, whose first name is Joyce, I think, that they will know about, and she is from Knoxville. I live in Bristol. Small world, eh. Good luck in finding out the age of that lovely fabric. It would be hard for me to cut it.