my thought are: it was made by an Amish woman. They do not use printed fabric on their quilts as they are plain people. Look at their clothing... they don't even use buttons or zippers.
However, the quilting on bed quilts can be extremely heavy and very intricate. I would never cut down the borders. I would have somebody quilt very wide feathers in the borders, and in the blocks quilt 8 point stars, fruit bowls, feathered circles... all in black thread. It is lovely as it is, even unquilted. I would treasure a quilt top from an Amish woman. I would even hand quilt it. That is what they truly deserve.
Please check out books on the Amish, and Amish quilting before you go about turning what truly is a lovely blank canvas into a nightmare.
Anita in Northfield, MN
Last edited by anita211; 03-11-2012 at 06:00 AM.