Originally Posted by
Iceblossom
I'm going to go along with the others and place it a bit later towards the 60s. As sewbizgirl mentioned, a quilt is only as old as it's most recent fabric, but that does seem to be someone stash project with more than one decade represented.
What's important is that you connect with it!
A friend who was in her late 70s had blocks and fabrics from her mother and grandmother. Every year she completed a quilt top from those close to her heart relics, then entered the quilt in the County Fair. That pattern was her favorite and she pieced most of the blocks by hand. All the quilting was done by her hand.
I probably have in my stash some fabric that is older than what is in your new found quilt. My friend has been gone almost 10 years.