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This is reverse applique and it is machine done, but it is hand quilted. What is the design and how old is it? All I know is that my grandmother won it in a contest or something.
closeup of the design [ATTACH=CONFIG]21694[/ATTACH] the quilt, sorry about the stains my family is hard on quilts [ATTACH=CONFIG]21738[/ATTACH] |
Bubblegum pinks leads me to guess maybe 1940's? Jstitch is extremely knowledgeable about dating quilts, she would be the best to answer this question. Can you get a close up of the borders?
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It is really pretty. It looks like Hawaiian quilting to me--but, what do I know??? Sorry I cannot help you.
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It is an interesting quilt. It is really hard to tell about the age without seeing the quilt in person.
I will tell you that at first blush it looks like hawaiian applique, however, if it is reverse applique, then it is not the traditional Hawaiian applique technique. It is interesting that it is machine appliqued and hand quilted. Are you asking for a value or from and informational position? |
It almost looks like Hawaiian Pineapple, but it's not, I dont think.
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I say some kind of Hawaiian Apllique quilt. Guess 40's or 50's. Due to the color.
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I suppose I'm looking for both, to see how old and how much it's worth. I wouldn't sell it, but I would perhaps get it insured or something. Oh, by the way, it is purple not pink.
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Originally Posted by Quilter101
I suppose I'm looking for both, to see how old and how much it's worth. I wouldn't sell it, but I would perhaps get it insured or something. Oh, by the way, it is purple not pink.
Thank you! As I said, it is very difficult to determine the details with pictures.. |
Looks Hawaiian to me ,however it is a simpler pattern that most of them I have seen. They usually have a more intricate pattern. Maybe done by a beginning quilter.
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It could be Hawaiian but neither the pattern used or the quilting looks like Hawaiian quilts I have seen. I am not an expert on this, but I just did not get the sense of the "islands" from it. What it does look like is a technique used in "McCalls; The Art of Vintage Quilts" from December of 2007. They described it as a quilt designed from Pennsylvania German scherenschnitte (paper cutting). The quitmaker was from Lancaster County. Remember how we used to cut snowflakes as kids with a folded piece of paper? Here is a description I found online: """""Scherenschnitte "Scherenschnitte or scissor cuttings in the Pennsylvania German tradition, are derived from the Swiss-German technique of cutting one piece of paper in a continuous design, although the paper can be folded from one to three times for repeats in the overall pattern. Often mechanical instruments, such as compasses, rulers, punches, and awls are used. The earliest Germanic forms date from the mid-sixteen-hundreds, most of which are religious pieces. The earliest forms of scherenschnitte came to America in the late 18th century, and were found to be mainly fancy borders surrounding handwriting samples, such as alphabets, bible verses, certificates, and love letters (later evolving into the popular Valentine). Paper was folded, then cut - when opened, it revealed a symmetrical design upon which verses were written, and then color added." Clifford Nevin (from framed example purchased in Lancaster, PA) Not only popular amonst Pennsylvania Dutch, papercut appliqué was commonly used on Baltimore Album quilts during the 1840s and many two-color papercut blocks, often red and white, bore inked inscriptions and became friendship quilts. While Hawaiian quilts are similarly constructed, they are characteristically a single block covering the entire top or a small number of relatively large blocks. """"" |
I agree. It's not Hawaiian-style quilting, and the applique is much simpler than their traditional patterns.
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Originally Posted by kanoelani
It could be Hawaiian but neither the pattern used or the quilting looks like Hawaiian quilts I have seen. I am not an expert on this, but I just did not get the sense of the "islands" from it.
While Hawaiian quilts are similarly constructed, they are characteristically a single block covering the entire top or a small number of relatively large blocks. """"" It could be an attempt to produce a quilt based on the design elements of Hawaiian quilts, but done on a smaller scale and perhaps, if it was a fund raiser, each block done by a different person.. But it does not follow the traditions of Hawaiian quilts. Now, what it might be and how old requires a much closer look, in person. Cant tell the materials and quality of the work in the pictures. The value of any quilt is determined by many elements, including, originality, design elements, condition, and execution. |
Thanks, and that makes a lot of sense, because my grandmother would most likely have lived in Pennsylvia at that point.
Thanks again! Emily |
OK, I found your quilt...
This is a Mountain Mist pattern that was printed on the back of the paper that was wrapped around the batting. It is called Freindship Plume and it is Mountain Mist pattern #59, I believe it was published in the mid 1930s. I do not have the pattern in my possesion, but have access to one, so I will post the actual published date sometime during the next week.. Judy |
Wow Judy, you're good.
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Looks like the same pattern I saw at my daughter's house this weekend. It was made by my SIL great grand mother. It was all hand made and the applique was raw edge. The quilt looked very old. The SIL is 48 years old so you could figure up approx. how old if made by GGM.
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