The Irish chain looks like it was hand quilted. I can't tell on the other. I always admired the hand quilted quilts. My mother in law did that and it takes forever but looks beautiful.
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I have several of the same fabrics in my vintage quilts and I was told that they had 1930’s fabric in them. Your quilts were most likely stored well and they are quite beautiful.
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Some of the fabrics pictured look like feed sack fabrics. They were discontinued in the 1950's. Barbara Brackman has an extensive encyclopedia on quilt patterns which you might find in a library.
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Like Carolyn said many of those fabrics are feed sacks. I would guess they were made in the 50's.
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Originally Posted by Wanabee Quiltin
(Post 7928709)
I have several of the same fabrics in my vintage quilts and I was told that they had 1930’s fabric in them. Your quilts were most likely stored well and they are quite beautiful.
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appreciate all the help - I'm learning a lot! Thought I'd share a few pictures of another quilt I found at an estate sale a few months back. It was all balled up on a bed and needing a good home. I thought maybe it could be cut up for pillows. There is wear to about 7 of the squares. But, once I got it home and really looked at it, realized it had quite a few Centennial material swatches. I looked around on the Internet and found 2 that matched what are in my quilt. Not sure if it is very old or a more recent quilt with old swatches but it is too nice (overall) to cut it up. Looking for some advice as to how to properly store it, should I think about having it restored or leave it as is?
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and here's a picture of the whole quilt laid out on a queen size bed
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I have vintage quilts my grandmother made with similar fabrics. I know that she made these in the 50's but the fabric may have been older.
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Could you please share closeups of some of the other fabrics in the quilt, like the dark brown print and the red? Thanks.
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couple of close ups of dark brown print and red.
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