Need Help Identifying Quilt Patterns
 

found these 2 lovely condition quilts at a recent estate sale. I'm new to quilt collecting. Wondering if either of these quilt patterns have a name? Appreciate any help from you experienced quilters.

The first one is a variation on an irish chain quilt. The other one looks vaguely like a saw blade or waterwheel.

The first is definitely a double irish chain and the other does look like a water wheel.

Actually, I think the first is a triple Irish Chain. Don't know what the second one is.

The first one is Triple Irish Chain. The other one is some sort of pinwheel type, but I don't know the name.

We would have to see a little better picture, but I don't think that either one of these is very old.

thanks for your help. added 2 pixes to give you a better look at Irish Chain quilt. Curious as to possible age.

and here are 2 pixes of the other quilt - also curious about age.

First is a triple irish chain, don't know the other. Not sure of either's age.

I think 1930's for the triple Irish Chain.

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.
Lynda

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.

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.

Like Carolyn said many of those fabrics are feed sacks. I would guess they were made in the 50's.

That was my thoughts about the age of the fabrics made into these quilts. I also have some antique quilts that were stored very well and used very little.
Both quilts are a treasure for you to have found them. Happy collecting.

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?

and here's a picture of the whole quilt laid out on a queen size bed

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.

Could you please share closeups of some of the other fabrics in the quilt, like the dark brown print and the red? Thanks.

couple of close ups of dark brown print and red.

When blocks are shattered like that I find that repairing them is not worth it. (been there done that). Having said this- sometimes a quilt will have certain fabrics that have shattered while others are strong. So if the ratio of good to bad is high I might try to fix the shattered blocks.
I don't know anything about that block but it's interesting.
I have a passion for old quilts.

The other quilts look like feedsacks to me- popular from the 30s to the 50s

Thanks for the closeups. That quilt is old. Those are not reproductions. I would not cut it up for pillows. I would probably not put the work into restoring it, as SusieQ already said. I would leave it as is, just to study the fabrics, or frame good sections of it to keep.