What a wonderful find! Thank you for sharing it with us.

Beautiful! Can the owner go back to ancestor records & maybe see if anyone in the family has the C.B.O. initials. Perhaps those are the initials of the maker before she married into the family (maiden name). I'd try to do research on this one for sure.

Beautiful quilt!! I can't see any circumstance where machine quilting something this old and fragile would be appropriate. If she doesn't want to have it repaired, maybe just attach a backing so she can hang it as is. Crazy quilts were usually tied, not quilted.

Such an amazing find. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing! It is fun to see what others have done in the past.

I agree with ptquilts. The leaded silk is so fragile that it would just disintegrate with any pressure on it. I would baste tulle over the pieces that are shredded and put a back on it. The hanging sleeve would have to be the with of the quilt to make sure that there is equal pressure. I bet this quilt is heavy. Be sure that there is a label that details what was done to this top. Also if it is going to be hung, it should be kept out of sunlight.

I see that you are from NY. I am in a quilt guild in WNY that is attached to an Heritage village and we have a certified appraiser in our guild. Also we reproduce vintage quilts for the village. My suggestion would be, before you do anything reconstructive to the quilt you might want to have it appraised and find out what could be done to reinforce the quilt without losing it's historic value. Just a thought.

Awesome find

I wouldn't do a thing to it until I found out at a quilt museum. They take very good care with white gloves
on and non-acid things to touch it and don't want to ruin it further. Just my opinion.