Love both quilts. As to the "empty" diamond spaces on the Hexie quilt, I think it may have been a design element that the quilter was making.

The hexie quilt would probably be used as a coverlet with another blanket or sheet showing through. I have seen a couple displayed this way in museums.

Not sure of answer for hexies BUT I must say I love the first one!

Nice eye candy. Love the colors.

The heart and gizzard quilt has a badly faded quarter where it must have been on a bed in full sun. The binding started ut as green and when it ran out she switched to red. The solid brown in the hexies (used as lining in those days) bleeds like crazy. Very interesting. Have a few more oldies to photograph next week.

lovely quilt

Those are real treasures...

The teal area, may be cut as a diamond?? measure from one point to the next(#1-#2) or like hands on a clock(12-3 3-8) Then compare to a diamond ruler. You could lay a diamond relure over a teal area. I don't know if is helpful or not. Tinker

Sorry! I should have hit the 6 not the 8 ( 12-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12.) They should measure the same . Oh! I do know how to spell ruler. My hand or my brain was playing tricks on me!!!! Tinker

Maybe it was meant to be like a yoyo cover=let that leaves the spaces on purpose.