Your quilts are just wonderful. I have lots of old quilts that are very dear to me and not many are labeled. I recognize so many of the fabrics in yours that are in mine. Thank you for sharing. I get very homesick for relatives who made these beauties, don't you?

Thanking you for sharing - they are beautiful

What beautiful treasures! Thanks for taking the time to share them with us.

Love that old quilts are rescued by someone who treasures the work that went into them. I always wonder why the original family doesnt keep them.

Hi Margie: I always feel sad when I find "orphan" quilts. I have one main regret about my quilts: When my grandfather moved to a care facility, there was a vintage crazy quilt in his belongings. I was not at his home at the time when things were getting divided out and sold, and I have no idea where or to whom it went. 30 yrs. later, I still mourn the loss of that piece of family heritage.
Thanks for your interest in old quilts. I feel they are like reading a history book. Penny (pgthom)

Oh, how fortunate you are to have something like this to bring out and admire from time to time.

Gorgeous quilts! Thank you so much for sharing!

Wonderful quilts...love them all.

Those are lovely antique quilts. I have one from my great grandmother that is at least 100 years old. It is so nice to have that type of quilt in our family. I'll post a pic of it soon.

Thank you so much for sharing, they are all beautiful. I am like others and wonder where they have traveled and the stories behind them. Love them and can't wait for more.

Thanks quilt 3311! I believe you are correct on that name. I couldn't remember, tho' I think I knew it once. Would be interesting to see the original pattern. Does it have the cactus square in it? That one made me smile!

Hi Rainbow: We visited Fayetteville long ago. Our kids were probably 7 and 10 y/o. First time for them to see the ocean. (They are now 40 and 43.)

I have the old quilts in my studio, in a cabinet built by my grandfather. It's next to the rocker where I do handwork and watch TV, so I get to see them every day. Hate for treasures to be locked away in a trunk or closet somewhere. If you search "My sewing space" for my studio pics, the cabinet is in the third picture. Can't fit all of them in there anymore.

What treasures! I am so fond of vintage/antique quilts and wish I knew the history of all I've found. Thanks for sharing these!

Thanks for taking the time to show us your great collection. They are interesting and beautiful quilts
And just think, when you're finished you'll have a complete photographic record of your collection!

Thank you. Love them all.

Well I am sure glad they needed airing and refolding so you did three things that needed done all at one time! Thanks for sharing! Jan

Gorgeous treasures!

Oh they are beautiful. Think of all the hours put into them. They all have a story behind them; we can only imagine.

I love the faded look of a long used and loved quilt. Thank you for your gift of time for airing, shooting pics and posting all your gems with us. What a wonderful legacy you have to pass on one day.

Andie

Thank you so much for sharing, all quilts are very lovely.

Thanks for sharing! Such pretty treasures!!

A curiosity question....You noted that some of these beautiful quilts did not have batting. Several that my MIL has, that also are very old, do not have batting either. So..my question, was it quite common to not put a batting in quilts, or are these simply "summer" quilts?

Patti

Hi Patti: There may be others with more knowledge about this issue, but it is my impression that these were for milder times, when such a warm covering wasn't required. I think quilters back then still liked to have pretty decorative things in their homes. Perhaps someone else will weigh in on this topic. I continue to learn more about quilts all the time!
Thanks for your interest. Penny

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for sharing this beautiful collection with us :D:D:D

I would recommend NOT to do any thing to your Antique quilts because as soon as you do you cannot say that they are indeed that old. A friend of mine who owns a quilt shop has shown me several antique quilts she owns, told me once you do any thing to it it becomes just another quilt just finished and drops the price back to next to nothing. Just take care of it and love them as they are.

The patterns for this quilt were published weekly in the newspaper. Kind of like todays block of the month only free.

Here is a pic of the cactus block

Thank you for sharing..nice collection !!

Lovely quilts...thanks for sharing...

Such a cool pattern. Makes me want to run right out and make it! LOL!! Along with a hundred other things! "Life is short...eat dessert first!" Thanks for sharing

Awesome old quilts. They all look so comfy. Thanks for sharing them.

nice colection

Beautiful collection.