Originally Posted by ghostrider
A quilt, even a top, is only as old as the last work done on it, so when you 'finish' them, they will forevermore be dated as 2011 quilts, not 1920-whatever.
I have heard this before but I don't get it. Or agree with it. It will be a 1920's top that was recently quilted. You would have a hard time passing it off as a brand new 2011 quilt.
I used to buy antique tops for resale, if I quilted them, I then described them that way, a 1920's top that has recently been hand quilted.