Cindys Antique Quilts

Offering this fine Mothers Dream pattern quilt. It is really a beauty! Great, mint condition, unused and fantastic quilting and applique.The fine hand quilting is a precise 10 spi and the applique and reverse applique is also quality workmanship. The separate binding is stitched on by hand. The size is generous  and looks great as wall art or on a bed or add to a collection of fine quilts.  Kansas

Offering this attractive Rose Applique or has a name of American Beauty quilt with a scalloped border. The appliques in the corners and the vines on the sides really set off the central bouquet of flowers, stems and leaves. This is a late  1940's kit quilt. It was a Progress kit, I believe.  It is all hand quilted  at 6-7 spi and is hand appliqued.  There is beautiful cable feathered cable quilting and also grid patterns in the ground areas. The separate green binding is put on by machine.  There's a couple loose spots on the binding to restitch down. The condition is excellent and has had a bath so is ready to use and enjoy.  This quilt looks great on a bed or can also be hung on a wall as "flower art".  Massachusetts

This is an important quilt to collectors and those with serious interest in collecting signature quilts or those from Baltimore, Maryland. There is no question as to where is was made, as there are many signatures,  it is dated July 1847 and also on the quilt in the blocks is Baltimore. The quilt although, not a typical Baltimore Album, might be considered one just prior to that time of those quilts as it is really earlier than the Baltimore Album quilts. It also has a wonderful border and the addition of the original separate fringe, add to the quality of this quilt. The fabrics are wonderful with some chintz and cottons used in the applique.  The quilt is in excellent condition and has never been washed. It is hand quilted and hand appliqued. It is a true antique in every sense of the word,, and one that would be admired and appreciated. These quilts don't come along every day, as they often end up in collections or musuems.   Serious inquiries please. ( more information coming)

Offering this early Peony Applique quilt that is in excellent condition. Virtually unused and has had one bath.  This is a pieced and applique quilt. It is hand quilted at 6-7 spi.  The pattern  also might be considered a Carolina Lily. So unusual is in the alternate blocks a stem and leaves appliqued. Wondered if the maker just didn't want a plain block and decided to put in that extra. Heavy quilting done in the Baptist fan style. Set in blocks with a green sashing. The separate green binding is stitched on by hand.  There's an initial E stitched on the backside, but no other information to add, other than it was acquired in Pennslyvania.

Offering this antique Eagle 4 block quilt with a triple border. The quilt is in excellent/very good condition with no wear. It is hand quilted at 7-8 spi and the applique is done by both hand and machine.The way the eagles are placed makes it a good wall quilt as they are all directional and also looks great on a bed. This was one of the quilts on display at the International Quilt Festival , 2010, in the exhibit America Collects- Patriotic Quilts, from my collection. Love the way the maker did the curved/wavey borders and the central pattern.  Colors of red, cheddar and fugitive green. For the binding the back was brought forward to the front and machine stitched down. Great to add to a collection. Eagle quilts are sometimes hard to find.  Massachusetts

This 4 Block red and white applique quilt has a wonderful pattern, which I have had trouble finding a name for this pattern. (If anyone know, drop me a note) It looks to be one of the paper cut patterns seen frequently in Pennsylvania. The quilt has wear , which is mostly on the border and binding .  One approx 9 inch by1 inch area of the border has some of it gone as shown in the images. There is one of the big blocks that has some minimal wear, as shown.The hand quilting is very nice, as it is 12-15 spi. Also the quilting patterns are varied. The quilt is soft, but would be a neat display quilt and can be folded or shown to its best advantage.   From Indiana

This is a Rose of Sharon applique quilt from an Oklahoma City, Ok  estate. This pattern is sometimes called Ohio Rose.  From  circa 1930's-40's and is in very good condition with some slight fade in the green. It has been washed and is ready to use. All hand quilted at a nice 8-9 spi. The replaced binding is stitched on by hand using vintage feedsack fabric. A very nice usable quilt that has good workmanship.  Generous in size and could be used on a double or maybe a queen if turned with length for the width.. I often suggest one do that and use pillows at the top of the bed to fill in for the length.

This is an attractive early applique quilt from the 1880's that is nicely hand quilted at a tiny 10-11 spi.   It is hand appliqued too with tiny sitiches. Condition is excellent with a handful of age spots and slight thinning of a couple red flowers applique. Hand bound using a separate tiny binding. It has a name written  on the back side corner that looks to read Anne Smith, as shown. I like the way the flowers curve towards each other and the big cheddar center in the flower. Quality workmanship. From St Lawrence County in northern New York, Potsdam.

This is an excellent quilt in every way.  The condition is mint, as it was unused and has had one washing, so is clean and ready to enjoy. The quilting is wonderful as it is hand quilted at 10 spi and also fine applique. The quilting patterns on the quilt are another special credit to this quilt. There are wreaths, diamonds, leaves and many more quilting patterns throughout the quilt. The separate binding was hand stitched on.  Colors of red, green and pumpkin on a white ground. Pat Sloan, designer, made a modern version of this pattern shown in  the Nov/Dec 2010 McCalls Quilting issue.   Take a good look at the pictures as they show the quality of this late 30's or 40's quilt. The quilt displays well. St. Louis , Illinois area.