Vintage Kit Quilts and Kit Tops
This gallery will include vintage/antique kit quilts and kit quilt tops that were made from pre-packaged kits sold years
ago. The kits were sold by various companies including Progress, Lee Ward, Hershners, Bucilla, Home Needlecraft
Creations and many more. These packaged kits often came with pre-stamped or pre-cut fabric and included the pieces to be
appliqued and/or embroidery thread and binding fabric. The applique design was generally stamped on the wholecloth
background. Quilting lines were usually stamped on ground fabric too. If applique was to be done, there were
corresponding numbers stamped on the pieces that were supplied and the top also had numbers so one could cut out the
fabric and attach it to the top of the ground fabric matching up the numbers. The applique work was done either by hand
or sewing machine.
There were several kinds of kit quilts that include applique,embroidery and pieced. Some of the pieced patterns that
were offered as kits include Double Wedding Ring quilt, Flower Garden quilt, Lone Star quilt, Broken Star quilt and
others. These kits would have had precut prints and solids.
Some of the early designers of kit quilts were Ruby McKim, Anne Orr, Marie Webster, H. VerMehren and others.
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
Price: $745.00
(Item: Q-679)
Offering this Colonial Times Sampler quilt, that is hand cross stitched and hand quilted. This was a kit quilt and has a sampling of patterns,, thus calling it a sampler. Some of the patterns are a man and woman holding hands, a colonial home, a wreath of flowers, a potted flower, a flower with a heart base, a church with a tall steeple and several more. The condition of this quilt is very good. It is all hand quilted at 7 spi. A generous size of 80x89 inches. It has been washed and is clean and ready to enjoy. From central Illinois.
Price: $295.00
(Item: Q-660)
Great generous size, pattern of smaller blocks and excllent condition, make this a quilt to enjoy and add to a collection, or a great one for a first quilt. Made with solid colored fabrics, a triple border, pattern with a Deco look. The pattern reminds me of one of the Ann Ore patterns. If anyone knows for sure,, all input is appreciated. It has a rose and chain look too for the pattern. Shades of pink, green and blue were used in designing the quilt. All hand quilted at 8 spi. Hand bound too. Minneapolis , Mn. estate. I was told it came from the ladies home whom was in her 50's and it was made by her mom. There is another quilt on the web site with the same pattern, Rosebud #2. Take a look.
Price: $825.00
(Item: Q-645)
Water Lily Quilt with French Knots(q-355)- Dated 1925, size 78x78. Excellent mint condition. Beautiful hand quilting at
11-12 spi. Unused and lightly washed only once. Separate binding whipped on by hand. A fresh, clean happy looking quilt
that is also dated. Take a close look at this great well made quilt. Sorry that the colors and quality do not transmit
well. Excellent high quality collectors quilt. Ohio
Price: $735.00
(Item: Q-355)
Cornicopia-Vase of Flowers Quilt(q-213) Circa 1940's-50's, size85x100. Condition, unused and unwashed, looks mint. Fine
applique stitches and all hand quilted at 8 spi.This is a kit quilt and is well made. There is a pattern of the vases
along the border. The kit blue dots are still visible. For the border it is the applique on the front and is knife edge
bound. Maryland
Price: $1295.00
(Item: Q-213)
Applique Basket w/ Embroidered Handle Quilt- circa 1930's, size 69x83 inches. Conditon is excellent. This pretty basket
pattern in a smaller scale with the embroidered handles and the extra little flowers embroidered in the corners of the
blocks give a nice touch to this quilt. The hand quilting is extra nice too at 9-10 SPI. Cable quiilting in the sashing
and crosshatch in the blocks. The quilter also did a beautiful job of tiny blanket stitches for the applique baskets.The
colors also coordinate. The basket fabrics are pretty small scale plaids of pinks, greens, lavender, blues and yellows
and some solids. From Indiana.
Price: $750.00
(Item: Q-129)
Pictorial Childrens Donkey and Cart- circa 1940's, size 48x68. Condition is excellent on this applique youth or crib
size quilt. A fun theme with the donkey pulling the cart with the child and mother and along side is the dog, the
chicken and the flowers by the roadside.The man appears to be leading the donkey and a young boy riding the donkey.
Above is the house with trees and flowers and then the whole design is framed by flowers in the corners. It is finished
with a red binding. Lots of detail. In addition to the applique is the use of embroidery. This is a kit quilt, as there
are faint dots for the quilting. I am unsure of the company who carried this pattern. It is beautifully hand quilted and
hand appliqued. Quilting is at 8 SPI.
Price: $1195.00
(Item: Q-127)
