Cindy's Antique Quilts

Offering this super good looking Floral Applique quilt with a beautiful setting with lattice work and set off with the vining floral border. The condition is excellent and looks to have been unused with some faint storage spots near one edge, as shown. There is no wear and is very well quilted at 6 spi and the applique was done using the button hole stitch and looks super with this pattern. The quilt recently had it's first bath so fresh and ready to enjoy. Note all the detailed quilting patterns. This is a kit quilt, but I am not sure what company produced this one. A pretty blue binding that is stitched down by hand finishes off the quilt. The embroidered stems bring out the small red buds on the vine. North Carolina

Offering this beautiful well made quilt I am calling a Snowflake. It is all nicely hand cross stitched and also very well hand quilted at 8 spi. This is a kit quilt and it apears not to have been used. Some of the light blue stamped quilting dots still remain. It had never been washed when I acquired it and has had one bath. This is a very generous sized quilt of 77x95 inches and also has a synthetic batting. A very usable quilt that can be enjoyed on many of todays beds. For the binding the front was turned to the back and hand stitched down. The quilt came from the estate of Elvis Baumwart of Custer County , Oklahoma.  A quilt with condition and visual appeal!! 

Offering this unused mint condition Signature or Friendship 8 Point Stars quilt. The quilt was never washed and appears that it was just stored and unused. Often these quilts were kept in the cedar or blanket chest and only brought out for special times.  There's lots of names on the quilt and it is dated 1920. It is all hand quilted at 6 spi and the binding was brought over from the back and stitched down by hand.  Some of the names on the quilt include Edna Kerschner, Erma Nabor, Clara Busch, Hulda Ernst, Geraldine Hanks, Ruby Lee Tillman, Maurine Johnson, Alic Baumgart, Edna Knauf 1920, Leona Gemaehlick, El Vina Frick, Alice Balzer and more. I acquired it in Custer County Oklahoma,,, but haven't done research on these names,,, so I'll leave that up to someone that might want to know more aobut these women. 

Offering this nice usable embroidered flowers in a pot vintage quilt. There is some accents of yellow embroidered around the flower pots.  The quilt is in decent condition and is all hand quilted at 7-8 spi. The quilt has been used, but still has lots of life left. There is some wearing on the top edge and some wear on the yellow binding and a few slight age related spots.  Nicely quilted in the alternate blocks of yellow. A nice border too.  The quilt has been washed and is ready to enjoy.  From northwest Oklahoma.

This is an exceptional Redwork quilt that has so much detail and so many blocks of a great variety. It is like a storybook maybe that depicts the life of the quiltmaker. Many of the blocks I have never seen in other redwork quilts.  There are 140 blocks of redwork embroidery and the quilt is also dated 1893. The condition of the quilt is excellent and it is all hand quilted at 6 spi.  When I see quilts like this that have so much thought and work that went into the making of it I wonder about their daily lives that are seen in the blocks of the quilt. I can see in this quilt the events in ones life at that time period and also animals, children and flowers. Some of the blocks include cats, dogs, children playing, a wishing well, the sun, cup and saucer, wash board, sissors, thread and needle, a cooked turkey, an anvil, toad under the mushroom, chicks hatching and much more. For the binding the backing was brought forward and stitched down by hand.  Woodstock, New York area.   

Offering this unusual version of what is not a typical Sunbonnet Sue applique pattern quilt. She is bending over a bit, just picking flowers! Note all the great expressions on her face by the use of embroidery! The condition of the quilt is very good. It is all hand quilted at 4-6 spi and hand embroidered.  She's quite a conversation piece. A generous size of 75x90. The separate yellow binding is stitched on by hand.  Note the neat unbrella fabric used for the sashing. From the Raymond Schultz estate, Cordell, Oklahoma. A very usable quilt. 

This Embroidered Basket and Birds quilt is in excellent condition and ready to enjoy. It is clean and fresh. All hand quilted at a nice 8 spi. The pattern looks like one of the patterns out of the Flower Basket set from the Rainbow Quilt Block Company. In addition to the nice embroidery there is French knots and lots of handwork on this quilt. The binding is stitched down on the front side by hand. This quilt was exhibited in the Pink Exhibit at the Road to California Show in 2013.  From Indiana. 

This youth or crib size quilt  looks to be in excellent condition.  A quilt of 9 blocks embroidered of different whimsical animals. Nicely hand quilted at 7 spi and there's a separate blue bindng that is stitched on by hand.  Set with blue and blue backing. A couple slight spots that could wash out. The quilt has been washed at some time, so can be used and washed carefully as it's a very usable sturdy quilt.

This is such a cute Kittens and Puppies Embroidered quilt. The condition is very good with a slight small corner tear in a block, shown.  The expression of the eyes and the bow add to the pattern. All hand quilted at 8 spi. The separate blue binding is stitched on by hand.  Makes a great gift for those that love vintage or a wonderful keepsake for a child.  Not sure of the pattern company, as this may have been a kit or transfer pattern quilt, but so nicely made and circa 1930's. Thanks to some discussion among quilt researchers, decided it was both puppies and kittens!! So no favoritisim here!!

Offering this wonderful, unusual Basket of Flowers quilt with a curving vine applique border.  The condition is excellent. The button hole applique technique was used for the flowers of blue, pink and a soft green.  The vining border is also a soft green. The beautiful hand quilting is done at 10-11 spi. The separate binding is stitched on by hand. Note the way the baskets are designed with the tall handles and the flowers and the use of embroidery making up part of the basket base.  A unique pattern that displays so nicely and is fresh and ready to enjoy. Massachusetts

Offering this unusual child's theme quilt with a farmer boy or often called Overall Bill or Sam doing so many activities. He is going fishing, playing fetch with his dog, hoeing the garden, feeding the rabbit, pushing a wheelbarrow, jumping rope, feeding the chickens and more. This is more of a sampler of activities that one might find  a child doing on a farm.  The quilt is in excellent condition. All hand quilted at a nice 7-8 spi and all the applique and embroidery work is also done by hand. So much detail went into each block. The binding is done the knife edge style and is machine stitched.   A special quilt that would be a great birthday present or one to add to a collection of more unusual quilts with a theme. Pennsylvania

Offering this great western themed pictorial crib quilt from the 1950's, Round Up Time. Depicting 2 children and their horses at the ranch with their dog.   The quilt is in very good condition and has been washed, so is ready to use and enjoy. All ahnd quilted  at 6-7 spi. It is also hand embroidered and hand appliqued. The separate red binding is stitched on by hand. This was a 1950's kit quilt and was a very popular pattern. It took alot of work to finish one of these quilts.  This was one of a pair, but selling separate.    

Offering this delightful vintage quilt,  a pictorial of  a young cowboy and cowgirl riding their horses and the dog and calf and other scenes depicting western life. Also in the corner with applique and some embroidery is a tepee and , in addition ot the cactus and fence, Indian child holding a pot and much more. The details are great. The quilt is in excellent condition. It is all hand quilted at a nice 8 spi. The applique is done by hand and nice embroidered accents of flowers and grass. This was a kit quilt from the 1950's with a theme so popular today too. The separate red binding is stitched on by hand. The quilt has had a bath so is ready to use and enjoy or display in so many ways.