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| quirky vintage quilt from eBay, dimensions: 68" x 86" |
This fun 1970s quilt came from an eBay seller in Texas, and I love how it breaks the rules. It appears to have started as a star quilt, with 20 blocks of eight-pointed stars constructed of diamond shaped patches, as well as solid color green sashing and yellow cornerstones.
Some of the seams have come apart. Should be a fairly easy fix. Most of the quilt is in very good condition. An array of fabrics was used, and some held up better than others. The quilt is mostly cotton, but also includes polyester double knit, mostly in the bow tie blocks.
The quilt was completed with bow tie blocks on the bottom and right side. The borders are also quirky. On three sides there is patchwork fabric in red, blue, yellow and white. On the left side, the border is made of the green sashing and yellow cornerstones.
The quilt is approximately 68" x 86" and is hand quilted with fans, sometimes called Baptist fans or elbow quilting. The curved lines of the quilting work nicely with the geometric piecework. It's one of those quilts that makes you wonder what the maker was thinking. An oddball, for sure, but that's what I like about it.
This quilt is full of goodies! A real find! Thanks for sharing it. Really made my day :D
ReplyDeleteI don't know much about quilting... but I will say that if all the pieces come together, I can't see how you go wrong! And, let's face it, this is a one-of-a-kind quilt!
ReplyDeletethis is really awesome!
ReplyDeleteladies in navy
This quilt is giving me life! I love that it's crazy and doesn't follow conventional rules. :)
ReplyDelete::Warren
I'm all for any sort of creative endeavor that doesn't follow "the rules" - so I love this one!
ReplyDeleteThat's what I like about it too!
ReplyDeleteTruly a great quilt. Seems like all the different components get along just fine and then comes the quilting that plays so great with the rest. One has to admire it (or at least me)
ReplyDeleteMakes you wonder what the maker was thinking. Fact is Bill, sometimes the maker is NOT thinking.... just finishing.
ReplyDeleteMaybe following the ultimate rule: make do.
ReplyDeleteI see the central star blocks with green sashing as the starting point for this quilt top. Perhaps someone needed a bigger quilt since the outer blocks seem to be of later fabrics possibly added from a scrap bag. It is all tied together by the quilting. Though the blocks added to the side and bottom look like bow ties. They are not like what I think of as the traditional bow tie made from 4 of the same shape and a center square. On the bottom they are made with curved shapes and on the sides elongated hexagons with corner triangles to make them square
ReplyDeleteHow fun!
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