Gallery of Antique and Vintage Quilts and Their Dates

• Red, White, Blue Quilts with the Bicentennial Symbol (c. 1976)
  
• Feedsack quilts in simple block patterns (1940s-50s)
  
• Dutch Girl, Overall Sam, or Butterfly patterns (1930s-40s)
  
• Flower Garden, Double Wedding Ring, Dresden Plate patterns (1930-1950s)
  
• Pastel-colored Floral Applique Quilts (1920s-1930s)
  
• Red embroidered quilts (1890-1920)
  
• Crazy Quilts in silks, velvets, or even wool (1880-1910)
  
• Red-Green-Pink Floral Applique Quilts (1850s and Revived in 1880s)
  
• Silk quilts made with hexagons and diamonds (1840s-1850s)
  
• Large Central Star with chintz floral cut-outs in the white background (pre-1860)
  
• Chintz quilts in whole cloth, Tree of Life and center medallion (1800s-1840s)

Red, White, Blue Quilts with the Bicentennial Symbol (c. 1976)
Feedsack quilts in simple block patterns (1940s-50s)
Double Irish Chain This is a very charming double chain quilt made of cotton and feedsack prints. Made c. 1920 in Southern Ohio it is quilted with 10 stitches per inch. It has a thin batting, white back and a narrow white binding. Measuring 72" x 87"
Double Wedding Ring (1930-1950s)
Wedding Ring Variation: The wedding ring is one of the most popular patterns of the 1930's. However, this variation is particularly unique. It is made of cotton pieced vibrant raspberry solids and mixed prints on cream with pinwheel centers. A scalloped edge with apple green binding finishes this quilt. The quilting is excellent with 8-9 stitches per inch. Made c.1930 in Canton, Ohio, it measures 76" x 93" and is in unwashed, unused condition.
Pastel-colored Floral Applique Quilts (1920s-1930s)
Pastel Floral Appliqué When you find a quilt like this it is easy to see why collectors love 1930s appliqués. This great quilt has appliquéd flowers in pastel pink, blue and purple. It has a thin batting, a narrow white cotton binding, a pastel pink and green scalloped border, and a solid white backing. It is hand quilted and appliquéd with 6-7 stitches per inch. This beautiful quilt is Signed P.R.F. Smith, 1938. It was found in Southern Wisconsin. I have never seen a kit quilt in this design so I believe it to be a truly beautiful and creative original design. This wonderful example of Depression era quilting is in excellent condition, with a very few minor tears in the binding and measures 86" x 76". 0520900DVN
Crazy Quilts made of silks, velvets, or wool (1880-1910)
This is an embroidered, wool and velvet crazy quilt. Every piece of fabric is heavily embroidered with flowers and outlined in embroidery. Made in Kentucky, c. 1900 it measures 75in. x 75in. Copyright ©2002, Shelly Quilts.	Silk and velvet crazy quilt.The wide red velvet border frames the many different silk blocks and embroidered objects. The highlights of the very detailed and complicated work on this quilt include embroidered people, animals, fruit, an anchor, flowers and other unique objects. Made c. 1890 in Southern Illinois this quilt measures 76in. x 70in. Copyright ©2002, Shelly Quilts.
Red-Green-Pink Floral Applique Quilts (1850s and Revived in 1880s)
Miniaturized Appliqué This is a pre-Civil War quilt with red and green appliqués. Appliquéd red and dark green floral wreaths are surrounded by a matching border. The quilting designs are varied at 8 stitches per inch. Made c. 1850, it measures 88" x 88".
Large Central Star with chintz floral cut-outs in the white background (pre-1860)
Miniature Pieced Lonestar: This spectacular Lonestar quilt is hand-pieced with just under 5,000 miniature diamonds of solid and printed cotton fabrics. Each diamond measures 1/2" wide x 1 1/4" long. Made c. 1930 in Kentucky it measures 70" x 60" As an added bonus, a sleeve has already been sewn on the back for hanging purposes. This quilt was recently exhibited in First Love: Antique Kentucky Quilts, in Paducah, Kentucky in April 2000.

 

 

Blue Baskets This is a wonderful example of the simple beauty of early twentieth century quilting. Solid wedgwood blue baskets decorate the white cotton ground while a narrow blue binding lines the entire quilt. It has a thin batting, and a solid white back. Made c. 1930 it measures 68" x 76"

 

 

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