Is there a significance to 1840?Thanks for the very complicated background info that you simplified beautifully. Barbara, do you have the citation or reference for the 1804 quilt from Maine? Click on the book cover to buy a downloadable version of the old black & white edition. Click on the detail of Nancy Phillips's Block #2 to see the pattern. Latest date? Cool quilt, too. Some blocks are almost always set edge to edge. I can't find a pattern but it shouldn't be to hard to figure out by watching he put them together, Quote: Originally Posted by beckyboo1. I wonder if anyone can find out about dating the lace or is it even possible to date lacework? More quilts to admire/puzzle over. It is beautiful. I usually measure the length of the quilt and add 8”, and then measure the width and add 8”. Date-inscribed examples in my pictures are pieced rather than appliqued and more substantial. *To calculate the yardage needed for binding, take the perimeter of the quilt (the length of all four sides added together) + 12” (for joining start/finish tails) ÷ 42” (fabric width) x 2.5” (width of binding strips) = inches of fabric yardage required. It can be shallow (10") or deep (20"). That differentiation might make a difference in date. Some we'll send through the mail; some we sell as PDFs for instant download. Click on the happy monkey for information about the 3rd edition. However, the few diaries that do mention a quilt by name, usually fail to describe the quilt or give any hint to what the pattern looked like (much less any type of drawing), … Anyone know? #1 French Rose. Thanks so much! In this case, a 64” x 72” quilt would need a fabric backing of 68” x 76”. Your labor should include time spent designing the quilt pattern. Looks like I'll see some of you in NH next month. The books are all print editions from early print runs. Thank you, Barbara, for this wonderful post. Esther Bradford's 1807 eagle applique has a knotted or netted fringe. Create your own floral medallion with easy to use patterns & instructions. Click to see more. Click on the newspaper pattern to read more: I'm doing online programs. I think I am seeing pink stars around the center. Fascinating. Fusible appliqué is easier and faster than hand turned appliqué . Click on the dog to see my Etsy shop where I still have a few OOP books for sale. Saris are made from 4 1/2 to 9 yards of fabric which is a lot to just throw away. Shown here is my favorite Christmas Angel. Once you can decipher a quilt block's grids, you can make it larger or smaller with ease. The overall look is rather austere. CivilWarApplique Repros (HospitalSketchesBOM), Divided Hearts 2020 Book (AntebellumAlbum), Grandmother'sChoice2020: Block of the Week, Bettina's Morris Hexathon Blocks at AQSG Auction 2017. Below are links to buy them. Get this classic as an eBook. What a spectacular find! Buy new Print-on-Demand editions or see what Amazon has below. FABRICS. Concerning the Harriet DuBois 1807. Style includes the overall color scheme (we'll get to individual fabrics later). Quilt Block Patterns of America's Pioneers These are for quilts related to the westward migrations including a bit of history as to why they were popular with pioneer women. Click on the quilters to see the page. The email address for this blog is MaterialCult@gmail.com. 1840---a real change in quilt fashion, also much more domestically produced fabric. Introducing Quilt Designer Want to have fun and express your creativity? A few years ago, the Midnight Quilt Show with Angela Walters did a Milky Way Sawtooth Start quilt. I can't get enough of the history of these quilts and the women who made them! Many times, your local quilt guild will sponsor an appraiser booth where you can make an appointment to have your quilts valued. Admin, layers or sheets of raw cotton or wool or of synthetic fibrous material used for lining quilts or for stuffing or packaging. Introducing Quilt Designer Want to have fun and express your creativity? Just remember that these finished quilt sizes are approximate and can vary 4” – 8”. Few answers. Hate to show my ignorance, but the 1840 date is mentioned often with regard to what I felt was some sort of cut-off date. http://quilt1812warandpiecing.blogspot.com/2012/01/zig-zag-borders.html. Thank you for sharing! The back of your quilt should be about 3-4” larger all around than the top of the quilt. This great calculator will give you numbers for six different fabric shapes, from half … Examine the quilt. And although the structure is important for altering the size of a quilt block, it is also a huge component when designing a quilt, because some blocks just do not mesh when sewn side-by-side, even if they are the same size. Quilt Block Patterns from the Colonial Revival For popular quilts from the 1920s and 30s when there was a new interest in the "old fashioned" art of quilting. I'd surely like to see this one in person. I've mentioned the bow-knot and simple four-lobed shapes in the applique, both designs seen in the earliest American quilts. Click here to see print-on-demand & digital editions. I've been thinking a lot about early quilt styles in the U.S. so I was glad to have a puzzle to figure out. The fabrics might have been imported from Europe but before 1820 we see limited variety here. Click on the cover to see more. I am in awe. There is just something about restoring well loved items to a useful state that I identify with. Squeal! A guide to making reproduction quilts, choosing reproduction prints and dating fabrics. I'd like to see/read more about that lovely pieced medallion. putting into words why I think it's older than she guessed, which was about 1840. The answer, 10.32, is the number of 3-7/8 inch cuts you can make across the width of the fabric. First printing sold out but more on the way. Jelly Roll Quilt The fabrics are limited, probably due to scarcity. Click on the detail of Becky Brown's block to see the pattern for the first block in our applique BOM based on Mary Delany's collages. You do see pink in quilts this old. If your quilt is 80 inches by 54 inches, you will need twice the fabric, or 3 yards. There are quilt names mentioned in old diaries or journals kept by the women who made quilts. This is the fabric that wraps around the outer edges of a quilt. Finally, you will need backing for your quilt. Seems odd Harriet DuBois would make her name the centerpiece of a quilt. Not only will it ensure that you always buy enough fabric for your project, but learning how to figure it out before having to just measure the pieced quilt top can allow you to purchase all of your fabric at the same time. Notice that faded heart above. Quilts just looked different after 1840. Could be last quarter of the 18th century (say roughly as early as 1780!). I still have new copies of the bound books in my Etsy shop. Quilt Calculator. The quilt in question could be described as an appliqued medallion of limited colors with a fringe border. It must be remembered that fabrics, especially those used for patchwork and applique, often started their lives as other things (dresses or curtains) before becoming scraps and then part of a quilt, so they may be much older then quilt itself. A BOM with 14" traditional blocks and lots of history. Focus is quilts and how women used them during the War for fundraising, patriotism and practical bedding. Border patterns include a flowing ribbon and a spindly zig-zag stripe. Go to Amazon to see more. If we saw Turkey red or chrome orange in there we'd be thinking after 1810 (or more like 1830), so there are no fabrics in the mystery quilt to tell us it's after 1810. Click to see more. Yes to this whole blog. Exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art featuring their spectacular collection with reproduction patterns. Oh my. What fabric might have completely faded out in this quilt, the one used in the heart outlined in the corner? The Bryerpatch Studio recommends that you calculate the time involved in and costs of one square foot, then multiply that by the total size. A friend of a friend recently scored big in buying this quilt. I have new copies in my Etsy shop. Thank you.....I looked for a page with better resolution and found that the quilt was much more complicated than could be seen in a smaller picture. The overall look of the quilt: limited color scheme of white with brown and dark blue. I will think about explaining it better. How to date antique fabrics and add to your stash of reproduction prints with projects for reproduction quilts. Patterns & history from my first book on the topic. Lotsa questions. Single diagonal lines---absolutely no help at all. Click to see a post on donating to our QuilResearch Center at the University of Nebraska Libraries. "Drop" is the part of the quilt that extends over the edge of the mattress. Knowing how to figure out how much backing fabric is required for a quilt is a great skill to have. Whatever the cause the look is a clue to an early date. Click on the Amazon link. I belong to a Facebook group called "Quilts-Vintage and Antique". Masterpiece applique from Rose Kretsinger, Ilyse Moore and me. Quilts made from blocks set this way can contain either even or odd numbers of blocks in both the rows and columns without any effect on the symmetry or balance of the quilt design. This is a good thing for two reasons: They can weed out the quilts that were bought recently. Early American patchwork focused on browns and blues, probably because those were the available cottons, dyed with natural dyes such as madder and indigo. And what is an average rate according to how the charge is done? See what Amazon has. Easy to find index with a digital search. If you want to turn your quilt making hobby into a profitable business, then you’ll need to figure out just how realistic that is. Lay the basted quilt on the floor and roll the two sides towards the center, leaving a 12-inch swath of quilt unrolled, as shown in Figure 1. Click to see books and quilts for sale. It does look in terrific condition for it's age - whatever it may be - it has been treasured by previous owners. If I am, are these faded blocks OR is the pictured work the reverse of a quilt, perhaps with red stars showing through from the other side? ISO old Craftsy quilt pattern. The absence of bright reds, yellows and greens is a clue of sorts. Stitches And now to calculate the size of the backing, we will treat it like one giant patch of your fabric. Not only will it ensure that you always buy enough fabric for your project, but learning how to figure it out before having to just measure the pieced quilt top can allow you to purchase… Watch Now >> The fabrics are limited, probably due to scarcity. It does have faded star blocks and border elements. If I don't have a copy Amazon may. How kind of you to take up repairing old loved quilts, Carole! "Tuck" is the part of the quilt that folds under the pillows should you want your quilt to cover them. You will just need your quilt, a ruler or measuring tape, and a calculator to figure out your fabric needs for quilt binding. The main thing to know about fringes and other added edge treatments is that they are seen in early quilts before 1840 and rarely afterwards. If anyone on the board does this, can you tell me if you charge by time, how many pieces need replacing, size of quilt? Figure out how many hours the quilt will take to make and multiply that by what you consider a fair wage. Notice the four-lobed appliqued shape. Love the education aspect of this post. My mother was just asked to repair two old quilts. To help with this process, I have created a quick quilt size chart for easy reference. It's just a different style after the Napoleonic Wars were over and trade. Smaller quilts (lap size or baby size) are easier to quilt on a domestic machine than larger quilts (bed size). We'll look at the clues to age using comparative dating, matching the undated quilt above to quilts with dates inscribed on them. Knowing how to figure out how much backing fabric is required for a quilt is a great skill to have. Block of the month: Original applique patterns recalling the landscape of the westward migration. The absence of bright reds, yellows and greens is a clue of sorts. Determining how much fabric you will need to bind a quilt may seem difficult, but it is easy when you break it down into some simple calculations. It's a good question. It's a pretty reliable clue. The most important clues to the age of a quilt are the stiches, the fabric and the design used. Below: A few of the patterns & books we're offering. What you need to do, in this case, is either figure out a way to reduce some of your costs - either make the quilt faster, reduce the cost of materials, or cut down some of your fixed costs - or come up with a reason to get a premium price for your quilts. These may have been domestically printed cottons (or perhaps cotton & linen fibers), made in the young U.S. Prints available from American calico printers before 1820 or so tend towards rather simple block-printed designs with rather simple dyes, particularly indigo blues and browns obtained from madder. Click on the picture to look around. You also see pinks from madders. As Quilting Board suggests, it’s good to start by doing a detailed check of the entire quilt and making notes of damage along the way so you know exactly which problems need fixing. Figuring Yardage for Quilt Backs. I often get asked.....How do I price my quilts??? What a lucky and beautiful find! 2019 book with over 60 newspaper patterns from 1928 to 1961 and history by me. Can't wait to find out whym looking forward to hearing from you. I agree. Techniques include conventional applique, which doesn't  really help. The Connecticut quilt project found this quilt dated 1810. by Anna Ingersoll with a similar flowering ribbon border. Click on the picture to read the post. Full-color, full-sized patterns for classic applique & quilting. Quilt Size Chart . There was once another color here but it's no help now. Both blue prints I see in the photos are possible late-18th-century fabrics: wood block figures on indigo grounds. Click to see in my Etsy shop. Challenging applique from the heart of quilt country. So the take the finished size of the quilt and add twice the seam allowance to both dimensions. Is that zig-zag pieced or appliqued? Tennessee to Missouri #5: Who Actually Made The Quilts? Click to see more. Most quilting fabric has a usable width of about 40 inches, often a bit more. Miniature quilts, which are smaller versions of big quilts, are often more difficult than their bigger counterparts because they use smaller pieces. in this quilt and in the border the Deborah Wilson quilt above. Notice the examples in the dated quilts on this page. PS: It's good to know there are still quilts like this on the market. Hurrah for the WWW letting us see these historic textiles.....Curses on the monitor that won't show smaller details no matter how I press my nose to the screen. That edge treatment looks like a netted fringe (but I know. Could be 1775. Secure the rolls with safety pins or bicycle clips. Quilting style and density and techniques can offer clues to date but in this case the quilting looks rather utilitarian. 12 Blocks.12 Tales. You can fix it. I'd like the pattern but of course, Craftsy as it was back then is no longer. Medallions with a central focus were more popular before 1840 than after, but that style characteristic is not much of a clue. After 1820 you see a real change in fabric variety in American quilts although Mary was sticking, with the zig-zag borders. Could be 1875. She asked if I could find out how much to charge for her work. Exactly how early? 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