Vintage Patch Quilt?

[KevinM]

I took some quick close up shots and made the size smaller 444k, I can get some more later and post them. I hope these help. Looks like some of the strips of cloth had the stitch work done first, like the child and lamb, then the back panel was put on and more stitching was done.

Thanks!
Kevin

[KC]

One of the most intricate crazy quilts I have seen in while!  Almost like a "sampler" crazy quilt.  Pieces were dont on small hoops first then integrated into the quilt cover and then quilted!  Lotsa' love put into this one!

I have been saving up significant clothing for each one of my kids through the years and am going to make them each 3 quilts: jeans quilt, favorite t shirts quilt and a crazy quilt.  Now this one is throwing down a challenge!

[cogar]

I have been saving up significant clothing for .......

Now talk about "saving up cloth", the wife pieced a quilt top which I think she called a "101 Tumbler" quilt, or whatever, like the one pictured below, ..... except every individual piece of cloth in her quilt top .... was 100% cotton and was a different "print/color" from all the other pieces.

She likes to "piece" quilts, but not quilt them. Her mother was an "expert" at quilting.

[KevinM]

KC, sounds like you have a rather large and time consuming task ahead of you! Cogar, would a 101 tumbler quilt signify kind of a beginners quilt (101)? Doesn't look too beginner like to me!

[mart]

No !! A tumbler is not for beginners !!  My Grandmother had a quilt frame attached to the ceiling over her bed with cords so it could be lowered and raised !! The frame stands were put into place then the frame part was lowered onto the stands !! It was a weird arrangement but it worked for her as she was the only one that made quilts !! Can`t remember how it was rolled on the frame !! I was very little !!
Back then every scrap of cloth was saved for years including feed and flour sacks !! Nothing was wasted !! Aside from the cost aspect,, you just couldn`t go buy from Wal-Mart or Fabric shops because there were almost none in existance !!

[KevinM]

Here's some more pictures. Sorry about the large size of it and resolution but I had to downsize the image size to around 550kb (about 1/2 meg) so it would load faster and not hose some peoples system down like mine (sorry in advance mart). The flash from the camera on some of the last few images may have distorted the color some. I'm thinking this crazy quilt may venture into the late 1800's or early 1900's is this possible?

Thanks!
Kevin

[mart]

Those are much better !! In looking at the better pics I would still say this is from the 30`s or 40`s and it looks like it was made by one person since there are similar stitch lengths !! That blue satin brocade is late 40`s from the pattern,,also the dress length of the girl with the lamb is typical of the 40`s !!  But the other fabrics could be earlier than that !! Like we said before these pieces of fabric could be from any time period !! Its when they were put together that make a difference !! When I had my art classes at the senior center, the same ladies that I taught there had a quilt class and many times when an older person in town died,,the relatives would bring old clothes to be used for their quilts !! Others just brought scraps of fabric many dating years before that the person had saved !! So the ladies would use the older fabrics in a newly made quilt !!  Easiest way to guess at a quilt date is by the newest fabric in it !! And even then its guesstimation !!

[KevinM]

Thanks mart for that very helpful information!

[mart]

Yours is a lovely old piece of handwork,,can I ask what you gave for it ??