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The Eureka quilt is an amazing arrangement of the intricate pieces that form a beautiful star pattern in the center of the quilt. This particular Eureka quilt beautifully showcases Moda’s Black Tie Affair fabric series. The quilt includes 383 yards of hand-quilting, done by Mrs. Harvey Miller. It is initialed and dated. This quilt will have a 18.5-inch drop per side on a queen bed.
Measures 97″ wide x 108″ long.
Homemade quilts combine the warmth of a bed cover with a unique story told by the quilters from Lancaster County, PA. Every homemade quilt is as unique as the family, busy mother or Amish ladies group who uses a needle and thimble to thread stitch on the quilt. Some quilts involve hundreds of hours and thousands of stitches to create a unique patchwork quilt that will last for generations.
When you peruse our HOMEMADE QUILTS you are shopping for an item that tells a story and adds meaning to your bedroom! Discover more about our unique patchwork quilts and the stories behind them…
We have a lot of quilts! Want to see a gallery of the major patterns? Checkout our Common Amish Quilt Patterns.
Called a “charm” quilt in the late 19th century, young women collected hundreds of different fabrics from their family and friends. Perhaps if they collected 999 different squares, their true love would bring them the thousandth–and their happily-ever-after dream, too. One quilting blogger speculates that collecting these fabrics may have given girls opportunities to ask their love interest for a contribution!
The scrap quilt has also been called a “beggar” quilt, referring to quilters asking each other for contributions to their projects. Trying to put together a bedspread without repeating every fabric, they also called the quilts “odd feller” quilts–every piece was an odd feller. Some families recall their mother repeating one square, however, so that a child sick in bed might be entertained looking for the matching patches.
Still another name scrap quilts went by is the “postage stamp” quilt, so called because quilters would use their tiniest scraps, sometimes no bigger than a postage stamp. Perhaps the original motivation was not wasting the smallest piece (historians recall the scarcity of the Great Depression in this), but it also became a challenge at some point. Quilters would collect thousands of pieces to compete with each other in making stitched masterpieces.
A quilt is not merely a relaxing bed covering: it is also a masterpiece of art. The artists who develop our quilts select top quality vibrant materials and organize them in an eye-catching masterpiece. Select from our selection of over 2 hundred Amish homemade quilts for a quilt that best enhances your taste.
Although the pieces of fabric are stitched by machine to guarantee tighter sewing, all the quilting is done by hand. 100% cotton fabrics make up the top and bottom of the quilt. The batting sandwiched between those 2 layers, however, is 100% polyester. This polyester batting warranties both warmth and also superb washing results.
Just about all of our quilts are generous enough to reduce the necessity for a dust ruffle and pillow shams. Just as bed heights differ, each quilt's measurements differs. You'll find we post the quilt's dimensions alongside the estimated drop for you to compare to the proportions you are trying to find. Kindly do your measuring prior to your purchase!Yes, these quilts are undoubtedly machine-washable! We suggest the following guidelines for ideal handling results: