$879.00
Measures 98″ x 114″ long
Simplistic in design but complex in detail, this Lincoln quilt is a reminder of days gone by. The navy and reds with the stars capture the American theme. Between each circle of stars lies a feathered circle of quilting, which beautifully displays the hand-quilting. This quilt is finely hand stitched.
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…
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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.
Every step of the quilt-making process needs a specific lady's proficiency. Each of our ladies concentrates on either piecing or quilting. Consequently, at the very least 2 ladies are associated with making each quilt. The women who sew the tops with each other focus on piecing certain quilt patterns. Since each quilter's stitches are different, just one lady does the quilting per quilt. This system permits each lady to become an expert in her work.