$695.00
Measures 96″ x 112″
The Ancient Star quilt is handmade by a Pennsylvania Amish woman. The star pattern is of the oldest and most familiar of all the traditional quilt patterns, but great precision is needed to make all the star points meet and lie flat! This Ancient Star king size quilt is sewn in antique colors of navy, green, burgundy, and tan. The quilt is hand-quilted with love and 218 yards of thread by one Pennsylvania lady to insure uniform stitches. On a queen-size bed, this quilt will have approximately 18 inches of drop per side.
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.
Each and every step of the quilt-making process calls for a particular lady's expertise. Each of our ladies specializes in either piecing or quilting. For that reason, at the very least 2 ladies are involved in making each quilt. The ladies that stitch the tops with each other concentrate on assembling particular quilt patterns. Considering that each quilter's stitches differ, only one lady does the quilting per quilt. This system enables each lady to become a specialist in her work.
A quilt is not merely a relaxing bed cover: it is also a masterpiece of art. The artisans that develop our quilts pick high quality vivid materials and arrange them into a captivating masterpiece. Select from our selection of over 2 hundred homemade quilts for a quilt that best enhances your home design.
While the fabric pieces are stitched by machine to ensure tighter sewing, all the quilting is done by hand. 100% cotton materials compose the top and bottom of the quilt. The batting sandwiched in between those two layers, nevertheless, is 100% polyester. This polyester batting warranties both heat as well as superb washing outcomes.
You will discover our quilts to be remarkably generous in length and width. In fact, almost all of our quilts are large enough to overcome the necessity for a dust ruffle and pillow shams. Just as bed heights are different, each quilt's proportions is different. We specify the quilt's measurements together with the calculated drop for you to compare to the size you want. It is important to do your research before making a purchase!As a matter of fact, our quilts are undoubtedly washable in a washing machine! We recommend complying with these guidelines for ideal handling results: