dated quilt

A family memento. Here's the story the quilt owner told:

This quilt was made for us by our friend Shelia in England. It was given to us as a thank you gift for housing her daughter one summer. Her daughter, Sally, was twenty years old and wanted very much to work one summer in the Chicago area. Our youngest son was staying at college that summer, so we had an extra bedroom. We spent a delightful summer with Sally who quickly became our English "daughter". We later attended Sally's wedding in Broughton, England. Sally has made subsequent trips ...

added by Ann 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under dated quilt , log cabin , pine tree , quilt repair

1897 Wool Crazy Quilt from Ann Quilts

This family heirloom quilt has some unique embroideries and provides a glimpse into the quiltmaker's personality. (And no, I did not leave my scissors on the quilt by mistake. They are embroidered with a variegated wool thread, giving them a wonderful metallic appearance!)

Here's what the quilt owner told me about the quilt:
I believe it was made by my great-grandmother, Johanna Gerbracht (born: 1865). She was married to Henry Gerbracht (born: 1863). They lived in Chatsworth, IL. The best record I have online says that she married Henry in 1888. That would make the quilt (dated: 1897 ...

added by Ann 3 years ago. under crazy quilt , dated quilt , embroidery , family heirloom , knife edge , quilt repair , wool quilt

Three Quilts, Three Generations - The Story from Ann Quilts

I recently had the pleasure of repairing three heirloom quilts made by three generations of quilters. Two are heavy, wool and flannel crazy quilts, and the third is a cotton log cabin. (You can read about the repairs at Three Quilts, Three Generations - The Repairs.)

Here's how the owner describes the quilts:  

The “Greta” crazy quilt, with a date of 1948 sewn in white on a pink panel, is so named for the owner’s mother, whose name is stitched in cursive on another panel. The quilt has many detailed and individualistic flourishes sewn between and on the panels ...

added by Ann 3 years, 1 month ago. under antique fabric , crazy quilt , dated quilt , embroidery , log cabin , name inscribed quilt , quilt repair , vintage fabrics , wool quilt

Three Quilts, Three Generations - The Repairs from Ann Quilts

The family story of these three quilts is at Three Quilts, Three Generations - The Story. Here, I will descirbe the repairs that I made to them.

The two crazy quilts were made primarily of wool and flannel fabrics. One of the crazy quilts has an embroidered date and name, as well as more and more varied embroidered details. The crazy quilts have some fabrics in common, so it's likely that they were both made around the same time. The log cabin is cotton and significantly older.

The repair techniques chosen for each quilt were chosen according to the kinds ...

added by Ann 3 years, 1 month ago. under antique fabric , crazy quilt , dated quilt , embroidery , log cabin , name inscribed quilt , quilt repair , vintage fabrics , wool quilt

Quilt for an 1895 Wedding from Ann Quilts

I love a dated quilt. I love a dated quilt with a family story (see full story below). Combined together....well.... it's simply grand.

The fabrics have some preservation issues and staining throughout. And at some point, a critter chewed a hole in the quilt and almost chewed a second. The good part of that story is that the critter was polite enough to avoid chewing up any of the embroidered history.

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I patched both places. Here's one.

I patched the damaged black squares with an antique fabric (with white swirl print). And I put on ...

added by Ann 3 years, 4 months ago. under album quilt , antique fabric , dated quilt , embroidery , family heirloom , family history , quilt repair , wedding quilt

Antique Photo from Melrose, MA from Ann Quilts

A few years ago, I did a lot of research on a quilt with many names inscribed. It seems to be fund-raising quilt, and was made in Melrose, MA, in 1897 or 8. The information and connections made via this quilt just keep on coming...

You can read about the quilt, the research process, and the results - there are 14 blog posts - starting here, if you want to read through the whole process step by step. There also is a summary of the process, a description of my adventures taking the quilt "home" to Melrose, and downloadable sets of data ...

added by Ann 3 years, 8 months ago. under dated quilt , family history , name inscribed quilt , oral history , photography , snowflake quilt

Another Snowflake Quilt from Ann Quilts

Wonderful coincidences and quilt stories just keep on coming. I love quilters! Here's the newest one to arrive in my inbox:

I have inherited this quilt and saw you restored one just like it! Thank you for giving me some history of where this quilt came from. I didn’t know who made it but am a new quilter and really appreciated the work. So, that's pretty exciting!

Of course, I wrote back and asked if I could post the quilt and her story here. She kindly agreed. Here's what she has to tell:
My grandmother passed ...

added by Ann 4 years, 3 months ago. under dated quilt , embroidery , family heirloom , paragon quilt kits , pattern history , quilt repair , snowflake quilt

A Blast from the Past from Ann Quilts

The other day, I met up with a quilt I'd made over 30 years ago and forgotten!

I got a text from one of the people who grew up a few houses away from me. She's been doing lots of sorting and clearing out over these last couple of months. In amongst her son's childhood items, she found this quilt, and asked if I had made it. At first, I didn't remember having made a baby quilt for her. But when I scrolled down further to see the photos, I recognized it immediately.

Wow. Hee, hee ...

added by Ann 4 years, 7 months ago. under crib quilt , dated quilt

When an Old Quilt Needs a New Home from Ann Quilts

The quilts in my collection are not pristine museum quality quilts by any stretch of the imagination. Sometimes I've bought quilts that are not, well, very sturdy anymore. (For example, the stars quilt that I have been gradually replicating.) And sometimes lovely people give me very, uh, well-loved quilts.

Here's my most recent such acquisition, given to me at a recent quilt study group meeting. It had been found at a sale at closing time, in the discard pile because no one had wanted it. One of the quilt study members had rescued it, and when she spread ...

added by Ann 4 years, 9 months ago. under american flag , applique , baskets , dated quilt , feathers quilting , quilt repair , stuffed appliqué

Two Quilts that Connect 1635, 1897, and 1998 from Ann Quilts

Well, folks, the 1890s quilt I researched for several years and then exhibited last winter is, as they say, the gift that keeps on giving. (Check the highlighted links for background on the quilt and it's story.)

Last spring, a woman brought me a rail fence quilt to repair. It had been made for her by her grandmother. A few days later, as I was looking over the quilt as part of making an estimate on the repairs, I discovered that the grandmother had signed and dated (1998) the quilt. Lo and behold, her last name was a name ...

added by Ann 4 years, 11 months ago. under dated quilt , family history , family tree art , name inscribed quilt , old italian block , oral history , quilt repair , snowflake

My Happy Holiday Sewing from Ann Quilts

We had just a few holiday plans, no travel, no guests, and so I decided that sewing on all sorts of back-burner projects of my own was The Thing To Do. It was so fun! Here are the results.

The farm.
Another (could it be the last?) quilt in my Something From Nothing series. This one's been in the planning stage for nearly two years, taking tiny steps towards construction. It entered full-out construction mode during a fiber retreat in October. And now it's done! (It's made with plastic produce bags.)

A flannel tunic.
Warm as they ...

added by Ann 4 years, 11 months ago. under commemorative quilt , dated quilt , family heirloom , family history , grandmother's cross , name inscribed quilt , quilt repair , solar system quilt , something from nothing

Charm Quilts from Ann Quilts

Well, I think this is a great topic for this put-a-new-calendar-on-the-wall and make-those-happy-wishes time of year.

Charm quilts, as the name indicates, are made with thoughts of good luck in mind. I'd heard the folklore that the magic happens because each piece is a unique fabric....but if one and only one fabric has been used twice, the quilt has a special magic. So that's what I did. My charm quilts were made for my babies because, as a quilter, I of course had to make them each a very special quilt.

I am prompted to think about ...

added by Ann 4 years, 12 months ago. under charm quilt , commemorative quilt , crib quilt , dated quilt , family heirloom , hearts , stars

Just Wanna Quilt Blog from Ann Quilts

I'm starting something new! I've put up my first post as a contributing blogger on the Just Wanna Quilt blog. Just Wanna Quilt is: a research project to investigate all the who-what-why questions of the quilt world, a research project to clarify copyright and other legal aspects of creating art and craft, a super fun quilt adventure, and a great group of vibrant and interesting quilters. There's a podcast (which I've been interviewed on) and sewing challenge projects and lots of great discussions in the facebook group, and etc. etc. Woo hoo! Thanks to Prof. Elizabeth ...

added by Ann 5 years ago. under dated quilt , family history , quilt repair , signature quilt

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