CONSS1A Mint Condition Pulsating Blazing Star Quilt

c.1870
88 x 88 inches
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
$3,800

Graphic is an understatement. Yes, this is a mint condition antique quilt that easily can be used on a bed. However, I see this as an incredible piece of textile art. The quilt is incredibly graphic, mind-bogglingly beautiful. When looking at the quilt, it appears that there is fading in some of the corners. This is not fading, they just used brown fabric of a different shade. You can easily tell this by the change of color at the seam line. It is possible this quilt is Mennonite. Throughout the quilt, each diamond has 2-1/2" sides. The piece is both hand and machine pieced. It has a separately applied 7/8" binding. There is a 1-3/4" border adjacent to the binding with triangles that measure 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" x 1-3/4".

The outside blue triangles surrounding the center square are outline stitched with minuscule stitching. At first glance they appear to be machine quilted, however one knows they are done by hand because of the spacing between each stitch. The triangles throughout the quilt are quilted with an X pattern, and quilted on one side. The rest of the quilt is quilted with a pattern that looks like a continuous palm tree. Except for the minuscule outline stitches around the blue triangles the rest of the quilting is average. The backing of the quilt is comprised of two absolutely exquisite 1870s fabrics. This mint quilt is one to be purchased as a sunny piece of artwork for the graphics, not for the quilting.

This mint condition quilt can be sent to you for your approval, with free shipping.

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