Very possibly one of the earliest known doll quilts. Quilts that are made for a poster bed were only made in New England..thrifty New Englanders ...Why waste the extra valuable fabric when part would need to be tucked in and not even seen! This style is what a Mother wanted her little girl to have...one, in the style of Mom's.

The Four Patch pattern is one of the earliest pieced patterns...this one on point. Blocks measure 3" square.

Pre-1850 New England quilts usually had linen as a backing...as does this little treasure. Naturally all work was executed by hand as this small quilt was made around 50 years before the sewing machine was in public use. Fabric such as used here was so expensive that only the "comfortable" could afford it. Clues such as this gives us a hint as to the type of family from which it came. We even have a fabric that is a hand painted block print! There is a separately applied 1/4" binding in a different calico. Obviously the piecing was done by a loving adult, however if you look at the back it may be that the little girl did the quilting on her treasured doll quilt.

I have organically hand washed this little quilt. This quilt is not perfect as I have tried to show in the pictures. To me this does not detract from the almost 230 year old little girl's doll quilt, but shows that it was truly loved.

May be sent on approval, with free shipping...in a very tiny box!

What a perfect present for someone you love 😄 A quilt that shows hearts and more hearts and one to be treasured that is given to or received from someone special. Having only red and white fabrics makes this quilt a Valentine special.

The actual name of this pattern is Rob Peter to Pay Paul ...Here we have hearts, not just curved pieces. Completely hand pieced and hand quilted. The quilting design was executed in parallel lines apx. 1" apart. Each 5-1/2" block will have the quilting going in the opposite direction from the block next to it. The 1/4" binding was turned over from the back to the front and hand stitched down.

This little gem is now organically hand washed and ready to be sent, with free shipping, for your approval.

This delightful miniature Schoolhouse Quilt top was made during the 1880's. This is exactly the way I found the quilt. Someone backed it ..I believe during the 1980's with a tea dyed muslin backing.

The adorable Schoolhouse blocks measure 5-1/2" square and are pieced from solid black and an off white. The joining blocks measure 5-1/2 " square and are a wonderful c.1880's light maroon calico. Edging is a 5/8" also in a solid black. The edging is finished with pillowcase edge. Piecing was machine executed.

A delightful little piece with many possible places to go in one's home. Please ask for this quilt to be sent to your home, with free shipping, for your approval.

A dated 1925 crib quilt copying a classic late 18th Century and early 19th century Flowers in an Urn pattern. This rendition was pieced with feedsack cotton muslin...some of the writing on the feedsack can still be seen. All pieced and appliqued fabrics are 1925 cottons. This little treasure is pieced by machine, but hand appliqued and hand quilted..

The outer borders measure 7-1/2", the next border measures 1/2" with the inner diminutive Split Triangle border measuring 1-1/4". Each diminutive triangle measures 1-1/4" by 1-1/4" X 1-3/4".

The outer border is beautifully quilted with a vine and leaves motif. The date 1925, and "from Mother" is quilted in one of the borders. The flowers, borders and triangles are all outline quilted while the balance of the quilt is crosshatches quilted in a 1-1/2" grid pattern. There is a wonderful array of c.1925 Calicoes used to make the little triangles.

It has never been used or washed. I was the first person to organically hand wash this little quilt. Now ready to be sent for your approval, with free shipping.

This quilt ia a quintessential Lancaster, PA Amish double corner block Bars Quilt. An original crib quilt so rare that at this point I am unable to find it in any of the numerous Amish quilt books in my home library.

Comprised of wool challies, pieced and quilted beautifully, as most Amish quilts are, we also find hearts quilted into the quilt, sending love to the little baby. The outside border measures approximately 6-1/2" with a 3/4" separately applied binding. Wide bindings are a signature of Amish quilts. The corner blocks measure 6 X 5-1/2" plus the border. The inside corner blocks measure 1-1/4" square. The inside border measures 1-1/4". The outside bars measure 2-1/2", the next bar measures 4", the next bar 3", the center measures 3-1/8" with the bars on the other side of the center bar matching in width.

The backing of the quilt is a gray cotton, as is seen on many Amish quilts. The actual colors of this quilt are a very deep forest green, lavender, lilac, purple, and black. I am listing these colors because I am having trouble photographing this quilt and obtaining accurate colors.

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How exciting to discover an original design by the maker of this graphic bassinet quilt. The center medallion has a stylized design using a blue and white windowpane, plaid, double pink calico and off white. To me, the way I have it hanging shows wonderful positive energy. Surrounding the central design are seven borders; multiple sawtooth edges alternating with solid bars. The outermost border is the widest at 5-1/4 inches with the smallest border at 1-3/8 inches in width.

Pieced entirely by hand as this little quilt was created prior to common use of the sewing machine. All outline and echo outline quilting is also executed by hand and follows the origional design, but not the reverse side. The maker used another quilt - a cotton broken dishes pattern in soft blue, white and lavender - for the backing of this piece. See detail images. The applied 3/8 inch binding is pieced fabrics in tan stripes and a blue plaid and shows slight wear at the fold on one area of one side.

This is a wonderful small quilt that would be fabulous art for the wall. Organically hand washed by Betsey, it is in fabulous condition having been lovingly cared for. Please ask to see it on approval for private review.

This diminutive Civil War era quilt is a treasure. Originally made for a bassinet it would be perfect displayed as artwork on your wall. It has a red woven twill tape binding. The only flaw in this completely original quilt is some wear in areas of the twill tape binding, and one corner where an inch and a half of the binding is missing. See detail image. Hand washed by Betsey.

Wonderful early fabrics throughout are hand pieced into blocks just 3-1/4" square. There are two cotton calico prints in black, red and white used for the top and the backing is a sweet complementary calico in red, brown and ecru - see detail image. A wonderfully graphic quilt, in all original condition, perfect for a small area....organically hand washed and ready to be sent for your approval.

This wonderful red, green and white basinette quilt is comprised of two early madder dyed calicoes (c.1860), an over dyed green calico and white. Hand pieced and beautifully hand quilted with feather wreath medallions in the joining blocks, feather vines in the 3-1/2" white border and adjacent white triangles, and straight line quilting in the 4 patch blocks. The date of 1891 is embroidered in two places. The four-patch blocks on this piece measure 5-1/4” each, and the blocks are set on point.

An exquisite red, white and green quilt made extra special by its diminutive size, it would be perfect as a wall hanging year round or a decorative element for the winter holidays. In excellent condition and professionally hand washed by Betsey this little quilt can be sent to you on approval for viewing in your home.

This miniature 9 patch doll quilt is completely reversible and is a miniature 9 patch design on each side. The fabrics on this quilt appear to be mostly from 1880s and earlier. The binding ia 3/8 inch applied binding cut on the diagonal, so that the binding actually looks like a barber pole where they go around in a circle. The fabrics are wonderful, the quilt is in perfect condition. We have done some restoration work on it with original same date fabric. The fabrics restored were because of splits due to the dyes not from use, appearing never to have been used.
Absolutely ready for your collection, this quilt appears to have been lovingly made by an adult for a child. It is perfectly hand pieced and hand quilted; a little treasure.
Organically hand washed and ready to be sent for your approval.

This adorable little cheater cloth quilt – is it a doll quilt or is it a bassinet quilt? Unused and having been created in the 1920s, this little piece is absolutely adorable. Double sided, reverse tied and finished with a pink binding. This cheater cloth is a fabric print that I have never seen. With bunnies and kittens and ducks on it, its just as sweet as can be. Doggies... too :-)
In perfect unused condition and ready to be sent for your approval.

What fun! A double sided cotton flannel doll’s quilt. This happy little piece measures apx 17 x 22" and comes from New York. One side of this little quilt is made up of 9 patch blocks of various flannels. The outside border has a 2” red Scottish plaid pieced border. The squares measure 2-1/4”, as do the squares in the sashing. The other side of this little quilt is made up of 80 ...2-1/4” squares. The squares around the outside edge are a red flannel with the same Scottish plaid corner blocks as seen on the other side. Both hand and machine pieced, this little quilt has been quilted with diagonal machine quilting. I just discovered that only one side of this little quilt was machine quilted, leading credence to the fact that the front and the back were put together from a previous quilt.

Bound with a 1/8” red cotton binding and treadle machine applied. This doll's quilt was a work in progress and finished for a loving child. Organically hand washed and ready to be sent for your approval.

I’m calling this a "Preppy" Doll Quilt due to the huge variety of shirting fabrics, many of which have been copied today. This diminutive quilt consists of dozens of 1-1/4 x 2-1/4” brick shapes. Completely pieced by hand with a few straight line quilting rows which measure approximately 3-1/2” apart. The backing fabric is a wonderful 1920’s indigo and white gingham. The binding fabric is a pink stripe that has been machine applied. The tiny doll's quilt has the feeling of being very cuddly. This quilt has now been organically hand washed and is ready to be sent out for your approval. There are two minuscule pin holes on the fabric in this completely origional doll's quilt. If desired we can restore these 2 "bricks".

This charming little bo peep kit quilt was made somewhere between 1940 and 1945. All the applieque and quilting are done by hand. The little soldiers are carrying American flags, which would have been very patrioitic for that era, therefore I am placing it around 1944-1945. The binding is all done by hand. The chevron, floral and cross hatch quilting are all done by hand using pink quilting thread. the back kof the quilt is pink, the fabric being a nice cozy flannel. Created in Maine, this adorable quilt appears to have been hardly used. On this littl bo peep quilt we also have an embroidered humpty dumpty, little tin soldiers, and another nursery rhyme applique. This sweet quilt would be an adorable piece of art for a baby's room. Created in Maine, this quilt is in complete original condition. Professionally hand washed by Betsey.

This little appliquéd folk art crib quilt is so whimsical. A late 19th century rendition of an late 18th century tree of life quilt design. We have here an original turkey red center medallion folk art design. In the last quarter of the 18th century, there was a very sophisticated quilt design and style called the tree of life. This was a chintz Broderie Perse quilt and was created from expensive chintz fabrics. This little quilt is a late 19th century folk art rendition of that style. The center medallion red tree is surrounded by 8 appliquéd red folk art flowers. Appliqued and quilted by hand then finished with a 1/4” separately applied turkey red binding. This quilt is so soft it shows use. A wonderful wall hanging or an original piece for someone’s red and white quilt collection. Organically washed and ready to be sent for your approval.

This complete original condition doll quilt contains some very unusual fabrics. They date from the 1850’s to the 1920’s. Comprised of 56.... 2” squares which include 19th century indigos, 1880’s purples and 1870’s gray and blacks. Pieced by machine, the 1/4” separate beige binding was added by machine and then finished with hand stitching. A perfect size for a doll bed and/or for a doll quilt collector who looks for unusual fabrics. Organically washed by hand and ready for your viewing at home.

This wonderful little doll quilt was constructed with 168.... 1-1/4” squares and is completely sewn by hand. The array of fabrics is amazing, ranging from c.1850 - c.1900. The whole cloth floral backing is a c.1890 floral. This quilt looks as if it’s been hardly used. Found in NH, we are now left to ponder over the selection of fabrics used here. It’s almost as if it’s a history of fabrics from the family. Organically hand washed and ready to be sent on approval.

This completely original bassinet quilt is comprised of fabrics dating from c.1850 to c.1875. Completely hand pieced and hand quilted then finished with a hand applied binding. The 16 patch pattern is a wonderful way to use up small pieces and, as we know, women of that era would never let anything go to waste. A tiny brown 1865 geometric fabric is used for the backing. This quilt has two sleeves sewn on the back as it hung in my home for years. Now ready to go on to another home..Organically washed and ready to be sent for your approval.

This early bars quilt was created in New Hampshire. A bassinet quilt that is completely original and comprised of apx 3-1/2” wide bars of Turkey red with alternating bars of white fabric. The 1/4” applied binding is the same solid Turkey red. The whole cloth backing is of a c.1840s stripe calico striped design which is very 1840s. we customarily think of a bars quilt as indicative of Amish, however, this bassinet quilt is early New England. A wonderful early quilt which has been diagonally hand quilted and soft from gentle use. This quilt is rare and unusual for New England.

This precious little doll quilt is in complete original condition. Lovingly pieced and quilted by hand and finished with a pillowcase edge executed in teeny tiny stitches. The 1” squares create the trip around the world using a variety of 1920's-30's calicoes. This diminutive quilt appears to never have been used and now organically hand washed and ready for your approval.

This wonderful little quilt is made up of 2-3/8 x 1-3/4 inch rectangles. A huge array of c.1825 to c.1840 fabrics qualify this quilt to be a historical study in fabrics. The quilt is finished with a Turkey red binding and all hand pieced and hand quilted. This diminutive quilt has been constructed from white linen fabric and linen thread, and is in unused condition. There are two sleeves on the quilt, ready to hang. Professionally hand washed by Betsey. This quilt already has sleeves sewn on the back in case you would like to hang it as art on a wall.

A wonderful little Postage Stamp Doll Quilt totally comprised of 1-3/4” squares finished with a 3/8” hand applied binding. This diminutive doll's quilt is completely hand sewn. The Turkey Red calico predated the creation of this quilt and dates from around c.1850 while the red calico and the black, white and red calico backing date from later than 1865. It is possible that this little piece is civil war era. Appearing never to have been used and in perfect condition, this piece would be wonderful as art on the wall, as a table runner, and of course, as a doll quilt in a cradle or doll's bed. The perfect piecing would indicate that a Mother or another adult created this little quilt for a child. Why was it never used? Professionally hand washed by Betsey and ready to be sent on approval.

This is one of the most important doll quilts I have ever had in 31 years of collecting! A diminutive quilt, which has been created to replicate an adult quilt, was obviously a learning tool or one of her first quilts of a child. The irregularity of some of the pieces and stitching along with the rough English piecing are the clues to the age of the girl making this quilt. In the late seventeen hundreds and well into the nineteenth century it was very common for a Mother to start a child, as early as four, sewing. The Mother teaching here may have come from England as the piecing method is "English ". This doll quilt has a very rare piece of apx 1-3/8” George Washington Commemorative fabric. I had never seen this fabric before, however I finally located it in a museum reference book. All of the measurements on this piece are approximate and varying because it was made by a child and irregular in nature. What great character this little quilt has! :-) The hand sewn binding measures apx 1/4”. The backing and binding are made from an early 19th century home spun linen. The more I study this piece, the more I love it. A rare and very special doll quilt...

This sweet little crib quilt has been lovingly used but is in remarkably wonderful condition. The creator of this little treasure put so much love into the creation of this little piece of art. The plates measure 5” from tip to tip. The little Dresden spokes measure 1-7/8“ top to bottom with 1” center circles. It is nicely quilted and would make a wonderful piece of art in a child’s nursery or in other rooms with pastel colors. Hand quilted and hand appliquéd with a binding that is put on by machine and then finished by hand. There is a little wear on the binding, but it is hardly noticeable. Hand washed organically by Betsey and ready to be sent on approval.

This quilt already has sleeves sewn on the back in case you would like to hang it as art on a wall.

This tiny little crazy quilt is comprised of silks dating from c.1860 to c.1890. From the irregular shape and some of the larger stitches it may be possible that a child was assisting an adult in making this piece. This diminutive crazy quilt has cotton batting and a silk backing. The edging is pillowcase and closed with a running stitch. In almost perfect condition. This is ready for a new home.

All silk and silk velvet, this exquisite work includes ribbon work, embroidery, silk chenille and hand paintings. The 2.5" attached hand crocheted lace border can be removed if you choose to do so. This is a complete original miniature quilt, not a fragment.

A doll quilt is a perfect piece of art for a small area. This completely original doll quilt is the exact replica of a full size quilt. Created using the 9 block formation, 5 of the 9 blocks are a miniature signature block. The diminutive blocks are pieced by hand, the inside border is applied by hand and the outside border is applied by machine. The blocks measure apx 4-1/2“ square and the plain blocks are a pink and white stripe chambray fabric that is also seen in the miniature signature block squares. The borders are outline quilted with extra horizontal outer border quilting. There are two borders, just the same as we would see on an adult quilt. The inside border measures 1” in width, the outside border 2-1/4” which includes a 1/4” applied binding. The binding is in a complementary c.1920s calico white fabric border. The quilter used precise stitches to outline each block and then sewed an x from corner to corner within the 9 patch squares. The fabrics on this quilt date from 1880 - 1928. In mint condition, this precious doll quilt, now a piece of art, was never used.

This diminutive practice piece was executed by a child to emulate what her mother, grandmother or aunt were doing. It was created from exquisite silks and in an exact format, including the border. Displayed here are the different stitches the child was being taught. The four border fabrics all use the selvedge of each piece. I’ve had this in my private collection for over 20 years. Coming from Massachusetts, as I did, it is now time for this child’s practice quilt to have a new home.

Is it possible this doll quilt was a collaboration between a mother or grandmother and a child? It appears this cattywampus doll quilt has stitching done by both an adult and a child. It is an unusual but loving little doll quilt. The blocks are apx 8 x 8-1/2”. One reason why I think a child worked on this is because after it was pieced together it doesn’t lie flat. It is, after all, original.

This is the oldest doll quilt I have ever owned. Some of these fabrics go back to the 18th century. Measuring 12 x 14 inches, it is an exact miniature of an adult’s quilt. In early New England, many of our quilts were created with only three borders. This doll’s quilt displays such a format. Comprised of apx 1-5/8 inch squares, with a 1-3/4 inch border on three sides, it is finished with a 1/4 inch binding all around. This very early doll’s quilt was made before the sewing machine was invented, therefore, all work was executed by hand. This rare and very special doll’s quilt is not in perfect condition. To me, that doesn’t really matter, because it’s so special. The condition is completely original.

This spectacular doll quilt must have been created for an affluent little girl’s doll. It is a perfect miniature of an adult’s Victorian crazy quilt. It originally had a red challis backing that has mostly been removed. It appears that at the turn of the century someone added a little ring for it to hang on the wall. It is in unused condition. This is a rare Victorian piece of art. Are these fabrics remnants from silk velvets that the original maker was using to make her Crazy Quilt? Even the 3/8 inch binding on this piece is silk velvet.

This sweet little doll's quilt was lovingly made for a child to use for her doll in a cradle. I’m determining this by the shape of the quilt. Created in the Broken Dishes pattern in apx 4 inch squares, it is machine pieced with a 3/4 inch binding which is turned over from the back and hand stitched down. This fabric appears to be a natural colored feedsack. In complete unused original condition, this little quilt is ready for your collection or a child’s doll.

Turquoise is one of today’s designer colors. A simple and graphic piece of art with a solid color tourquoise will complement any decor. Bright and happy, this color was popular in the 1920’s, 1950’s and now again. This 4 inch 9 patch is comprised of 1-1/4” squares. Each turquoise and white block is joined by a solid white block of the same size. The border consists of an inner border of 1-1/2” in turquoise and an outer border of 2" in white. The outside edge of the border is 3/8 inch turquoise binding. The quilt is completely made up of only two fabrics. It is hand pieced and hand quilted, and the binding is hand applied. There are 3 different patterns of quilting on this piece. The outside border is cross-hatched, the 9 patch is a diagonal double line quilting and the white blocks are quilted with a two crossing ellipses. In pristine unused condition. This is an exact replica of an adult's quilt. A New England quilt organically hand washed by Betsey and ready for its new home.

Looking for a piece of art in a room decorated with yellow can be a challenge. However this Jacob’s Ladder Crib Quilt could fit that bill. The Jacob’s Ladder pattern pieced alternatively with solid yellow blocks creates a graphic yet calming effect. The backing and binding are a solid yellow identical to the blocks. The blocks are apx 5-1/2” square. Inside the blocks are triangles that measure 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 and squares measuring 1-1/2”. This little crib quilt is pieced both by hand and by machine. Each block and piece is outline quilted by hand. There is a six sided star quilted in yellow blocks. This quilt appears to be unused. Professionally hand washed by Betsey and ready for your home.

This amazingly perfect and sophisticated bassinet quilt is hand pieced and hand outline quilted using linen thread. As many pre-1850s quilts, it is backed with linen fabric, the diamonds are also white linen. Comprised of two similar but rare Turkey red calico prints. This very early bassinet quilt is truly a treasure. A perfect size for collecting, to put on a tabletop or to hang on the wall. Truly a rare bird. Professionally hand washed by Betsey.

This graphic and optical illusion crib quilt is in perfect unused condition. Pieced by machine, quilted by hand using very tiny stitches, each triangle in the pinwheel is outline quilted. The white joining blocks are outline quilted and cross-hatched quilted. The quilting mimics a diamond in a square pattern. The pinwheel squares are 5", the triangles are 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 inches. The binding is 1/2 inch applied by hand. The side borders measure 4.75 inches with diagonal quilting approx 1.25 inches apart. The top and bottom borders measure 6.75 inches. Complete original condition. Professionally hand washed by Betsey.

This wall hanging was created in New England as an ornamental piece for the home and comes complete with the original diminutive hanging hardware. A radiating center star is very difficult to piece. We know a few things about the woman who made this piece. She was affluent, very talented and had a tremendous amount of patience. All hand pieced and hand embellished, this exquisite little quilt can be hung (in either direction) or be placed on a tabletop. All original and in perfect condition.

This diminutive Civil War era quilt is a treasure. Originally made for a bassinet it would be perfect displayed as artwork on your wall. It has a red woven twill tape binding. The only flaw in this completely original quilt is some wear in areas of the twill tape binding, and one corner where an inch and a half of the binding is missing. See detail image. Hand washed by Betsey.

Wonderful early fabrics throughout are hand pieced into blocks just 3-1/4" square. There are two cotton calico prints in black, red and white used for the top and the backing is a sweet complementary calico in red, brown and ecru - see detail image. A wonderfully graphic quilt, in all original condition, perfect for a small area....organically hand washed and ready to be sent for your approval.

This wonderful piece of art with high graphic appeal draws your eye despite its diminutive size. It is in excellent condition and is comprised of twelve 5 ¾ inch pieced blocks each with a 1 ¼ inch double pink center square surrounded by radiating solid white bars and four indigo blue and white patterned triangles. The bright, 5 ¾ inch orange joining blocks pop out at the viewer and the 3 ½ inch flying geese border adds constant movement to this mini masterpiece. Hand quilting was used throughout with 1 inch cross hatch in the joining blocks, outlining and cross hatch in the pieced blocks and parallel lines in the border.

The varied white on indigo blue fabric patterns add yet another dimension to this quilt. The quilt maker used one patterned fabric within each pieced block but chose to alternate the patterns used in the blocks in the flying geese border which include: moons, stars, daisy-like flowers, fans with swirls, flowers with rings and clover. The separately applied ½ inch binding is in a tiny chambray blue dot on white. Professionally hand washed by Betsey and ready to send to you on approval for private viewing in your home.

What a spectacular Turkey red and white cotton applique bassinet quilt. This early quilt has a very graphic and gothic star papercut applique measuring 20 1/2 inches in diameter as its central focus. Within the large star is a smaller 5 inch in diameter white star hand appliqued in tiny stitches. The red center of this star is reverse appliqued. Lovely 3/4 inch wide borders surround the inner design in solid Turkey red and white strips. Miniature 5/8 inch split squares form the corner blocks joining the triple border. The fourth and outermost border is white and is a generous 7 inches wide. A beautifully scaled design.

Hand quilting in this diminutive beauty includes herringbone stitching for the outside border; outline stitching in the triple inner border; and 5/8 inch diagonal cross hatch in the center white ground. Echo outline hand quilting accentuates the central gothic star shape. The backing is white cotton, and the front folds to the back to form the 1/4 inch wide hand stitched binding.

In excellent condition and in its original hired man's bed size, this soft wool challis quilt is both snuggly warm and graphically wonderful - perfect for use as a sophisticated crib quilt or as wall art. Arranged as a 4 x 7 array of fans this wool challis quilt has a 4 inch solid blackish green border and 28 fans made up of alternating red and green blades and finished with grayish brown fan handles. A small and very even outline track stitch is used as the embroidery embellishment throughout. The backing is a solid red challis with a 3/8 inch applied black green binding the same fabric as the border.

A beautiful, warm and sophisticated piece for your child's room...or for any room in your home. Use as either a small bed cover, throw or it would be stunning as graphic art on your wall. Ask us about sleeves for hanging, and to see this quilt on approval in the privacy of your home.

This wonderful pre Civil War bassinet quilt is in mint condition. The Sunshine & Shadow Log Cabin pattern is beautifully rendered in madder dye, over dyed green, chrome yellow and double pink calico cottons. Logs are one inch wide with cabin blocks measuring approximately 11 inches square. The 3 1/2" outer border in an over dyed green calico has corner blocks in a great madder dyed plaid. The fabrics on the front are from 1850 to 1860.

Hand quilting on this little gem includes outline stitching in all logs with Herringbone in the green borders and a large cross hatch stitched in each corner block. The backing is a c.1840 beige and white chain pattern with a miniature floral overlay in brown, taupe, black and red - lovely. Please see detail image.

What a beautiful work of art in mint condition and the perfect size for hanging on your wall or a spectacular and special quilt for your baby's crib. Professionally hand washed by Betsey and ready to ship to you on approval for private viewing in your home.

Very unusual yoyo doll quilt.

Complete original condition, machine pieced, minimal machine quilting. A child's doll quilt, it would have been advantageous to make a child's doll quilt by machine because of its normally excessive use. This quilt however was never used.

Complete original condition. One can easily tell by the shape of this quilt and some of the pieces that a child definitely had a hand in its creation, probably alongside her mother or grandmother.

This sweet c.1880 doll quilt in original condition is comprised of just two fabrics; a lovely unusual black, gray and white calico print which has mellowed to brown and white, and a solid off white. This is a very rare combination, especially in a doll quilt. Hand pieced squares measure approximately 1 3/8" with some of the squares made up of two or three pieces of fabric sewn together. It appears this little girl used the remnants from one of her mother's quilts!

Hand quilting is slightly uneven and done in a cross hatch pattern with no batting between the layers. The backing folds to the front and is hand stitched down forming the 1/4" binding which shows some wear. Hand washed by Betsey, this sweet piece retains early stains and discoloration. A few early mends, we like to think done by the young quilter or her mother, add to the sweetness of this quilt.

All original with a red silk backing and a very nice yellow silk ribbon used as a binding which is hand stitched down front and back in tiny, neat stitches. This lovely little doll quilt was probably made by a mother for her child from a left over crazy quilt block. In near perfect condition front and back, the only thing we find amiss is a slight discoloration on one side to the yellow silk ribbon which can be seen in the photo above. The embellishment stitching is executed in silk by an experienced hand and there is no thinning, fraying or tears to the silk and silk velvet patches. There are even some basting stitches remaining from the original construction. Neither quilted nor tied.