QT237 Rolling Stars / Optical Illusion Tumbling Blocks Quilt Top

c.1885
73 x 84 inches
Pennsylvania
$350

A fabulous Rolling Stars / optical Illusion Tumbling Blocks quilt top ready for you to finish. Created all by hand in the 1880's. One can even see many pieced diamonds that one would (I believe) never see on a new quilt, where people today buy all the fabric they need. You can actually find stars where at least one diamond was made up of small pieces of fabric! An extra bonus is for a fabric junkie these fabrics date from C.1845 to C.1885!...and some I have never seen ...

The hexagon blocks are created from diamonds with 3" sides. The entire hexagon is 10" in width. We have calicoes, stripes, plaids, solids, checks, with dozens of different fabrics that are happy to be together.