Flower Star Quilt
Pattern: Touching Star / Star Flower Variation
Date: c. 1930-40
Provenance/Notes:
An exquisite, heirloom quality quilt made with a wonderful collection of period fabrics, pieced into lovely stars with hexagon centers that look like flowers
Densely quilted in a small grid pattern, which gives the quilt a wonderful texture
12 of the points were worn and were replaced with period fabric by an expert quilter and then quilted over in a matching pattern
Maker/origin unknown
In great condition after repairs, with just a few small places where some color has dissipated (likely interaction with a chemical in a cleaner at some point in her history), but nothing that stands out at all (see last photo)
Washed by hand
Measurements: 70” x 80”
$20 flat rate shipping includes insurance coverage for the full purchase amount. Price for smaller items have been adjusted (lowered) to account for the lower shipping cost.
International customers: If you enter a shipping address outside of the US, you will not be charged for shipping upon checkout. A separate invoice will be sent once shipping is calculated. If you need a shipping estimate, please reach out ahead of time. Tax will be added only to Virginia state orders. Orders shipped to destinations outside of Virginia are not taxed.
15% of profits from every quilt sale in this next collection will go towards supporting the work of the women at the Sewing Society at the Saint Joseph’s Children’s Home in Louisville Kentucky, where generations of women have used their quilting skills to support the work of the children and families cared by the organization.. To read more about their work, got to https://sjkids.org/sewing-society
Note on antique/vintage quilts: Many of the quilts we sell have been loved, slept under, washed, sunshine dried, taken on picnics, slept on underneath the stars, and lived lifetimes before arriving at our doorstep. You can expect to see repairs made by later generations, fraying around the edges or in certain blocks, discoloration or yellowing, cotton/wool batting—or as we like to call them, tiny sheep—peeking through. They are imperfect, but their imperfections are charming to us and we hope you feel the same. They are reminders to us of their old age and the history to which they've been a witness. We try our best to note any imperfections, but it’s possible we might miss one here and there. Well-crafted, handmade antique quilts in their original form are becoming scarcer, and we believe it's vital that we preserve them and continue to love them, imperfections and all.
Because these quilts are one-of-a-kind and we are a tiny enterprise, we do not accept returns; please review all photos and the description carefully and ask any questions you may have prior to purchasing.
*Note on quilts in this collection: It has come to my attention, through a very recent conversation with Linzee Hull McCray, author of Feed Sacks: The Colorful History of a Frugal Fabric, that there is often confusion when distinguishing between feed sack fabrics and other printed fabrics of the era, such as dress prints. Women's fabric scraps bags often contained a mix of fabrics and many of the scrappier quilts may reflect this mix. If it is important for you to distinguish whether this particular quilt is made of feed sacks as opposed to other fabrics of the era, please reach out via email (honkflyinggeese@gmail.com) or Instagram messages.
Pattern: Touching Star / Star Flower Variation
Date: c. 1930-40
Provenance/Notes:
An exquisite, heirloom quality quilt made with a wonderful collection of period fabrics, pieced into lovely stars with hexagon centers that look like flowers
Densely quilted in a small grid pattern, which gives the quilt a wonderful texture
12 of the points were worn and were replaced with period fabric by an expert quilter and then quilted over in a matching pattern
Maker/origin unknown
In great condition after repairs, with just a few small places where some color has dissipated (likely interaction with a chemical in a cleaner at some point in her history), but nothing that stands out at all (see last photo)
Washed by hand
Measurements: 70” x 80”
$20 flat rate shipping includes insurance coverage for the full purchase amount. Price for smaller items have been adjusted (lowered) to account for the lower shipping cost.
International customers: If you enter a shipping address outside of the US, you will not be charged for shipping upon checkout. A separate invoice will be sent once shipping is calculated. If you need a shipping estimate, please reach out ahead of time. Tax will be added only to Virginia state orders. Orders shipped to destinations outside of Virginia are not taxed.
15% of profits from every quilt sale in this next collection will go towards supporting the work of the women at the Sewing Society at the Saint Joseph’s Children’s Home in Louisville Kentucky, where generations of women have used their quilting skills to support the work of the children and families cared by the organization.. To read more about their work, got to https://sjkids.org/sewing-society
Note on antique/vintage quilts: Many of the quilts we sell have been loved, slept under, washed, sunshine dried, taken on picnics, slept on underneath the stars, and lived lifetimes before arriving at our doorstep. You can expect to see repairs made by later generations, fraying around the edges or in certain blocks, discoloration or yellowing, cotton/wool batting—or as we like to call them, tiny sheep—peeking through. They are imperfect, but their imperfections are charming to us and we hope you feel the same. They are reminders to us of their old age and the history to which they've been a witness. We try our best to note any imperfections, but it’s possible we might miss one here and there. Well-crafted, handmade antique quilts in their original form are becoming scarcer, and we believe it's vital that we preserve them and continue to love them, imperfections and all.
Because these quilts are one-of-a-kind and we are a tiny enterprise, we do not accept returns; please review all photos and the description carefully and ask any questions you may have prior to purchasing.
*Note on quilts in this collection: It has come to my attention, through a very recent conversation with Linzee Hull McCray, author of Feed Sacks: The Colorful History of a Frugal Fabric, that there is often confusion when distinguishing between feed sack fabrics and other printed fabrics of the era, such as dress prints. Women's fabric scraps bags often contained a mix of fabrics and many of the scrappier quilts may reflect this mix. If it is important for you to distinguish whether this particular quilt is made of feed sacks as opposed to other fabrics of the era, please reach out via email (honkflyinggeese@gmail.com) or Instagram messages.
Pattern: Touching Star / Star Flower Variation
Date: c. 1930-40
Provenance/Notes:
An exquisite, heirloom quality quilt made with a wonderful collection of period fabrics, pieced into lovely stars with hexagon centers that look like flowers
Densely quilted in a small grid pattern, which gives the quilt a wonderful texture
12 of the points were worn and were replaced with period fabric by an expert quilter and then quilted over in a matching pattern
Maker/origin unknown
In great condition after repairs, with just a few small places where some color has dissipated (likely interaction with a chemical in a cleaner at some point in her history), but nothing that stands out at all (see last photo)
Washed by hand
Measurements: 70” x 80”
$20 flat rate shipping includes insurance coverage for the full purchase amount. Price for smaller items have been adjusted (lowered) to account for the lower shipping cost.
International customers: If you enter a shipping address outside of the US, you will not be charged for shipping upon checkout. A separate invoice will be sent once shipping is calculated. If you need a shipping estimate, please reach out ahead of time. Tax will be added only to Virginia state orders. Orders shipped to destinations outside of Virginia are not taxed.
15% of profits from every quilt sale in this next collection will go towards supporting the work of the women at the Sewing Society at the Saint Joseph’s Children’s Home in Louisville Kentucky, where generations of women have used their quilting skills to support the work of the children and families cared by the organization.. To read more about their work, got to https://sjkids.org/sewing-society
Note on antique/vintage quilts: Many of the quilts we sell have been loved, slept under, washed, sunshine dried, taken on picnics, slept on underneath the stars, and lived lifetimes before arriving at our doorstep. You can expect to see repairs made by later generations, fraying around the edges or in certain blocks, discoloration or yellowing, cotton/wool batting—or as we like to call them, tiny sheep—peeking through. They are imperfect, but their imperfections are charming to us and we hope you feel the same. They are reminders to us of their old age and the history to which they've been a witness. We try our best to note any imperfections, but it’s possible we might miss one here and there. Well-crafted, handmade antique quilts in their original form are becoming scarcer, and we believe it's vital that we preserve them and continue to love them, imperfections and all.
Because these quilts are one-of-a-kind and we are a tiny enterprise, we do not accept returns; please review all photos and the description carefully and ask any questions you may have prior to purchasing.
*Note on quilts in this collection: It has come to my attention, through a very recent conversation with Linzee Hull McCray, author of Feed Sacks: The Colorful History of a Frugal Fabric, that there is often confusion when distinguishing between feed sack fabrics and other printed fabrics of the era, such as dress prints. Women's fabric scraps bags often contained a mix of fabrics and many of the scrappier quilts may reflect this mix. If it is important for you to distinguish whether this particular quilt is made of feed sacks as opposed to other fabrics of the era, please reach out via email (honkflyinggeese@gmail.com) or Instagram messages.