Sunday, July 13, 2008

How Old is This Quilt Top?

As the "crafter" in the family, I seem to inherit a lot of old things. This is from my husband's grandmother's things. I have no idea how old it is. This is just the top and it has some damage. You can see on the full picture some brown areas and a few holes. (Click to enlarge any of these).


Many of the orange and blue squares are handsewn. Some of the printed fabric is machine-sewn.


Here are close-ups of the print fabrics. What is funny is that I recognize some of this fabric from the reproductions fabric where they re-release vintage prints.









  1. How old is this fabric?
  2. What do I do with it? It is too fragile to actually turn into a quilt.
  3. How do I store it until I figure out what to do with it?