I am so thankful to have been blessed with so many quilts that bring back so many memories! Of the five quilts here, two are probably 1960's and the other three, I don't know. Maybe you do?
I know Aunt Zeipher made both of these quilts in the 1960's. I recognize fabric of clothing I made. They have been loved and loved to the end and are not used anymore.
This "Crazy" quilt may be much older than the two above. It is made of silk, satin, taffeta, rayon, fine cotton and flannel. I think the embroidery thread is rayon and/or cotton and it is quilted with wool yarn. Some of the patterns on the fabric look like 1930's or 40's or ?. What is your guess? I don't know who made this one.
This "Red Cross" Quilt is totally hand sewn. It is all cotton with a flannel back. The fabric also seems to be much older in design. Maybe 1920-1930's. Don't know who made this one either!
This is only a quilt top. I think it is 1920's. The fabric is loose woven and probably feed or flour sacks. It is all hand sewn and I cannot imagine doing all these tiny pieces and being precise and having everything come out in line! On the left is the backside of one block and on the right the topside.
I don't know what to do with this top. I keep it on a cardboard fabric roll and tied with cotton string. Again, don't know who made this.
Today is the 7th of December, a Sunday. My Lovely Hubby's father was on the USS Tennessee and was a survivor. Remembering this day all the horrible war that followed (my father was on Okinawa), I have just finished reading "Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford. It is about the Japanese Americans in Seattle and the interments. Well worth your time.
And to close, I wish you all a very happy and sweet holiday season And my gift will be getting our sewing and craft room organized and "unboxed" in the new home by the end of the year!