It's been mended in places too - some more expertly than others. Here's a single block, so you can see the pattern, and also a detail of the ties, and some more of those great fabrics:
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Back to the flea market!
As sure a sign of spring as the first daffodils peeking out, today was a sunny Saturday morning and the opening of the season at the Harper's Ferry flea market. This was my prize, a 1930s tied quilt in a variant of the Double Pyramid pattern:
I love all the cheerful colors and prints in this, and i'm sure i'll have all sorts of fun trying to identify and date them. There are some spots where a particular fabric ran short, and one with a similar - but not matching - color and pattern was substituted to complete the block. Some nice work by the quilter to pair those two prints, because you don't notice the difference at first glance...
It's been mended in places too - some more expertly than others. Here's a single block, so you can see the pattern, and also a detail of the ties, and some more of those great fabrics:
It's been mended in places too - some more expertly than others. Here's a single block, so you can see the pattern, and also a detail of the ties, and some more of those great fabrics:
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WONDERFUL FIND!!
Thanks! I was tickled to find it, and also to find the price fairly reasonable - guess the dealer had been looking at it all winter, and wanted it to go away (i was happy to help on that front).
I still need to do a proper survey of it to spot all the repairs and damage. And of course it smells a bit funky, so i need to decide if and how it's safe to wash, or whether a good airing will do the job...
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