$175 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Wonderful Early 1900's Folk Art Crazy Quilt~Final Reduction!
Antiques:Textiles, Linens:Quilts
The wonderful quilt is in a style often referred to as "controlled crazy" because it's worked in blocks which, well, control the craziness some, rather than having it spread out unrestrained over the entire surface. We can tell it's c.1900-20 or so because it's not worked in fancy silks but in a variety of suitings, and while it's got some embroidered motifs most of the embellishment is reserved for the seams. It wasn't uncommon for a quilter to put her relatives' initials on such a quilt, much ...