Saturday's find

 

You know you're going to have a good day when after one stop, you have too many quilts to carry in one trip to the car.
 
 

These aren't my style or colors at all (which lessens the temptation to keep them), but they're really lovely. Most of the fabrics are from the late 1800s - homespuns and calicos and double pinks.

 

Flying geese. Some of the rectangles (like the black one in the center, and the gray one above it) are torn, but repairing them would be an easy fix. I went to a quilt restoration workshop a few years ago, and the woman had tons of good advice. One of her suggestions was to never do anything to repair a quilt that you can't undo. The binding on this one is in great shape, and the back, a yellow stripe, is sweet all on its own.

 

This one (feel free to shout out the name of the pattern, which I need to look up) has really wonderful fall colors. The back is made of two different pieces of brown homespun.

 

I'm keeping this one.
 
 

This one is my favorite - the fabrics are really wonderful.

 

Here's just one of the squares. This quilt tempts me to give up vintage and go for a primitive look. That happened to a friend of mine. One day she woke up and decided to go in a new direction, and she sold all of her vintage stuff and never looked back. I left another one of the quilts (it's not in these pictures) on her porch as a surprise. Sneaking away without her seeing me was really as much fun as finding the quilts in the first place.

Comments

[Vicki]

Enough already. I don't believe you anymore. There is no way that one woman could find as many things as you do. You HAVE to be lying...stealing people's photos from Flickr... BTW, the quilt you are keeping is my favorite too. I am already mapquesting that vintage shop in your recent post and buttering the DH up for a day trip!!!!

[Cindy (Junque Art)]

What wonderful old quilts!!! Love them!

[Patti]

WHAT FINDS! You are one lucky person.

[Jenny The Red Bulletin Board]

I am kind of in the process of transitioning from primative to vintage. I guess I really could go either way, but vintage is really winning right now!

[Julie]

Okay I'm speechless xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Okay maybe not so speechless - how did you find them! I am so green right now....Jewels

[laurie magpie ethel]

What a super sweet thing to leave for your friend to find. Those are the types of gestures that make a persons day....am sure it will bring joy to her heart and a smile to her face.

[Wendy]

You hit the jackpot!

[Sarah]

Well, wow. With, ahem, as many quilts as I buy in a week, I never really see the old ones like that. Amazing condition too. Certainly they will bring $$$$.

[susan]

i love the pink one! looks like you had a good weekend :)

[nanette]

Wow. Nice finds. Each of them has a different character. Doesn't it make you wonder about who made them.

[black eyed susans kitchen]

Lucky you!! They are all gorgeous. I would have kept the pink one too, but that last one is special. I know that it doesn't go with vintage, or beach cottage (my style) but I could totally see it in my bedroom. Maybe its the autumn colors?
♥, Susan

[Carol @ Old Glory Cottage]

Oh Crikey!! You lucky, lucky girl!! And with a heart of gold, too. Leaving that quilt for your friend must have made you almost as happy as she was when she found that quilt on her porch. You are The Quilt Fairy!

[Lavender Dreams]

Old quilts...AHHHhhh..it just doesn't get any better than that!

[[email protected] Treasures]

And to think you almost gave up on yard sales.

[mary the calico cottage]

Now, that's what I call oodles and oodles of quilts. I looove the pink one. If you ever change your mind and decide you don't want it....
let me know.
Enjoy

[Lisa]

Lovely!
Hugs, Lisa

[Shelley G in Iowa]

Did you ever find the quilt name, Barbara? It looks like the Anvil pattern to me. The two 1/2 square triangles on the corners are the only variation from that pattern. It has to be it. Anyone else?