Lone Star Patchwork Quilt Top "Purple Floral" PIECED~Medallion, Wall 64"Sq USA

Description

Lone Star Patchwork Quilt Top “Purple Florals #1″ Quilt Top ~ Not
a Kit ~ Sewn~”~Large Medallion Center for your quilt, Table Cloth, Wall, Lap Quilt 64″ X 64”
BEAUTIFUL!!!
You could just add borders and use this as the center of your quilt!
The fabrics
are 100% Cotton!
The Fabrics:
are Assorted Name Brands.
The Diamonds:
are Beautiful Purple Floral Prints
The Squared Blocks:
White on White
White on White or
Cream on Cream fabric maybe a little thicker and harder to hand quilt.
Layout
Design:
The Layout is the “Lone Star” Design. This is a variation of the Patchwork Pattern
The “Purple Florals #1” Patchwork Variation  Quilt Blocks are set together in the “Lone Star Design” with lot of “Old Time Charm”!
Because of
the fabrics, each log will change in appearance because of the placement of
prints.
100% Quilter’s Cotton!!
This Top is Unfinished- still needs to
be quilted. This is the top only. You’ll need to add a border, batting, back
and binding.
Newly completed top – personally machine
sewn – by me
Patchwork small Quilt Top – app 64”X64”
Personally machine
sewn by me
in
NON-SMOKING, PET FREE environment!
Perfect to finish off to make a lap quilt, wall hanging, or
small throw, baby quilt, so many uses!
History of Patchwork Quilt:
Little is known about the Patchwork Quilt before the 18
th
century. Improvements in textile manufacturing brought about fashionable printed cotton fabrics at the end of the 18
th
century. Expensive and high status printed cottons were used by the more wealthy. Simpler and cheaper fabrics were used by the lower class.
The creation of patchwork quilt designs was really popular with the first settlers and continued as the country expanded. The block style patchwork design was the result of an approach to the solution of several problems faced by the colonial and pioneer quilters. Bed-covers had to be made; lots of quilts were needed because of drafty houses. Also the dugout houses carved into the sod of the prairie called for many quilts to keep the settlers warm during the bitter cold winters. Money was scarce and cloth was expensive. So many quilts were made from scraps of cloth, recycled form making clothes or worn out clothing. Even a scrap of fabric as small as 1” was often used.
The blocks were made 1 by 1 and later joined together.
A patchwork quilt was often a record of a family’s history, using small bits of clothing and other household fabrics.
With the 20
th
century came two wars and the Great Depression led to a scarcity of available materials. Many quilts were made from recycled clothing that had been cut into pieces and sewn back together to form the designs.
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History of Lone Star Quilts
The
Lone Star Quilt
is also called the
Texas
Star
.
The
Star
quilts were very popular with the
American Indians.
The
Star
Pattern began to become popular
around the time of the Alamo. By the time Texas achieved statehood in 1845, the
Texas Star
Quilt had become an
important symbol of the state.
Whether you
call it a
Texas Star
or
Lone Star
, this popular pattern has
withstood the test of time. You don’t have to be from Texas to appreciate this
pattern’s place in history.
What began as a heartwarming
craft, became a chore, and has now come back to a heartwarming craft.
This small Quilt Top is the perfect size for Wheel Chair Patients to
use as a Lap Throw. Great for
Nursing
Homes
and
Hospitals
alike! They
provide a modest covering for
men,
women, and children
. Cheer up you “Loved” ones with a burst of color &
a reminder of Love! Great for the little ones to cuddle with!
Or take to a local
Nursing Home
or
Hospital
and give to those you don’t even know, cheer up a
Veteran
, so many uses for your small quilting projects!
So
easy to hand quilt, tie or machine quilt!
Also
would be great to use as a center for your larger quilts!
Special
rates for shipping on multiple items ordered at the same time.
If
you have any questions, or comments – please feel free to contact me!
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Items!!
Bio:
My mother started teaching me embroidery
stitches when I was 4. By 6 I was being taught to use her sewing machine. I was
making most of my clothes when I was a teenager, at that time I also began to
learn to make quilts. By the mid 70’s I was sewing professionally, by the mid
80’s I was wholesaling quilts to a business – they would buy all that I could
make. In the 90’s my husband and I traveled around the United States to craft
shows and setting up in malls selling the quilts and other craft items that we
made.
I’m now
69, retired and making these items in our home. I’m supplementing my Social
Security by trusting God and selling the things on my Ebay Store.
I’ve been
making the Lone Stars, Log Cabins (and Log Cabin variations), Giant Dahlia, 9
Patches, Double Irish Chains, Triple Irish Chains, Appliqued & Pieced
combinations, and many others for several years.
Sewing
skills have been passed down in my family for generations; I still have the
treadle sewing machine that my Grandfather gave to my Grandmother on their
wedding day back in 1912. I’ve been sewing for well over 60 years.
Please
enjoy these items and know that they’re made with LOVE!