$830.00
Measures 112″ x 114″
This Log Cabin Lone Star Quilt displays a stunning star in the center of the quilts pattern. The lovely Burgundy and Green fabrics compose an artful bed quilt. The quilt is generous enough in length so that one can use a simple pillow tuck rather than pillow shams. The generous width gives a drop measurement of 16 inches per side. The quilt is hand-quilted, initialed, and dated!
Homemade quilts combine the warmth of a bed cover with a unique story told by the quilters from Lancaster County, PA. Every homemade quilt is as unique as the family, busy mother or Amish ladies group who uses a needle and thimble to thread stitch on the quilt. Some quilts involve hundreds of hours and thousands of stitches to create a unique patchwork quilt that will last for generations.
When you peruse our HOMEMADE QUILTS you are shopping for an item that tells a story and adds meaning to your bedroom! Discover more about our unique patchwork quilts and the stories behind them…
We have a lot of quilts! Want to see a gallery of the major patterns? Checkout our Common Amish Quilt Patterns.
A quilt is not only a comfy bed cover: it is also a masterpiece of art. The artisans who create our quilts pick top-notch vibrant materials and organize them in an attractive work of art. Select from our selection of over 2 hundred Amish homemade quilts for a quilt that best matches your taste.
While the pieces of fabric are sewn together by machine to ensure tighter stitching, all the quilting is done by hand. 100% cotton materials compose the top and bottom of the quilt. The batting sandwiched in between those 2 layers, however, is 100% polyester. This polyester batting warranties both warmth and also superb washing results.
You will discover our quilts to be relatively sizable in length and width. As a matter of fact, the majority of our quilts are generous enough to take care of the need for a dust ruffle and pillow shams. Just as mattress heights vary, each quilt's sizing is different as well. We publish the quilt's dimensions alongside the calculated drop for you to compare to the measurements you may need. Please do your homework before purchasing!As a matter of fact, our quilts are indeed washable in a washing machine! We recommend adhering to these guidelines for ideal handling results:
Each and every step of the quilt-making process requires a specific lady's knowledge. Each of our women focuses on either assembling or quilting. Therefore, at least 2 ladies are associated with making each quilt. The ladies that stitch the tops with each other specialize in assembling particular quilt patterns. Considering that each quilter's stitches vary, just one lady does the quilting per quilt. This system enables each woman to come to be a professional in her work.
Called a “charm” quilt in the late 19th century, young women collected hundreds of different fabrics from their family and friends. Perhaps if they collected 999 different squares, their true love would bring them the thousandth–and their happily-ever-after dream, too. One quilting blogger speculates that collecting these fabrics may have given girls opportunities to ask their love interest for a contribution!
The scrap quilt has also been called a “beggar” quilt, referring to quilters asking each other for contributions to their projects. Trying to put together a bedspread without repeating every fabric, they also called the quilts “odd feller” quilts–every piece was an odd feller. Some families recall their mother repeating one square, however, so that a child sick in bed might be entertained looking for the matching patches.
Still another name scrap quilts went by is the “postage stamp” quilt, so called because quilters would use their tiniest scraps, sometimes no bigger than a postage stamp. Perhaps the original motivation was not wasting the smallest piece (historians recall the scarcity of the Great Depression in this), but it also became a challenge at some point. Quilters would collect thousands of pieces to compete with each other in making stitched masterpieces.