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Lone Star Quilt-Queen

$649.00

Measures 100″ x 114″ long.

The Lone Star quilt is a beautiful example of a traditional quilt pattern. It is made with bright white and black fabrics with a scalloped border. One Pennsylvania Plain woman hand-quilted this quilt with 175 yards of hand-quilting. It is initialed and dated. On a queen-size bed, this quilt will allow 20 inches of drop per side.

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 merely a comfy blanket: it is also a masterpiece of artwork. The artisans who create our quilts select top-notch colorful materials and organize them in an appealing work of art. Pick from our stock of over 2 hundred homemade quilts for a quilt that perfectly enhances your style.

While the fabric pieces are sewn together by machine to make certain tighter stitching, all the quilting is done by hand. 100% cotton fabrics compose the top and bottom of the quilt. The batting sandwiched in between those two layers, nevertheless, is 100% polyester. This polyester batting guaranties both heat and also outstanding washing results.

You will discover our quilts to be rather sizable in length and width. Actuality, almost all of our quilts are large enough to take care of the need for a dust ruffle and pillow shams. Just as bed heights vary, each quilt's measurements differs as well. You'll find we specify the quilt's measurements in addition to the estimated drop for you to compare to the size you need. Please do your measuring before making a purchase!

Washing Quilts?

As a matter of fact, these quilts are undoubtedly machine-washable! We recommend adhering to these guidelines for best results:

Amish Homemade Quilt Trivia

Over the centuries, an array of methodologies have been perfected to make it more convenient for quilters to sew multi-angled quilts together. One of these techniques is named paper piecing, which is ordinarily taken advantage of to combine the intricate points of the Mariner's Compass quilt. Paper piecing, as it title specifies, uses an unique paper pattern on which the fabric cuts are sewn. The pattern directs the needleworker to perfectly sew the pieces together so that the finalized top will lay out flat. Strategies such as this are a marvelous help to our quilt-makers!

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