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Lone Star Quilt – Queen

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Original price was: $649.00.Current price is: $449.00.

A handmade Amish quilt makes a comfortable bed spread and a family heirloom to be passed from generation to generation. Each quilt is handmade with love by one of our fine quilters. The Lone Star quilt is a beautiful example of a traditional quilt pattern. It is made with the perfect shades of blue and green fabrics to give it a vibrant, yet soft feel. This specific quilt is initialed and dated. It is hand quilted with 264 yards of thread by one talented Amish lady to ensure consistent stitching. On a queen-size bed, this quilt will allow 19 inches of drop per side.

Measures 98″ x 111″ long.

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.

Community Creating Beauty: How We Piece Scrap Quilts

We source our homemade patchwork quilts from local Amish and Mennonite artisans, who craft them by hand with the care and art of the American quilting tradition. Frequently, families work together to piece and quilt these bedspreads. With their help, we offer you patchwork quilts, each unique and handmade.

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The Postage Stamp is a popular Scrap Quilt Pattern

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Square and Applique Scraps compliment in this Country Hearts Quilt

scrap quilts in many colors from family farm fabrics

A few Scrap Quilt variations.

Frugality Creating Beauty: How Scrap Quilts Developed

Scrap quilts are called a variety of different names, each a thread connected to quilters years ago who first used this pattern.

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.

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Twin Sized Postage Stamp Quilt

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Ancient Star is another Scrap Quilt Pattern

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A color coordinated Scrap Quilt is an exquisite work of art!

Did you know?

The profession of many Amish and Mennonite ladies has to coincide with their home life, since they stay at home to care for their families. Quilting meets that criteria. Our team permits these women to operate at their own pace to make sure that they may adequately take care of their household. For lots of women, quilting is actually really good therapy as well as an exceptional past-time.

A quilt is not merely a cozy blanket: it is also a piece of artwork. The artists who develop our quilts choose top quality colorful materials and organize them in an appealing work of art. Choose from our selection of over two hundred Amish handmade quilts for a quilt that perfectly complements your taste.

Though the fabric pieces are stitched together by machine to guarantee tighter sewing, all the quilting is done by hand. 100% cotton fabrics compose the top and bottom of the quilt. The batting sandwiched between those two layers, nevertheless, is 100% polyester. This polyester batting warranties both heat and also outstanding washing results.

You will find our quilts to be really generous in length and width. In fact, well-nigh of our quilts are sizable enough to relieve the need for a dust ruffle and pillow shams. Just as mattress heights vary, each quilt's overall size is different as well. You'll find we post the quilt's measurements with the determined drop for you to compare to the sizing you may need. It is important to do your measuring ahead of purchasing!

Washing Quilts?

Yes, these quilts are certainly machine-washable! We recommend complying with these standards for best results:

Did you know?

Because every quilt's size is special, it really is essential that the quilt you purchase is definitely a suitable fit for your bed. Check your dimensions simply by measuring the side of your bed from the top of the mattress to the length you prefer. Do your research prior to buying!

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