$795.00
Measures 96″ x 111″ long.
This Wedding Ring Quilt is a beautiful, romantic symbol of love. Perfect to give that special someone as a gift. It is made to look like two interlocking rings. This handmade quilt is very neatly hand-quilted with over 200 yards of thread. This quilt is dated by its designer. On a queen bed, this quilt will have a 18-inch 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.
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.
Every step of the quilt-making process calls for a particular woman's competence. Each of our ladies focuses on either piecing or quilting. Consequently, a minimum of two ladies are included in making each quilt. The ladies that stitch the tops with each other specialize in assembling certain quilt patterns. Considering that each quilter's stitches differ, just one lady does the quilting per quilt. This system allows each lady to become a professional in her work.
A quilt is not only a comfy bed cover: it is also a masterpiece of artwork. The artists who create our quilts pick high quality vivid fabrics and arrange them into an attractive masterpiece. Pick from our selection of over two hundred homemade quilts for a quilt that perfectly enhances your taste.
While the fabric pieces are stitched by machine to ensure tighter sewing, all the quilting is done by hand. 100% cotton materials make up the top and bottom of the quilt. The batting sandwiched between those 2 layers, nonetheless, is 100% polyester. This polyester batting guaranties both warmth and also exceptional washing outcomes.
You will find our quilts to be really sizable in length and width. As a matter of fact, well-nigh of our quilts are sizable enough to reduce the need for a dust ruffle and pillow shams. Just as mattress heights vary, each quilt's size varies. We designate the quilt's dimensions in addition to the determined drop for you to compare to the overall size you want. Please do your measuring prior to buying!As a matter of fact, these quilts are indeed washable in a washing machine! We advise the following guidelines for ideal handling results: