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Antique Sawtooth Star Quilt Top

Posted on January 8, 2010January 2, 2013 by Martha

This is the other $5.00 antique quilt top I purchased on ebay. It is machine sewn and the construction is significantly better than the Album quilt top — the points are good, it’s square and lies flat. I haven’t examined all of the fabrics, but they appear to be in good condition. It is clean, and the fabrics are not faded or discolored. It has never been washed and still has a crisp feel to it.

Although this is a simple pattern, I think it’s very clever how she put a four-patch in the middle of each star, set the blocks on point, and then added a wide sashing with the four-patch repeated in the setting squares. Neither of the tops has a border, which I think was pretty common in these old pieced quilts.

The double pink in the sashing is very effective and I also like that there are just a few other pinks in the blocks. She used lots of different fabrics, and I particularly like all the different shirting designs. I am wondering if it is around the same age as the Album top — maybe Ann Champion can tell me. I thought it might have been made by the same quilter (the seller only knew that they belonged to the same person), but I couldn’t find any of the Album fabrics in this top.

Even though I bought these tops with the intention of taking them apart, I am not planning to dismantle this one — I like it just the way it is.

SawtoothStar-1

SawtoothStar-2

SawtoothStar-3

SawtoothStar-4

SawtoothStar-5

11 thoughts on “Antique Sawtooth Star Quilt Top”

  1. kathie says:
    January 9, 2010 at 3:50 am

    this is a quilt that I would love to hand quilt
    its perfect so glad your keeping it together.
    its a beauty, boy you sure are lucky on ebay!
    Kathie

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  2. Jocelyn says:
    January 9, 2010 at 7:00 am

    I love quilts with the pink sashing. I’ve planned to make one forever ago, but just never have gotten around to it. Yours is inspiring me once again 🙂 Beautiful!

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  3. Ann Champion says:
    January 9, 2010 at 7:17 am

    I LOVE this quilt! You sure made a lucky purchase. 🙂
    I’d say this one dates 1880-1910. It looks like there’s pink chambray? That came out in catalogs in 1908. The checks were very popular around that time too. Some of the fabrics look older. Maybe pulled from a scrap bag?

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  4. Jan says:
    January 9, 2010 at 9:39 am

    The pink is very effective with the more sedate colors in the blocks! Really beautiful!

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  5. pratima says:
    January 9, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    wow, another gorgeous quilt… I’m in love with the various ginghams shining through the stars 🙂

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  6. Allie says:
    January 9, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    Wow Martha, you must be the queen of ebay. This quilt is absolutely amazingly beautiful. So glad you rescued it!

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  7. Chris Jurd says:
    January 10, 2010 at 1:58 am

    Hi Martha – I got home from our beach holiday today and there was my give-away parcel. Thank you so much – I hope I can do the fabric justice. What a great find you’ve had on e-bay – they are both beautiful quilts and what is their story! I’d leave them as-is but I’m sure you’ll do something great with the album one. A few in our sewing group are doing the same block this year for our birthdays – spooky.

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  8. Ann says:
    January 10, 2010 at 7:40 am

    Five bucks!?! That is a wonderful top! Pink makes such a great “neutral” color. Those quilt tops were a very lucky find!
    🙂 Ann

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  9. barbara says:
    January 11, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    Stunning! I can’t believe that went for so little. I love that pink and how it goes with all of those fabrics.

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  10. grammycarolynn says:
    February 7, 2010 at 12:40 am

    Hi Martha,
    Oh! My goodness………You have discovered a treasure! I’m so glad it is in the hands of someone who truly appreciates it!
    grammycarolynn
    Bend, Oregon

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