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Antique Nine-Patch Bar Quilt Top

Posted on July 28, 2011June 5, 2014 by Martha

The seller of this top thought it was made more recently than the other antique quilts at the estate sale she attended. The brightness of the double pink and poison green prints does make it look newer than quilts made with darker fabrics from this period. The top is 76″ x 80″, and is in excellent condition — clean and bright with no fading or damage.

The design of this bar quilt is just so wonderful. I love the fact that each of the 9-patch blocks is scrappy, but there is a plan to the scappiness. The quilter carefully placed colored triangles in each block (the four reds, the 4 darks, and the green/yellow center), and then she cleverly flipped every other block upside down. The assortment of shirtings in the blocks is amazing, and the blocks themselves look so pretty against the poison green.

Unfortunately, some parts of the top are poorly constructed. All of the double pink fabric is puckered, and the points on the 9-patch blocks are stitched into the seams. I will have to take the quilt apart to correct these issues, but I hope to be able to keep most of the 9-patch blocks intact. Block sizes can vary quite a bit on these old hand-pieced tops, and I won’t know for sure until I begin to take it apart. For those of you who are concerned, the only thing I plan to change on this quilt is to make the outside border the same width on all four sides.

I saved a little time today by using the seller’s listing photos.

 

10 thoughts on “Antique Nine-Patch Bar Quilt Top”

  1. Nicky says:
    July 28, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    Such a cute one!

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  2. Ann Champion says:
    July 28, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    This quilt top is gorgeous! Sometimes the hand pieced blocks can vary quite a bit in size? The Hexagon Star blocks I worked with recently were really “off”. I hope you can get the blocks and setting to play nice together without too much trouble. This will be well worth the effort to set it right! 🙂

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  3. Pratima says:
    July 28, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    The nine-patch blocks are striking and beautiful against poison green. Nice contrast with the double-pink! The layout of the quilt makes everything standout on it’s own and is wonderful to look at. I can’t wait to see it when you wave your magic wand on it 🙂

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  4. Lynn Miller says:
    July 28, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    So glad this is in your expert hands. What a beauty.

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  5. Nan says:
    July 28, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    When you get the pink fixed so it doesn’t pucker this very pretty quilt will be even prettier.

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  6. Mom Wald's Place says:
    July 28, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    What a delightful quilt. It is so wonderful that it is now with you.

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  7. Allie says:
    July 28, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    This is stunning – I’m so glad you’re going to fix it! It would be a shame not to, the fabrics are just wonderful.

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  8. LoriD says:
    July 30, 2011 at 6:04 am

    What a fantastic top!! I’m sure you can work your magic on it.

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  9. miri says:
    July 31, 2011 at 2:17 am

    These fabrics are gorgeous! Its a lovely top and very cleverly done. Have fun redoing!

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  10. Patalier says:
    December 8, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    Don’t let those puckers fool you. You can really camouflage them with machine quilting if it is heavy enough of a design pattern. I find the double pink with the acidic green just gorgeous!!!

    Thanks for sharing it!

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