1. Giddap Donkeys Crib quilt – 1931 34” x 56”
This little Donkey (Giddap) crib quilt was designed for the
Democrat Party's political fervor of the 1932 campaign of FDR
against Herbert Hoover. There is also a companion Republican
Elephant (Ararat) design from the same era. Both patterns were
published in the Kansas Cit Star newspaper. It is made entirely of 2
inch patchwork squares to show 2 pink donkeys with black pieces for
eyes, ears, tail, nose, saddle and hooves in a surrounding blue
background. All hand pieced and hand quilted at 6 spi. Back is solid
blue fabric brought over the front to use as a binding.
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2. Flutterbys Crib Quilt - 1940s-2012 34" x 44 1/2"
This little crib quilt top was appliqued and embroidered by Ginny
Blase, Lubbock, TX with 1940's fabrics. The darker yellow fabric did
bleed a bit around the edges of the black floss. It is called
"Flutterbys" after the B.C. cartoon that stated "butter doesn't fly".
Nicely done. Quilted with 6 spi and finished with a narrow black
binding by Judi Fibush in 2012.
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3. Farm Animal Crib Quilt - 1940's 33" x 42"
These delightful little crib quilt blocks were Penny Squares with
the designs already transferred on to the fabric in the 1920's and
30's. They are exquisitely embroidered. The sashing and binding
were done in Turkey Red fabric and back is feed sack material.
Feather quilting design in white thread surrounds the border fabric.
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4. Farm Crib Quilt - 1940's 38" Square
This little quilt is an odd size being a total square but it
contains 16 prestamped "penny squares" of the 30's and 40's.
Embroidery work is exquisitely done in multi colors and the sashing
and binding are composed of the apple green 1930's fabrics.
Comparing it with the Farm Animal Crib quilt above, some of the
motifs feature places and people as well as just the animals. The
above quilt is done in more neutral colors.
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5. Alphabet Tumbling Blocks Crib Quilt - 1930
37 1/2" x 45"
This sweet little quilt came from a McCall Kaumagraph Transfer
pattern #585 called the Child's Patchwork Quilt, "Play Block"
Design. It has all 26 letters plus appropriate figures to
complement them in 3 1/2" blocks. The salmon pink and blue gray
fabrics are in pristine condition. Hand embroidered, machine pieced
and hand quilted on top at 9 stitches per inch.
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6. Double "X" Crib Quilt - Mid 1800s 35" x 40"
This small quilt has 17 - 5 1/2" double "X" blocks and 14 half or
quarter size blocks. Fabulous collection of mid 1800s fabrics with
clarets, madders, browns, plaids, paisleys and shirting fabrics
joined together with two different double pinks and a third double
pink as the binding. Very clean and bright.
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7. 3 Stars Crib Quilt – 24 ½” x 32” – 1880s
This scrappy yet charming crib quilt started off as quilt top
that measured 96” x 136”. Unfortunately it was laundered at a full
cycle in a washing machine which tore most of the tiny stitches
apart and left if destroyed. The seams were hand sewn and too tiny
to withstand the rough spinning. With careful cutting and
reassembling and hand quilting all seams a small crib quilt was
saved. There are 3 different star blocks starting with the 4 large
pink diamonds which encompasses the Grandma’s Star consisting of 8
blue triangles surrounding the 4 patch block. Finally another 8
pointed blue star surrounds a 16 patch block. The incredible
piecing and thought out pattern is a delight showing a master
quilter’s design.
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8. 9 Patch Crib Quilt - 1850 - 32" x 41"
The 24 blocks in this 9 patch crib quilt is made from 2" squares
with mid 1800s fabrics with homespun, browns, copper madder browns,
double pinks, greens and shirtings. The sashing is white homespun
and the back and binding are a blue/beige ticking. Hand pieced and
hand quilted with a few very tiny age related spots.
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9. Nine Patch Crib Quilt – 1930s – 29” x 43”
This charming little crib quilt is composed of 117 - 4” blocks
made with nine (9) one inch squares in a great many different
fabrics of the 1930s. The piecing is well done with a curious
coupling of 2 triangles meeting at the center to make the whole
quilt. However the hand quilting is rather sparse around each 9
patch block in 5 inches per inch. The back and binding are of
natural muslin. It is very clean and well kept. (Check out the
companion piece as #16 the Nine Patch Doll Quilt under the Doll
Quilt section.)
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10. 8-Pointed Star or LeMoyne Star - 1925 20" x 27"
This small cradle/crib quilt was made by my Aunt, Thelma Marie
Chidester Hall in Westmoreland, KN in 1925. She was 19 years old and
expecting her only child, Gloria. My grandmother didn’t think this
was a nice enough quilt for her first grand baby as grandmother was
a master quilter and a perfectionist so the quilt was never used.
Grandmother made her another one.
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11. Lamb's Day Crib Quilt -
1900-1910 28 3/4" x 19 1/2"
6 Lamb blocks showing the activities a Lamb does during a day
from Waking Up to Sleepy Time. There are 3 black and 3 white lambs
with tinted pink and blue backgrounds. The embroidery is perfection
in black, white, pink, blue, yellow and green floss which is done in
stitches of straight, daisy, and French knots. It is machine pieced
and quilted. On the second left hand block at the bottom edge nest
to the double pink and blue sashing are the words Quilt Block and
letters for a company called SJC & S LTD.
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