Grandma Elder's Red Cross Quilt
I try to be good but sometimes a person just has to break out and act like the wild and springy thing one used to be. It’s impossible not to remember wild and want it back.”
– Mary Oliver
The note lightly stitched to the back corner of this quilt reads, “Designed and quilted by great-grandma Elder, early 1890s.” Likely made from a stash of fabric scraps and great-grandma Elder’s stash, this quilt is truly a scrappy wonder. Unified by the rich indigo dotted background fabric, the Red Cross blocks have tiny squares at each corner and various fabric scraps that make up the squares and skinny rectangles. A wonderful detail to note, that seems to be the trademark of this quilter/family, are the little skinny strips of scrappy fabric all around the interior of the trim. This quilt has been washed by hand for the first time and hung to dry. She is ready to live her next good life enjoyed for all of her loving scrappy goodness.
Measurements: 74” x 76”
$20 flat rate shipping includes insurance coverage for the full purchase amount. If you need shipping outside the 48 contiguous states (Alaska, Hawaii, worldwide), please choose Local Pickup at checkout and reach out for a separate shipping invoice.
All quilts come with a muslin tag noting any known history, and an archival Micron pen for you to add yours.
15% of profits from this sale will go towards Safelight, a North Carolina-based nonprofit agency that provides support for survivors of interpersonal violence, sexual assault and child abuse. For more, see safelightfamily.org
Note on antique/vintage quilts: Many of the quilts we sell have been loved, slept under, washed, sunshine dried, taken on picnics, slept on underneath the stars, and lived lifetimes before arriving at our doorstep. You can expect to see repairs made by later generations, fraying around the edges or in certain blocks, discoloration or yellowing, cotton/wool batting—or as we like to call them, tiny sheep—peeking through. They are imperfect, but their imperfections are charming to us and we hope you feel the same. They are reminders to us of their old age and the history to which they've been a witness. We try our best to note any imperfections, but it’s possible we might miss one here and there. Well-crafted, handmade antique quilts in their original form are becoming scarcer, and we believe it's vital that we preserve them and continue to love them, imperfections and all.
Because these quilts are one-of-a-kind and we are a tiny enterprise, we do not accept returns; please review all photos and the description carefully and ask any questions you may have prior to purchasing.
I try to be good but sometimes a person just has to break out and act like the wild and springy thing one used to be. It’s impossible not to remember wild and want it back.”
– Mary Oliver
The note lightly stitched to the back corner of this quilt reads, “Designed and quilted by great-grandma Elder, early 1890s.” Likely made from a stash of fabric scraps and great-grandma Elder’s stash, this quilt is truly a scrappy wonder. Unified by the rich indigo dotted background fabric, the Red Cross blocks have tiny squares at each corner and various fabric scraps that make up the squares and skinny rectangles. A wonderful detail to note, that seems to be the trademark of this quilter/family, are the little skinny strips of scrappy fabric all around the interior of the trim. This quilt has been washed by hand for the first time and hung to dry. She is ready to live her next good life enjoyed for all of her loving scrappy goodness.
Measurements: 74” x 76”
$20 flat rate shipping includes insurance coverage for the full purchase amount. If you need shipping outside the 48 contiguous states (Alaska, Hawaii, worldwide), please choose Local Pickup at checkout and reach out for a separate shipping invoice.
All quilts come with a muslin tag noting any known history, and an archival Micron pen for you to add yours.
15% of profits from this sale will go towards Safelight, a North Carolina-based nonprofit agency that provides support for survivors of interpersonal violence, sexual assault and child abuse. For more, see safelightfamily.org
Note on antique/vintage quilts: Many of the quilts we sell have been loved, slept under, washed, sunshine dried, taken on picnics, slept on underneath the stars, and lived lifetimes before arriving at our doorstep. You can expect to see repairs made by later generations, fraying around the edges or in certain blocks, discoloration or yellowing, cotton/wool batting—or as we like to call them, tiny sheep—peeking through. They are imperfect, but their imperfections are charming to us and we hope you feel the same. They are reminders to us of their old age and the history to which they've been a witness. We try our best to note any imperfections, but it’s possible we might miss one here and there. Well-crafted, handmade antique quilts in their original form are becoming scarcer, and we believe it's vital that we preserve them and continue to love them, imperfections and all.
Because these quilts are one-of-a-kind and we are a tiny enterprise, we do not accept returns; please review all photos and the description carefully and ask any questions you may have prior to purchasing.
I try to be good but sometimes a person just has to break out and act like the wild and springy thing one used to be. It’s impossible not to remember wild and want it back.”
– Mary Oliver
The note lightly stitched to the back corner of this quilt reads, “Designed and quilted by great-grandma Elder, early 1890s.” Likely made from a stash of fabric scraps and great-grandma Elder’s stash, this quilt is truly a scrappy wonder. Unified by the rich indigo dotted background fabric, the Red Cross blocks have tiny squares at each corner and various fabric scraps that make up the squares and skinny rectangles. A wonderful detail to note, that seems to be the trademark of this quilter/family, are the little skinny strips of scrappy fabric all around the interior of the trim. This quilt has been washed by hand for the first time and hung to dry. She is ready to live her next good life enjoyed for all of her loving scrappy goodness.
Measurements: 74” x 76”
$20 flat rate shipping includes insurance coverage for the full purchase amount. If you need shipping outside the 48 contiguous states (Alaska, Hawaii, worldwide), please choose Local Pickup at checkout and reach out for a separate shipping invoice.
All quilts come with a muslin tag noting any known history, and an archival Micron pen for you to add yours.
15% of profits from this sale will go towards Safelight, a North Carolina-based nonprofit agency that provides support for survivors of interpersonal violence, sexual assault and child abuse. For more, see safelightfamily.org
Note on antique/vintage quilts: Many of the quilts we sell have been loved, slept under, washed, sunshine dried, taken on picnics, slept on underneath the stars, and lived lifetimes before arriving at our doorstep. You can expect to see repairs made by later generations, fraying around the edges or in certain blocks, discoloration or yellowing, cotton/wool batting—or as we like to call them, tiny sheep—peeking through. They are imperfect, but their imperfections are charming to us and we hope you feel the same. They are reminders to us of their old age and the history to which they've been a witness. We try our best to note any imperfections, but it’s possible we might miss one here and there. Well-crafted, handmade antique quilts in their original form are becoming scarcer, and we believe it's vital that we preserve them and continue to love them, imperfections and all.
Because these quilts are one-of-a-kind and we are a tiny enterprise, we do not accept returns; please review all photos and the description carefully and ask any questions you may have prior to purchasing.