Mother's Garden Quilt
One of the cutest flower garden quilts I ever did see! This little lady has sky blue, scalloped edges on three sides and a red floral border on the fourth. Her flowers are quilted with charming flour or sugar sack material, used in the early-to-mid 20th century by homemakers with a strong sense of both design and thrift.
This quilt is made extra special by its handwritten tag, which reads: “Mother’s Flower Garden ‘Antique area, Mary Ann Elizabeth Fee made this quilt in Wagner, Okla. in 1949. It was shown in Ozark Pride Makers Quilt Show in 2004, Springfield, Missouri.
Her back has a few spots of discoloration and yellowing (see photos); her edges have slight fraying, and a handful of petals are tattered and have batting peeking through. She has been lovingly cleaned by hand and dried by the sunshine and a light North Carolina mountain breeze.
She has a light but substantial weight and is hand stitched. She would be great folded over at the end of your bed, draped on your sofa, or as a bedspread for a child’s bed.
Measurements: 77” x 71”
All quilts come with a muslin tag noting any known history, and an archival Micron pen for you to add yours.
10% of profits from this sale will go towards Safelight NC, a domestic violence organization that provides shelter, advocacy, and job training for domestic violence survivor-victims.
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.
Do you love this world? Do you cherish your humble and silky life? Do you adore the green grass, with its terror beneath? Do you also hurry, half-dressed and barefoot, into the garden, and softly, and exclaiming of their dearness, fill your arms with the white and pink flowers, with their honeyed heaviness, their lush trembling, their eagerness to be wild and perfect for a moment, before they are nothing, forever?
// mary oliver
One of the cutest flower garden quilts I ever did see! This little lady has sky blue, scalloped edges on three sides and a red floral border on the fourth. Her flowers are quilted with charming flour or sugar sack material, used in the early-to-mid 20th century by homemakers with a strong sense of both design and thrift.
This quilt is made extra special by its handwritten tag, which reads: “Mother’s Flower Garden ‘Antique area, Mary Ann Elizabeth Fee made this quilt in Wagner, Okla. in 1949. It was shown in Ozark Pride Makers Quilt Show in 2004, Springfield, Missouri.
Her back has a few spots of discoloration and yellowing (see photos); her edges have slight fraying, and a handful of petals are tattered and have batting peeking through. She has been lovingly cleaned by hand and dried by the sunshine and a light North Carolina mountain breeze.
She has a light but substantial weight and is hand stitched. She would be great folded over at the end of your bed, draped on your sofa, or as a bedspread for a child’s bed.
Measurements: 77” x 71”
All quilts come with a muslin tag noting any known history, and an archival Micron pen for you to add yours.
10% of profits from this sale will go towards Safelight NC, a domestic violence organization that provides shelter, advocacy, and job training for domestic violence survivor-victims.
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.
Do you love this world? Do you cherish your humble and silky life? Do you adore the green grass, with its terror beneath? Do you also hurry, half-dressed and barefoot, into the garden, and softly, and exclaiming of their dearness, fill your arms with the white and pink flowers, with their honeyed heaviness, their lush trembling, their eagerness to be wild and perfect for a moment, before they are nothing, forever?
// mary oliver
One of the cutest flower garden quilts I ever did see! This little lady has sky blue, scalloped edges on three sides and a red floral border on the fourth. Her flowers are quilted with charming flour or sugar sack material, used in the early-to-mid 20th century by homemakers with a strong sense of both design and thrift.
This quilt is made extra special by its handwritten tag, which reads: “Mother’s Flower Garden ‘Antique area, Mary Ann Elizabeth Fee made this quilt in Wagner, Okla. in 1949. It was shown in Ozark Pride Makers Quilt Show in 2004, Springfield, Missouri.
Her back has a few spots of discoloration and yellowing (see photos); her edges have slight fraying, and a handful of petals are tattered and have batting peeking through. She has been lovingly cleaned by hand and dried by the sunshine and a light North Carolina mountain breeze.
She has a light but substantial weight and is hand stitched. She would be great folded over at the end of your bed, draped on your sofa, or as a bedspread for a child’s bed.
Measurements: 77” x 71”
All quilts come with a muslin tag noting any known history, and an archival Micron pen for you to add yours.
10% of profits from this sale will go towards Safelight NC, a domestic violence organization that provides shelter, advocacy, and job training for domestic violence survivor-victims.
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.
Do you love this world? Do you cherish your humble and silky life? Do you adore the green grass, with its terror beneath? Do you also hurry, half-dressed and barefoot, into the garden, and softly, and exclaiming of their dearness, fill your arms with the white and pink flowers, with their honeyed heaviness, their lush trembling, their eagerness to be wild and perfect for a moment, before they are nothing, forever?
// mary oliver