Shades of Grey Wild Goose Chase Quilt
Every day the sea
blue gray green lavender
pulls away leaving the harbor’s
dark-cobbled undercoat
-Mary Oliver / from I Go Down to the Shore
This quilt is a true example of the beauty that comes with age. The colored patches were likely an even blue green color and over time has faded in places to various tones of grey with hints of yellow, creating a rich palette of reminiscent of a rocky shore. The quilting pattern around her wide border echo the rippling of ocean waves. The grey fabric has a beautiful organic graphic and her clean white background and triangular geese pop against the grey tones. Her piecing and quilting was done by the hands of an expert. She once hung in the home of a prolific quilt collector from Northern Virginia and has a lightly stitched soft muslin sleeve for hanging from a rod is desired. She has been washed by hand and hung to dry and is in excellent condition and is ready to be a treasure in her new home.
Measurements: 72” x 75”
PLEASE SELECT SHIPPING FOR QUILT ($20), NOT FOR A SMALL QUILT PIECE ($10). ORDER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIP OTHERWISE.
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 House of Ruth — an organization in DC that supports women (and their children) who are victims of domestic violence.
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.
Every day the sea
blue gray green lavender
pulls away leaving the harbor’s
dark-cobbled undercoat
-Mary Oliver / from I Go Down to the Shore
This quilt is a true example of the beauty that comes with age. The colored patches were likely an even blue green color and over time has faded in places to various tones of grey with hints of yellow, creating a rich palette of reminiscent of a rocky shore. The quilting pattern around her wide border echo the rippling of ocean waves. The grey fabric has a beautiful organic graphic and her clean white background and triangular geese pop against the grey tones. Her piecing and quilting was done by the hands of an expert. She once hung in the home of a prolific quilt collector from Northern Virginia and has a lightly stitched soft muslin sleeve for hanging from a rod is desired. She has been washed by hand and hung to dry and is in excellent condition and is ready to be a treasure in her new home.
Measurements: 72” x 75”
PLEASE SELECT SHIPPING FOR QUILT ($20), NOT FOR A SMALL QUILT PIECE ($10). ORDER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIP OTHERWISE.
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 House of Ruth — an organization in DC that supports women (and their children) who are victims of domestic violence.
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.
Every day the sea
blue gray green lavender
pulls away leaving the harbor’s
dark-cobbled undercoat
-Mary Oliver / from I Go Down to the Shore
This quilt is a true example of the beauty that comes with age. The colored patches were likely an even blue green color and over time has faded in places to various tones of grey with hints of yellow, creating a rich palette of reminiscent of a rocky shore. The quilting pattern around her wide border echo the rippling of ocean waves. The grey fabric has a beautiful organic graphic and her clean white background and triangular geese pop against the grey tones. Her piecing and quilting was done by the hands of an expert. She once hung in the home of a prolific quilt collector from Northern Virginia and has a lightly stitched soft muslin sleeve for hanging from a rod is desired. She has been washed by hand and hung to dry and is in excellent condition and is ready to be a treasure in her new home.
Measurements: 72” x 75”
PLEASE SELECT SHIPPING FOR QUILT ($20), NOT FOR A SMALL QUILT PIECE ($10). ORDER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIP OTHERWISE.
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 House of Ruth — an organization in DC that supports women (and their children) who are victims of domestic violence.
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.