Blue and White Kansas Troubles Quilt Antique patchwork

Blue and White Kansas Troubles Quilt Antique patchworkThis outstanding blue and white quilt, Kansas Troubles has the finest of hand quilting. The ground areas is filled with close crosshatch quilting. Someone that loved to quilt, I imagine, made this quilt. The tiny quilting stitches are 10 stitches per inch, so a talented quilter did the handwork. A circa 1890s Quilt that is in excellent condition and is ready to enjoy. The use of several blues and indigos give this a great blue and white look, but with

All the baskets face the same direction making it a great one for the bed or if displayed on the wall will look fabulous

a time when many of Marie Webster designs were very popular

Look at all the quilting designs in the ground areas

This could have been a  hand spun wool filling or carded sheep’s wool

Note the double rod quilting

The dimensions are a generous 79x81 inches

This pattern is often seen with names and the names are  usually in script in the central part of the block

The Morning Glory

design and such workmanship

This combination works so well in neutral home decors

It’s all hand quilted

Southern Quilts by Mary W Kerr