Quilts by Unknown Grandmas

I am surrounded in this photo by 3 wonderful quilts and a quilt top lovingly stitched by unknown quilters from the past.

The blue and white Sawtooth Diamond in a Square is from Holmes County Ohio, probably from the last quarter of the 19th century. It has tiny hearts concealed in the hand quilting. The quilting also includes feathers, overlapping circles, double diagonals, and one inch grid. The blue fabric has groups of 3 tiny stars in a triad formation. The backing is plain muslin.

The poison green dot and double pink dot Feathered Star in the bottom right hand corner is from Gettysburg PA from the civil war era. It is hand pieced and hand quilted in diagonal lines and grid. The backing is a double pink print that resembles popcorn scattered on an abstract background.

The hand embroidered redwork baby quilt in the top left corner is dated 1910. There is hand quilting in the corners of the blocks to form a diamond in a diamond.

The Grandmother's flower garden top on the chair is probably from the 1930's.

The Folkart Heart wall hanging in the bottom left corner is a wall hanging I made using fabrics purchased in New Orleans when we travelled there to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. It is machine pieced, hand appliqued and hand quilted.