Oh, thank you! I really do need to do a follow up! Because of its condition, it isn’t worth as much as I thought as it was appraised at $700. I still kind of think that’s a little low, so I may have it appraised again by someone else. It is pre-Civil War according to the original appraisal, but some people have argued that in the comments. However, it’s important to note that they don’t have the quilt in person, so they could be wrong, too. Thank you so much for your interest in this beauty! It is still one of my favorites!!
Thank you so much! I never did add that follow-up, did I? One of the reasons is because I couldn't find a reputable appraiser during the shutdown. 😬 Now that things have opened up, I need to follow-up on this quilt. I did have someone look at it who said it was in too bad of shape to be worth more than a few hundred dollars, if that. I need to revisit this, however. Thank you for the reminder. ❤️
What a lovely old quilt. I can see how at first glance the quilter's color choices look unplanned. However, after having learned color theory for fiber arts I see this quilt differently, it is red, blue, and yellow (a triad on the color wheel) with black and white neutrals. The quilter used mostly red with moderate amounts of blue and small amounts of yellow, I've seen this refered to as The Three Bears Rule. Thank you for sharing your quilt with us.
Wow! Thank you for your insights on this! I knew about the triad of colors but I’ve never heard of The Three Bears Rule! Thank you for sharing and for watching! ❤️
Those tan and tan 9 patches, I suspect if you opened the seams around thosepieces you would find one or both fabrics oxidized to a funny color of similarity. Most quilts of this age were used daily. Because this quilt is not faded, it probably has not been used much. The worst thing for this quilt is sunlight. Tis beautiful and old!
that could be! There is some fading, however, although that segment was cut from my video. I always have so much to say and end up cutting portions. I talk about fading in my baby quilt video and try not to repeat "lessons" in the content. Thanks for watching and pointing that out!
I agree with you about those tan patches probably being another color originally. A pillow covering that I made in the 1990’s, with black calico fabric, has morphed into a weird cocoa/tan color just from using it. Great video…thank you for sharing this quilt with us. I ❤️ old quilts.
Love this quilt! Thanks for this great video. Id continue using it as a tree skirt - its priceless and perfect under the tree - and now it has a story to be passed down
That's a great idea! I do love to use my quilts. It is currently at the appraiser's so I am anxious to see what she says about it. Thank you so much for watching!
hi kris, I know I have said this before (I just said it on a nine patch quilt you were showing) but this one is my favorit, i like the colors, the squares being all mixed up vs in a line of color like the other, and i love the history, the colors are great, to me anyways. it sorta pushes you to mix up as many colors as possible, i think it is the consistent black squares and red strips draw it all together. thanks for sharing
The nine patch block with low contrast was originally probably greens and reds maybe. The greens oxidize and become fugitives. They then are another color entirely. What a great quilt, no matter it’s condition!
Thank you for the information! I am continually learning about these old quilts. I just posted a video on a lone star quilt that has me baffled. I think it is from the mid to late 1800s, but I am not sure. I dated it (for the video) at 1910, because something tells me it is from a kit, but then when I really examine the back and see all the stains--blood stains, I think--i wonder if it is from earlier. It also have 8 stitches inch instead of 9, which makes me even more confused! LOL! Sometimes you just have to give your best guess, I think! Either way, thank you so much for watching and for the information!
Loved your video! This is the first time I am finding your channel. I will have to check out your other videos. What a beautiful quilt! I hope it is no longer on the floor! That red is to die for!
I did. Well, sort of. I took it to a woman who was studying to be an appraiser. She said it wasn't worth that much because of the damage. She estimated it was valued at around $400. I am having a hard time believing that with everything I have read. With moving and other stuff that has been going on in my personal life, I haven't had a minute to get another opinion. Thank you so much for watching!
@@SewtheDistance Thanks for assuaging my curiosity! I don't know much, but I would also be surprised if that was it's full value. And I guess the nice thing about antiques is that they are good at waiting!
Such an awesome quilt!! Very interesting..I guess I have a little different perspective on colors and how they can work when you least expect it. After understanding color theory a little more, it can be used in so many areas creatively. Reds and pinks are analogous colors on the color wheel, therefore can be used together. Of course tones and hues play a roll too but at the time of this quilt it wasn't about color theory at all..
The cranberry red fabrics weren’t printed until 1875. I really would be surprised is this quilt is as old as you think. I would say it is in the Circa 1900’s.
Wow...great condition for its age...a piece of living history. .wonderful! Can imagine the Christmas tree won't be getting this skirt back lol! Very interesting. .thanks for tour. Season's greetings! ☺
Hi. Just saw your great video. I found your channel last Xmas w your collaboration. Thank you for producing it and this Civil War quilt video! You may have said in the video and I missed it, but where can one find a civil war quilts appraiser? I inherited one in fantastic condition dated by the quilter in some kind of ink as 1848-1889. It is all in grays, browns, creams, reds, & blues for the sawtooth stars with gray/black ticking style plain background squares between the star blocks. It is understandably faded but not terribly. It is hand quilted in straight lines every 3/4” in a diamond block pattern. The black is plain muslin. The binding is a narrow blue and cream plaid on the bias. I have no idea of the batting because there are no holes to peer inside it! would love to learn more about it.
Thank you so much and thank you for watching my videos (Quiltmas and others). 🥰 As for an appraiser, they are few and far between, unfortunately. I wish I could help you! I have a friend who was a quilt appraiser's apprentice, but with the shut down a few years ago, she decided to go a different way and doesn't do quilt appraisals anymore. You could try googling it, but even that doesn't seem to be much help. Sometimes you can find quilt appraisers at larger quilt shows. I wish I could help you more. ❤️
Thanks for your quick reply! I will let you know if I find one snd the outcome of my quilt! Also, I also enjoyed your Jenny’s Countdown 2023 Unboxing. I would watch yours right after I opened mine. The only thing I couldn’t do is keep up with your 24 hour cycle of FINISHED projects! You are FAST! Keep up the great work!
You are so welcome! And thank you for your kind words! 🥰 Well, to be fair, UA-cam is my full time job, and since I only publish those videos in December, it gives me the entire day to work on the projects. That helps! I also want to give the viewers realtime reaction to the projects.
The blocks that are all brown and seem to have no contrast were probably different colors when it was made and the colors have change/faded. Often times light browns found in quilts used to be green.
I really need to do a follow-up on this one! I did have it appraised by someone studying to be an appraiser, but I want to get it done again. I think the person wanted to buy it from me and may have given me a very low appraisal. She said it is worth $250, but I need to get it looked at again. Currently this quilt in a closet in my house. It is a beauty, isn' tit? Thanks so much for watching!
I enjoyed seeing your quilt! My great Aunt was amazing quilt maker. My cousin just inherited her grandma Moses quilt tops pieced by hand and I told her I would quilt it for her as I loved her grandma Moses as a child. She was grandma to all of us so I’m 61 now and it’s time to bring grandma Moses back to us for a few hours through her quilts. I’m new at longarming and I have a nice one for practicing qnique 15 pro. So anyway a little nervous. Now as for your quilt being patched and colors not going together and all that? Fabrics came very dear to depression era families and also in the 1800. My granny and her sisters my aunt Claire all came out of depression era. My granny was born at the turn of the century and she was the baby. They all told me if I ever said as a child hey this doesn’t really match and they told me they threw quilts together with a tie and would use anything they could get their hands on. We were hunkered down in the cellar and had nothing better to do at the time when she was telling about how they got fabric back then. The quilt down there was just blue jeans and blue and very very warm and tied. My Granny ended up very very wealthy from oil of course. We live in Oklahoma but that was only the case after her sixties. Before that they lived like they were in a depression. I mean by that they saved everything! We had a nice home. My granny would not go near a needle or thread unless papa pants needed patching. She hated sewing. Her sisters loved to quilt so that’s where we got the quilts. Anyway they grabbed whatever they could find to quilt or sew squares together and it wasn’t necessarily from a bolt of fabric. I got all myMoms clothes when she died and then I got all my granny’s clothes when she died and granny never bought off the rack Walmart. She bought at Saks, dillards etc…so it’s very nice material and Iam going to cut it up and make a quilt of it.
I am so sorry! i am terrible at follow-up with these. Yes! It was dated by the quilt appraiser as from 1850s-1860s. Crazy, isn't it? The value, according to the appraiser is around $500 because of the poor condition. I think the value is low, however, and may get a second opinion. Thanks for the reminder. I really need to do an update video on several of these old quilts.
True black dye for cotton wasn't available until the mid 1890s. Because your quilt has black fabric, it's impossible for it to be made in the 1860s. You also have some claret red mixed in with the turkey red. Claret red was 1890s or after.
I had it appraised by a quilt appraiser in training and she valued it at $500 because of the damaged. I may get it appraised again, however. I think it is worth a bit more than that. I just love this quilt!
Thanks for sharing! How exciting to find out it IS older! I appreciate your lessons, too...love the various reds!
You are so welcome!
Please do the follow up - I often think about this quilt - it is beautiful 😍
Oh, thank you! I really do need to do a follow up! Because of its condition, it isn’t worth as much as I thought as it was appraised at $700. I still kind of think that’s a little low, so I may have it appraised again by someone else. It is pre-Civil War according to the original appraisal, but some people have argued that in the comments. However, it’s important to note that they don’t have the quilt in person, so they could be wrong, too. Thank you so much for your interest in this beauty! It is still one of my favorites!!
I love the idea of a follow up video. These old quilt videos are delightful!!
Thank you so much!
I never did add that follow-up, did I? One of the reasons is because I couldn't find a reputable appraiser during the shutdown. 😬 Now that things have opened up, I need to follow-up on this quilt. I did have someone look at it who said it was in too bad of shape to be worth more than a few hundred dollars, if that. I need to revisit this, however. Thank you for the reminder. ❤️
What a lovely old quilt. I can see how at first glance the quilter's color choices look unplanned. However, after having learned color theory for fiber arts I see this quilt differently, it is red, blue, and yellow (a triad on the color wheel) with black and white neutrals. The quilter used mostly red with moderate amounts of blue and small amounts of yellow, I've seen this refered to as The Three Bears Rule.
Thank you for sharing your quilt with us.
Wow! Thank you for your insights on this! I knew about the triad of colors but I’ve never heard of The Three Bears Rule! Thank you for sharing and for watching! ❤️
I love this series! ❤
Thank you! So glad to hear that! ❤️
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this treasure!
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
I love your historical info about so many quilts. ❤
So happy to hear this! I am not a trained quilt historian, but I do my best to give them most information that I can. ❤️
Lovely old quilt. Thank you for the great tutorials.
You are so welcome!
Those tan and tan 9 patches, I suspect if you opened the seams around thosepieces you would find one or both fabrics oxidized to a funny color of similarity. Most quilts of this age were used daily. Because this quilt is not faded, it probably has not been used much. The worst thing for this quilt is sunlight. Tis beautiful and old!
that could be! There is some fading, however, although that segment was cut from my video. I always have so much to say and end up cutting portions. I talk about fading in my baby quilt video and try not to repeat "lessons" in the content. Thanks for watching and pointing that out!
I agree with you about those tan patches probably being another color originally.
A pillow covering that I made in the 1990’s, with black calico fabric, has morphed into a weird cocoa/tan color just from using it.
Great video…thank you for sharing this quilt with us. I ❤️ old quilts.
It's a beautiful quilt, I really like the simplicity of it and the colours.
Isn’t it nice? I love the contrast too. Thanks so much for watching!
Love this quilt! Thanks for this great video. Id continue using it as a tree skirt - its priceless and perfect under the tree - and now it has a story to be passed down
That's a great idea! I do love to use my quilts. It is currently at the appraiser's so I am anxious to see what she says about it. Thank you so much for watching!
Ah Kris what a real treasure you have there! Keep learning 👍
Thanks, will do!
That old quilt really is beautiful. Your expertise is amazing Kris. Xx
Thank you so much!
I really enjoy this series. Thank you.
Glad you enjoy it! They are fun to make! I am recording more today. I have about 15 waiting to be reviewed. So much fun to learn from these makers.
hi kris, I know I have said this before (I just said it on a nine patch quilt you were showing) but this one is my favorit, i like the colors, the squares being all mixed up vs in a line of color like the other, and i love the history, the colors are great, to me anyways. it sorta pushes you to mix up as many colors as possible, i think it is the consistent black squares and red strips draw it all together. thanks for sharing
It is an amazing quilt, isn't it? I love learning from these old beauties, too.
Thank you so much for watching and sharing! ❤️
The nine patch block with low contrast was originally probably greens and reds maybe. The greens oxidize and become fugitives. They then are another color entirely. What a great quilt, no matter it’s condition!
Thank you for the information! I am continually learning about these old quilts. I just posted a video on a lone star quilt that has me baffled. I think it is from the mid to late 1800s, but I am not sure. I dated it (for the video) at 1910, because something tells me it is from a kit, but then when I really examine the back and see all the stains--blood stains, I think--i wonder if it is from earlier. It also have 8 stitches inch instead of 9, which makes me even more confused! LOL! Sometimes you just have to give your best guess, I think! Either way, thank you so much for watching and for the information!
Thank you for sharing the books! I always wondered how you were able to figure out so much about these quilts!
They are great books! I have also gone to a lot of lectures about old quilts, as well.
Loved your video! This is the first time I am finding your channel. I will have to check out your other videos. What a beautiful quilt! I hope it is no longer on the floor! That red is to die for!
Thank you! It is no longer on the floor. LOL! I do still bring it out for Christmas, however. It is a really cool quilt!
I see that you took it to be appraised, and I would love to hear what came of that! Thanks for sharing, it was amazing!
I did. Well, sort of. I took it to a woman who was studying to be an appraiser. She said it wasn't worth that much because of the damage. She estimated it was valued at around $400. I am having a hard time believing that with everything I have read. With moving and other stuff that has been going on in my personal life, I haven't had a minute to get another opinion. Thank you so much for watching!
@@SewtheDistance Thanks for assuaging my curiosity! I don't know much, but I would also be surprised if that was it's full value. And I guess the nice thing about antiques is that they are good at waiting!
Such an awesome quilt!! Very interesting..I guess I have a little different perspective on colors and how they can work when you least expect it. After understanding color theory a little more, it can be used in so many areas creatively. Reds and pinks are analogous colors on the color wheel, therefore can be used together. Of course tones and hues play a roll too but at the time of this quilt it wasn't about color theory at all..
So good to know! I am learning more and more about color theory. It is an interesting topic and helps with scrap quilts, for sure! Thank you so much!
Beautiful quilt❣️
It really is! I love this one, too.
The cranberry red fabrics weren’t printed until 1875. I really would be surprised is this quilt is as old as you think. I would say it is in the Circa 1900’s.
It is turkey red according to the appraiser. She dated it at around 1850.
I love that quilt!
It is a great one! Thanks for watching!
Wow...great condition for its age...a piece of living history. .wonderful! Can imagine the Christmas tree won't be getting this skirt back lol!
Very interesting. .thanks for tour. Season's greetings! ☺
LOL! No more Christmas trees in its future! Thank you for watching!
Hi. Just saw your great video. I found your channel last Xmas w your collaboration. Thank you for producing it and this Civil War quilt video! You may have said in the video and I missed it, but where can one find a civil war quilts appraiser? I inherited one in fantastic condition dated by the quilter in some kind of ink as 1848-1889. It is all in grays, browns, creams, reds, & blues for the sawtooth stars with gray/black ticking style plain background squares between the star blocks. It is understandably faded but not terribly. It is hand quilted in straight lines every 3/4” in a diamond block pattern. The black is plain muslin. The binding is a narrow blue and cream plaid on the bias. I have no idea of the batting because there are no holes to peer inside it! would love to learn more about it.
Thank you so much and thank you for watching my videos (Quiltmas and others). 🥰
As for an appraiser, they are few and far between, unfortunately. I wish I could help you! I have a friend who was a quilt appraiser's apprentice, but with the shut down a few years ago, she decided to go a different way and doesn't do quilt appraisals anymore. You could try googling it, but even that doesn't seem to be much help. Sometimes you can find quilt appraisers at larger quilt shows. I wish I could help you more. ❤️
Thanks for your quick reply! I will let you know if I find one snd the outcome of my quilt! Also, I also enjoyed your Jenny’s Countdown 2023 Unboxing. I would watch yours right after I opened mine. The only thing I couldn’t do is keep up with your 24 hour cycle of FINISHED projects! You are FAST! Keep up the great work!
You are so welcome! And thank you for your kind words! 🥰
Well, to be fair, UA-cam is my full time job, and since I only publish those videos in December, it gives me the entire day to work on the projects. That helps! I also want to give the viewers realtime reaction to the projects.
The blocks that are all brown and seem to have no contrast were probably different colors when it was made and the colors have change/faded. Often times light browns found in quilts used to be green.
Thanks for watching! Great points!
Did you ever have this quilt appraised? What have you done with it now? This video is an oldie but a goodie.
I really need to do a follow-up on this one!
I did have it appraised by someone studying to be an appraiser, but I want to get it done again. I think the person wanted to buy it from me and may have given me a very low appraisal. She said it is worth $250, but I need to get it looked at again. Currently this quilt in a closet in my house. It is a beauty, isn' tit? Thanks so much for watching!
Beautiful!🍒🍒🍒
One of my all-time favs! Thank you for watching!
Of course you can put pink and red in the same quilt.
Thanks for watching!
That is amazing!
I enjoyed seeing your quilt! My great Aunt was amazing quilt maker. My cousin just inherited her grandma Moses quilt tops pieced by hand and I told her I would quilt it for her as I loved her grandma Moses as a child. She was grandma to all of us so I’m 61 now and it’s time to bring grandma Moses back to us for a few hours through her quilts. I’m new at longarming and I have a nice one for practicing qnique 15 pro. So anyway a little nervous. Now as for your quilt being patched and colors not going together and all that? Fabrics came very dear to depression era families and also in the 1800. My granny and her sisters my aunt Claire all came out of depression era. My granny was born at the turn of the century and she was the baby. They all told me if I ever said as a child hey this doesn’t really match and they told me they threw quilts together with a tie and would use anything they could get their hands on. We were hunkered down in the cellar and had nothing better to do at the time when she was telling about how they got fabric back then. The quilt down there was just blue jeans and blue and very very warm and tied. My Granny ended up very very wealthy from oil of course. We live in Oklahoma but that was only the case after her sixties. Before that they lived like they were in a depression. I mean by that they saved everything! We had a nice home. My granny would not go near a needle or thread unless papa pants needed patching. She hated sewing. Her sisters loved to quilt so that’s where we got the quilts. Anyway they grabbed whatever they could find to quilt or sew squares together and it wasn’t necessarily from a bolt of fabric. I got all myMoms clothes when she died and then I got all my granny’s clothes when she died and granny never bought off the rack Walmart. She bought at Saks, dillards etc…so it’s very nice material and Iam going to cut it up and make a quilt of it.
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful family history with me! I love hearing about how much quilts have meant to you and your family. ❤️❤️❤️
What wonderful stories of your granny. Those memories will be with you the rest of your life. 🥰
From a novice quilter: is the corner tying just for decoration, or is it functional?
Great question! The tying keeps all the layers together so they don't come apart. Happy quilting!
@SewtheDistance thanks for the reply! Happy quilting!
You can absolutely use pinks & red together.
Yes! Thanks for watching and commenting!
A piece for a museum. I would never cut it in pieces.
Nope. Never. Love this quilt.
I think the blocks that do not have much value difference have faded. Fabric dies were not as stable when this quilt was probably made.
True! That may be what happened. Great observation. Thank you!
Some of the fabric was probably also old clothes recycled.
Great point! Thank you!
I didn't see a follow up comment, perhaps its in a different video? This is a 1890s-1910s quilt.
I am so sorry! i am terrible at follow-up with these. Yes! It was dated by the quilt appraiser as from 1850s-1860s. Crazy, isn't it? The value, according to the appraiser is around $500 because of the poor condition. I think the value is low, however, and may get a second opinion. Thanks for the reminder. I really need to do an update video on several of these old quilts.
True black dye for cotton wasn't available until the mid 1890s. Because your quilt has black fabric, it's impossible for it to be made in the 1860s. You also have some claret red mixed in with the turkey red. Claret red was 1890s or after.
I think you need to get this checked. The modern patches may bring down the value of this quilt.
I had it appraised by a quilt appraiser in training and she valued it at $500 because of the damaged. I may get it appraised again, however. I think it is worth a bit more than that. I just love this quilt!
I wonder if the fabrics had more contract but that one of the fabrics just faded over time.
Great points! I wish these quilts could talk. Thanks for watching!