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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Dated 1864 Civil War Antique Quilt Potholder Quilt

Another amazing treasure from the New England Quilt Museum, a potholder quilt made for a Union soldier by ladies from Boston, Massachusetts. *Potholder is a method of quilt construction where each block is an individual mini quilt that is batted, backed, quilted and then bound. The mini quilts are then joined to create a large quilt.

Wonderful inking, drawing on this block made to comfort a Union soldier in the South.





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2 comments:

  1. Wendy Caton ReedMarch 29, 2018 at 7:55 AM

    I've never seen a potholder quilt I didn't like!

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  2. PhyllisMarch 31, 2018 at 1:08 AM

    So interesting. Don't think I have ever seen a potholder quilt 'in the flesh'. Would love to see how they are sewn together.

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