Antique coverlet made of cut up dress fabrics?

I like quilts but have no clue of the pattern name though I've seen it or similar.

 

I think it's a log cabin variant, maybe barn raising. The dairy barn in Athens, Ohio is where a big quilt show is held annually.
You might find out exactly what it is from their web site.
http://dairybarn.org/

 

I agree with Jen & George, "Log Cabin."

http://www.generations-quilt-patterns.com/log-cabin-quilt-designs.html

--- Susan

 

Any idea of what it's worth?

I ask because I have a similar quilt and I want to sell it.

 

Is it possible to take it off without damaging the other fabric? Silk is strong but it would be easy to snag and damage (especially old fabric). I agree the lace is yucky.

 

It's hard to value quilts without knowing lots of different factors. When my mother-in-law died, she had many, many quilts. Her daughters contacted the Quilt Barn in Athens, Ohio and they referred them to someone who could help them. They didn't want an official appraisal. More of a general idea in order to pass them out to family members fairly.

 

This may be a how much is a car or house question.
I just saw a really nice one, 'old' too but not this pattern, for $50 at a G sale and that means less but I wasn't interested.
I don't know about the lace, I wouldn't like it but I really like the quilt.
The blues do it for me, and depending on details, I might give $150 for it...but I don't need it so...

 

In rural Northwest Ohio where I live $50 is about right unless it is really spectacular. A friend has spent as much as $1000 for one that had provenance and was truly intricate. If you are in urban areas with wealthier population (Chicago, Cleveland, etc.) even common ones will go much higher. Just likes houses. Here everyone has quilts that their grandmas or moms made or they make. We use one my grandmother made as a Christmas tree skirt. I still have the ones my great-grandmother made that we used on our beds when I was a kid.

 

Am also agreeing on the Log Cabin pattern. You might want to put on a STRONG pair of magnifying glasses to see if you can remove the nasty lace without any damage to the quilt! It's going to take 'stitch by stitch' if you can....my thoughts would be any where from $100 to $300. Good luck!
Sue

 

You know what, you may not like the lace but if you're selling it, I'd leave it intact and let the buyer remove it. If it's been there awhile, it's going to leave needleholes in the fabric and the buyer will know something was done. Just leave it.

 

Bookahtoo, I've been wondering since I first saw this thread if perhaps the lace was added later by a second or third generation of the family.

Or perhaps the lace was taken from an item of clothing saved by the original maker/owner of the quilt (wedding dress lace trim? wedding veil lace trim?) and it was incorporated (by the original quilt maker?) at a later date to "keep all the memories in one place"?

 

Hmmmmm..... VEEEEEEERY interes-tink.

 

The lace doesn't make the item look better, but it does look original to the quilt.

 

Maybe most don't like shiny, brilliant colors but a more subdued look...
I stand with my first personal input.
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I should think it would be ok for awhile. No sunlight reflection from across the street?
Silk wasn't meant to be hidden from the sun but I understand.
Thread is another thing though but still...for a short time. Can't imagine it wouldn't be ok.
It will light up on its own in the window,
I'll be sure not to walk by.