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<p>[QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 3481047, member: 13464"]Hi everyone,</p><p>I'm not a quilt expert...but; I think it is earlier than 80's and 90's... I'd guess more like 30's -40's. Truly made by an inexperienced quilter; perhaps even a child. The batting may hold a clue. Hold it up to the light and see what kind of imperfections you can see in the batting... seeds, lumps, bits and pieces? or, one fairly smooth, non-lumpy continuous piece of batting? If it is fairly uniform; it may be more modern. If it has seeds...and is lumpy.. then it may be older. The fabric designs look kind of like designs from flour sacks... depression era...</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my 2 cents... </p><p>No, probably not of great value unless it has any provenance.</p><p>Cheerio, Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 3481047, member: 13464"]Hi everyone, I'm not a quilt expert...but; I think it is earlier than 80's and 90's... I'd guess more like 30's -40's. Truly made by an inexperienced quilter; perhaps even a child. The batting may hold a clue. Hold it up to the light and see what kind of imperfections you can see in the batting... seeds, lumps, bits and pieces? or, one fairly smooth, non-lumpy continuous piece of batting? If it is fairly uniform; it may be more modern. If it has seeds...and is lumpy.. then it may be older. The fabric designs look kind of like designs from flour sacks... depression era... Just my 2 cents... No, probably not of great value unless it has any provenance. Cheerio, Leslie[/QUOTE]
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