Like a Rolling Stone

Family history tells us that this Rolling Stone quilt may have been made by the owner's great -grandmother.

I'd date most of the quilt top fabrics to the 19-teens to 1920s, with some c. 1900 fabrics included. 

 

This quilt holds a couple of surprises.  The back and binding fabrics and strips added to the long sides, however, are c. 1940.  This suggests that the top was enlarged a bit and then quilted a while after the top was made.

   

Another fun tidbit is some older patching.  I always enjoy seeing a quilt that has been mended sometime in the past.  To me, that says that the quilt has always been valued and cared for.  And that seems even sweeter when, like this one, it's still the family of the quilter who made it. 

I found this old patch very amusing!  I patched over the grey-green, leaving the black patch in place.  I chuckled all the while I was sewing it.  It makes me think of entering a tunnel on a drive through the mountains.

 

 

This same block gave me some difficulty deciding on a green fabric for the patching.  Nothing was quite right, and as sometimes happens, I had different top choices in daylight vs. lamplight.  I did eventually decide on which would blend in best with the look and feel of the quilt.  

 

  

At the other end of the spectrum of finding patching fabrics, matching this blue fabric was a breeze.  There are both old and new patches in this block. 

Here are some of the other fabrics for your enjoyment.