Antique 1930s–1940s Jacob’s Ladder Quilt Top – Feedsack Fabrics – 65 x 74

This beautiful antique Jacob’s Ladder quilt top was hand pieced from a wonderful assortment of Depression-era cotton fabrics and finished with cheerful green sashing.
Each block features a different combination of fabrics, making this a delightful scrappy quilt top.

The fabrics are especially appealing and include:
• 1930s feedsack prints
• Tiny geometric and calico prints
• Soft pinks and cherry reds typical of Depression quilts
• Light blues and shirting stripes
• Small novelty and floral prints
• Polka dots and delicate micro-prints

This quilt top is in very good vintage condition with some tearing along one edge of the green border. This is a quilt top only. It has not been layered, quilted, or bound.

Details

• Pattern: Jacob’s Ladder
• Date: circa 1935–1945
• Construction: hand pieced
• Fabrics: vintage cotton feedsack and scrap fabrics
• Size: 65” x 74”

The quilt top comes from a smoke-free, pet-free home and is pictured on a queen-size bed.