Vintage 1940s Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt – Hand-Pieced & Quilted - 76” x 84”

This charming hand-pieced Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt features a sunny "pathway" of canary yellow print hexagons surrounding a diverse garden of floral and novelty prints. What makes this piece unique are the rare, whimsical "conversation prints" tucked into the flower centers—charming ballerinas and nursery-rhyme animals (pigs/bears and ABC blocks) that help to date this quilt to the 1940s.

The hand-quilting is in outlines of the hundreds of hexagons. The back is blue cotton, as is the binding that has been hand-stitched to both sides. The cotton batting is lightweight.

The quilt is in very good vintage condition with several seam separations and a binding that has begun to fray and also has several seam separations. There are also several tiny tears/pinholes (all under 1/2 inch) in white hexagons that do not detract from the overall beauty or structural integrity. See photos.

Details:
• Pattern: Grandmother’s Flower Garden
• Era: 1940s
• Dimensions: 76” x 84”
• Construction: Intricate hand-piecing with a scalloped "knife-edge" binding in sky blue.
• Backing: Solid light blue cotton.
• Colors: Vibrant canary yellow, sky blue, and crisp white, with a multicolored "scrap" garden of pinks, greens, and reds, including novelty/conversation prints.

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

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