Vintage 1963 Dresden Plate Quilt – Hand Quilted, Tiny 6” Plates – 74” x 82”

This is a charming Dresden Plate quilt that is dated 1963 in embroidery on one corner (see photos), capturing a moment in mid-century quiltmaking when feedsack and scrap traditions were still very much alive. The hand-quilting is precise and expertly done in outlines of the tiny patchwork that make up each plate and in a cross-hatch grid pattern in the white ground.

This quilt really stands out for the unusually small scale of its Dresden Plates, each measuring just 6 inches across, with an impressive total of 63 plates, all made of a wide variety of fabrics, including:
• Feedsack prints
• Florals, geometrics, and novelty prints
• Plaids, ginghams, and stripes
• Bright mid-century colors mixed with softer earlier-style prints

The same scrappy fabrics are used in the four-sided ice-cream-cone-border, which is also finely hand-quilted in outlines of the patchwork with concentric circles quilted at each corner.

The back is white cotton that has been turned to the front and hand-stitched to form the binding. The cotton batting is very lightweight.

The quilt is in excellent vintage condition with no issues noted.

Details
• Pattern: Dresden Plate (miniature scale)
• Date: Dated "1963" on one corner
• Size: 74” x 82”
• Blocks: Small Dresden Plates (~6” diameter)
• Fabrics: Feedsack, florals, plaids, novelty prints, cotton scraps
• Construction: Hand pieced, hand appliquéd, and hand quilted
• Quilting Pattern: Straight grid / crosshatch / echo quilting and concentric circles
• Batting: Lightweight cotton
• Backing: Plain white cotton

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