Vintage 1940s Eastern Star Quilt – Bright Feedsack Scrapwork – 60" x 70"

This cheerful Eastern Star Quilt has a color palette of bold turquoise blocks and vivid orange sashing framing scrappy 8-pointed star blocks. The scrappy fabrics include:
* Feedsack-era florals and small prints
* Black-and-white checks and geometrics
* Mid-century stripes and novelty prints

It has been hand-pieced and hand-quilted, with the quilting in cross hatches as well as rectangles and outlines of the diamonds that make up the stars. The back is off-white/ivory cotton while the binding is orange cotton that has been machine-stitched to the back and hand-stitched to the front. The cotton batting is lightweight.

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

Details
* Pattern: Eastern Star (8-point star blocks)
* Date: Circa 1940–1950s
* Size: 60” x 70”
* Materials: Cotton fabrics, cotton batting
* Construction: Hand pieced, hand quilted
* Quilting: Hand quilted in simple grid and outline patterns
* Backing: Solid light/ivory cotton
* Binding: Orange cotton, hand finished

The quilt comes from a smoke-free, pet-free home.