Vintage 1940s Snowball and Nine Patch Quilt – Hand Quilted – Red, Pink, Blue and Yellow – 74” x 78”

This colorful Vintage Snowball and Nine Patch quilt dates to the 1940s and is made from a striking combination of brilliant red, bubblegum pink, royal blue, and yellow gingham fabrics.

The tiny blue and yellow Nine-Patch blocks run through the bubble pink ground with the 18 snowball centers providing a lovely and dramatic contrast running all through the quilt. The hand quilting is precise, tiny and beautifully done in a diagonal grid throughout the body and along the two sided red cotton border.

The back is cream-white cotton while the binding is navy blue cotton that has been machine stitched to the front and handstitched to the back. The cotton batting is lightweight and thin.

CONDITION: Excellent vintage condition. Please examine the photographs carefully as they form an important part of the description.

Details:
* Pattern: Snowball and Nine Patch
* Age: 1940s- early 1950s
* Size: 74” x 78”
* Construction: Hand pieced and hand quilted
* Fabrics: Cotton solids and yellow-and-white gingham
* Colors: Bright red, bubblegum pink, royal blue, and yellow
* Quilting: Parallel diagonal hand-quilted lines
* Border: Red
* Binding: Blue with rounded corners


A wonderfully colorful example of mid-20th-century American quiltmaking, with a bold geometric design and a unique combination of vintage cotton fabrics.