Vintage 1920s Rolling Stone Quilt – Blue & White with Embroidered Blocks – 63” x 83”

Such a meticulously done 20th-century Rolling Stone Quilt dating to the 1920s or 1930s with a combination of blue and cream patchwork alternating with individually embroidered blocks.

The traditional Rolling Stone blocks are pieced in a lovely denim-color-blue cotton against a warm cream background. Alternating blocks feature hand-embroidered illustrations of flowers, birds, rabbits, puppies, grapes, fruit baskets, and other botanical and nature-inspired subjects, all worked in coordinating blue thread.

The quilt is beautifully hand quilted with closely spaced diagonal lines extending across the patchwork and embroidered blocks. An intricate pieced border of alternating blue and cream triangles and diamonds frames the entire quilt, providing a particularly attractive finishing detail.

The back is white cotton as is the binding that has been handstitched to both sides. The cotton batting is lightweight and thin.

Details:
* Size: 63” x 83”
* Date: Circa 1920s–1930s
* Pattern: Rolling Stone with alternating embroidered blocks
* Colors: Denim blue and warm cream
* Fabric: Cotton
* Construction: Traditional pieced patchwork
* Embroidery: Hand-embroidered floral, botanical, animal, and fruit motifs in blue thread
* Quilting: Extensive hand quilting in closely spaced diagonal lines
* Border: Intricately pieced blue and cream geometric border

CONDITION: Excellent antique condition, especially for a quilt approaching 100 years of age. The blue patchwork retains its color, the embroidered illustrations remain well defined, and the hand quilting gives the quilt a textured appearance. The quilt has been soaked, freshly hand washed and line dried, giving it a light, natural, sun-dried cotton scent (not artificially fragranced).