{"product_id":"90-antique-c-1919-1920s-string-quilt-pieces-original-newspaper-foundation-early-american-scrap-quilt-blocks-unfinished-quilt","title":"90 Antique c.1919–1920s String Quilt Pieces • Original Newspaper Foundation • Early American Scrap Quilt Blocks • Unfinished Quilt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique Early 1900s Hand-Pieced Quilt Blocks | 90 Pieces | 1919 Newspaper Foundation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA truly special collection of approximately 90 antique hand-pieced quilt pieces, discovered still attached to their original newspaper foundations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach piece was created from an assortment of early fabric scraps—ginghams, plaids, stripes, tiny prints and solids—carefully pieced together over newspaper in the traditional foundation-piecing method. Several of the newspaper pieces remain remarkably readable, including one clearly dated July 15, 1919.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile the newspaper provides wonderful evidence of the age of the materials, I cannot confirm the exact year the quilt pieces themselves were sewn. Based on the construction, fabrics and dated foundation, they appear consistent with early 20th-century quilt work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese were apparently prepared for a quilt that was never completed, leaving behind a beautiful little piece of domestic and textile history more than a century later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately 90 individual quilt pieces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-pieced scrap\/string construction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal newspaper foundation remains attached to many pieces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewspaper includes a visible July 15, 1919 date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssorted antique cotton fabrics, including checks, plaids, stripes, prints and solids\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePieces vary slightly in size, shape and construction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSold together as one collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnwashed and offered exactly as found\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese pieces show their age. Expect loose threads, fraying, uneven edges, discoloration, fragile newspaper, stains and other imperfections associated with antique textiles and paper. I have intentionally not removed the newspaper, washed the fabrics or otherwise altered the pieces, so their original construction and history remain intact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for an antique quilt or textile collector, historical sewing display, study collection, primitive décor, archival shadowbox project, or someone who appreciates unfinished handwork and the stories old textiles carry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note: The July 15, 1919 newspaper dates the foundation material itself and should not be interpreted as definitive proof that the quilt pieces were sewn on that exact date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful collection of unfinished handwork—the beginnings of a quilt that, for whatever reason, was tucked away instead of completed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HerModernHeirloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46721701970117,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0696\/1679\/5845\/files\/D330F1B6-063E-4853-BD49-27CA72C29862.jpg?v=1786577380","url":"https:\/\/hermodernheirloom.com\/products\/90-antique-c-1919-1920s-string-quilt-pieces-original-newspaper-foundation-early-american-scrap-quilt-blocks-unfinished-quilt","provider":"HerModernHeirloom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}