Early 1840/50’s Indigo Mariners Compass Quilt vintage quilt a Trip Around the World

a Trip Around the World from circa 1930’s

modern textile art

but I did acquire it in Illinois

ways of life back then brought inspiration for many quilt pattern names

and upon close looking saw it was only the wool filling that seeped through

Early 1840/50’s Indigo Mariners Compass Quilt vintage quilt a Trip Around the WorldThis outstanding early Mariners Compass quilt with the garden maze setting is a striking pattern and this quilt was made so long ago without the many conveniences todays quilt maker has available. The compasses are small and spiky. This early New York quilt is hand quilted and hand pieced. The early rich indigo with chrome overlay is such a representation of that time. A circa 1840 50s quilt. The edge, or binding is done is the early style called a