Antique Blush Basket Quilt
Antique Blush Basket Quilt
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This item is currently for sale at Black Sheep Antique Center.
Hand quilted, pink blush, triangle-pieced baskets on white background with pink border.
Perfect for a single bed or draped on a double bed, as a wall hanging, or showcased on a quilt rack.
My Grandmother was a master quilter. While this is not one of her pieces (I wouldn’t part with family treasures), Grandma instilled in me a deep respect for the art of quilt making.
This is a piece of textile history. A work of art with a story.
D E T A I L S
Machine pieced and intricately hand quilted.
No batting, light-weight quilt, perfect for layering, seasonal transitions or display in a nursery.
Measurements laid flat:
72.5” wide by 85.5” long
C O N D I T I O N
Beautiful and useable condition. Some minor staining on front and back, minor wear on the top border where it was clearly used and loved. Not suitable for cutting or projects.
H E R S T O R Y
Basket quilts were traditionally seen as symbols of spiritual and domestic abundance. A symbol of optimism. Many basket quilts appear “empty” until one looks closer at the quilting. Some are quilted to appear full of flowers, hearts, or in this case, rainbows…or maybe those arches are additional handles to make carrying the weight easier to bear.
A N T I Q U E S
This is an antique piece. Please keep in mind that all antiques have imperfections that reflect their history. We think it’s what makes them beautiful. Photos are only lightly edited to best reflect each piece’s condition.
P R E S E R V E
By incorporating into our aesthetic a combination of reclaimed, vintage, handmade, and timeless pieces, our aim is to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in the landfill -both now and in the future. And in doing so, we honor and respect the mono no aware; or the ‘empathy toward things.’
Our goal is to preserve things -both for environmental + historical reasons, but additionally to help shift the narrative surrounding what is considered beautiful + useful. Each time we discard an item from the past because it is no longer “perfect” we degrade true perfection. We miss out on what the nature of a loved + lived thing can speak to us. By surrounding ourselves with new, disposable, unstoried items, our lives are lived without depth + breadth. We omit from our lives the profundity of sensory narrative.Read more of our design ethos HERE.
P H I L O S O P H Y
Our philosophy is one of slow design. Whether it comes to slowing down to take the time to grow something from seed, or taking the time to preserve what we have -from food to furniture to textiles- we make an effort to find beauty in everything that crosses our path. Our society leads us to believe that new is best. That wear and stains and patina are undesirable. But we like to think that age is part of what makes things beautiful. It’s where the stories are. With this mindset, wear transforms blemishes + imperfections to perennial love stories etched in time. The table with one different leg that once upon a time someone cared enough to repair. The quilt with the worn edges from a child soothing itself to sleep each night. The wooden floor scratched and worn from many lifetimes of walking and living and dancing…
We want to preserve things for as long as possible -both for environmental reasons + historical reasons, but additionally to help shift the narrative surrounding what is considered beautiful + useful. There is not an infinite amount of things from this era. There is not an infinite amount of resources on this planet. Each time we discard or cut up or disfigure pieces from the past we erase some of our treasured history.
Our intention isn’t to shame anyone who has discarded/repurposed/reworked historical items. In fact, some vintage and antique pieces are in such rough shape that they are past the point of loving as they are. Reworking them to save them from the landfill is vital. We each have a responsibility to the stewardship of historical items and the stories they contain.