
I went to a flea market this weekend and found this antique (I think) wedding ring quilt top. It cost me $40 (to my husbands horror), but he just doesn't understand. It's about a queen size and it all perfectly hand pieced. I mean 8 or 9 stitches an inch and perfectly 1/4 inch seams that match beautifully.

Now I am trying to figure out a few things. Like when it was made, from what I can gather the Double Wedding Ring design was first published in the late 20's, so sometime after that I suppose it was made. It looks like what others describe as depression era fabric.

But maybe it's from the 30s and maybe it was made in 2007. What the heck do I know. I am also trying to figure out if I can handle hand quilting it. It would be my first time and I don't want to butcher it. I did wash it in the bath tub which is why it looks a little wrinkly. It was very stinky and dusty. I can't believe the dirt that came off in the tub, it hadn't looked that dirty. But now it smells nice. But still has some little stains. I think I'll quilt it first and then wash it a little better.
These were my other two finds for the day:
A tablecloth - $8.50

A crock - $20 (my husband bartered this deal). It's very large, hard to tell in the photo.
