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ANTIQUE COMPASS ROSE

ANTIQUE COMPASS ROSE

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I purchased this beautiful Antique Compass Rose quilt top at an antique store in Vincennes, IN for $48 in 2010. Another name for Compass Rose is Mariner’s Compass. It is unusual because it is all in solids. I had never seen another one like this. It was hand pieced, and the stitches are wonderful. The quilt did not come with any maker information. Old fabrics: I believe the top was pieced about the time of World War I based on…

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THE ANTIQUE HONEYCOMB QUILT

THE ANTIQUE HONEYCOMB QUILT

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The Antique Honeycomb Quilt was a wonderful find during a visit to an antique shop in Farmersburg, IN during 1997. The top was in a pile of other antique tops back in a dark corner. I paid $15 for it, and happily took it home. This quilt pattern is a bit different than “normal” because the honeycombs are more rectangular than hexagon. I compared the fabrics to some other quilts I had. And did some research, including a visit with…

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