In the crazy quilt of life, I’m glad you’re in my block of friends. Author Unknown
We don’t come to our cabin in North Carolina as frequently as we did before the grandchildren were born. After a lengthy absence from my favorite getaway, seeing the old treasures I placed there is a little like seeing old friends. This quilt is an old favorite that brings back fond memories of estate sale-ing with my friend Suzanne. One of those sales is where I found this oldie.
I love antique textiles–good, bad and mediocre. In the eyes of an expert appraiser, this old crazy patch quilt is charming at best and crude at worst. But I love it for its character, idiosyncrasies and history, about which I can only speculate.
This beauty is more representative of the classic crazy patch style. It is obvious 
that the cabin quilt is extremely primitive in comparison.
Crazy patch quilting, you might know, became the needlework rage in America between 1870 and 1880, though historically its origins go back as far as 1160. A brief overview of its history and progress as a legitimate form of needlework can be read here.  http://www.quiltropolis.net/articles/crazy-quilts.aspair.
