| Antique Doll Quilts |
| Click on the pictures below to see more views of my Antique Doll Quilts. Shading is due to lighting, not representative of the quilt. Please call for the availability or any questions. |
| About Antique Doll Quilts |
| Up until recent times, gender roles were firmly set. It was the duty of every mother to pass on the skills necessary to run a household and raise children. As was often the case, mothers with many children would depend on their oldest daughters to assist them in caring for new babies. Younger girls would begin their training with dolls, which needed all the care that future babies would require. Among other skills, little girls around the age of four would learn how to stitch clothes and quilts so their dolls would be comfortable. Some of our antique doll quilts have been sewn by a child as a learning tool, while others were made by an adult and given to the child as a gift. The antique doll quilt category encompasses a huge range of time; from 1825 through to the 1940’s, and an equally wide color spectrum of fabrics. As with full-sized and crib quilts, the fabrics chosen for a doll quilt can reveal much about the quilter’s place in society. An exquisite silk and silk velvet doll quilt could have only come from an affluent family, while an ordinary but sincere scrap bag quilt would have been created by any other family. No matter what type of quilt you choose, an antique doll quilt is so sweet to display anywhere in your home, or hang as wall art. Remember, more than one makes a fabulous grouping! |
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Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors. DQ2 Miniature Nine Patch/Irish Chain Doll Quilt c.1895 15 x 17 Maine $295 This little doll’s quilt is a perfect cure for the winter blues, with its cheerful springtime palette of pink and white. Tiny ¾ inch pink chambray and white cotton squares have been hand pieced into Nine Patch blocks, and set with alternating white cotton joining blocks to create an Irish Chain pattern. All hand quilted with diagonal lines spaced 1 inch apart. The ¼ inch binding has been formed by turning the back to the front. Professionally hand washed by Betsey, and ready for your enjoyment! |
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Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors. DQ 25 Bowtie Doll Quilt c.1928 18 x 18 Unknown location $330 In original condition, this sweet little doll quilt has been created from a variety of circa 1928 calicoes, florals, stripes and geometric prints. Each block is just 3 inches square, with every piece outline quilted by hand. The floral cotton backing has navy flowers and leaves outlined with red on a white background. The separately applied white binding is approximately ¼ inches wide. Professionally hand washed by Betsey. |
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Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors. DQ Embroidered Doll Coverlet c.1940 17 x 23 New England $225 What an endearing doll coverlet, lovingly made and carefully preserved in unused condition. The doll, teddy bear, rocking horse and train motifs have been skillfully worked using cotton floss in a variety of embroidery stitches, from French knots to outline, running, daisy, satin, and cross-stitching. Each motif has been hand outline quilted, and the white cotton background filled in with chevron quilting. The yellow 1/2 inch binding has been turned over from the back to the front. A wonderful example of 1940's design! Professionally hand washed by Betsey. |
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Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors. DQ Cathedral Window Doll Quilt c. 1960 8 1/4 x 12 Maine $150 This diminutive quilt has been hand and machine sewn in a Cathedral Window pattern, using a cheerful green, orange, and yellow floral fabric with a white background. In hardly used condition, Betsey originally bought this quilt for her granddaughter, but it was not quite the size for her doll’s bed. So even though this piece is a bit more recent than the others in Betsey’s shop, it is still a wonderful find! A 1/2 inch floral binding nicely frames this little gem, and it is ready and waiting to be displayed in your home or given to a special child! Professionally hand washed by Betsey. |
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Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors. Q8358 Squares Doll Quilt c. 1895 17 x 20 found in Maine $185 How very sweet! This small quilt is in original condition with 3 inch squares carefully arranged in a diagonal color pattern. It has a white backing and a 1/2 inch turned over binding. Professionally hand washed by Betsey. |
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Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors. DQ110 Nine-patch/Double Nine-Patch Doll Quilt with Triple Border c.1880 apx. 19 x 19 Believed to be from Maryland $950 This lovely little doll quilt is all hand pieced and hand quilted. It has a triple border, with the middle border being made up of triangles. It also has a terrific indigo print backing, which is the same as the two outer borders. Professionally hand washed by Betsey. |
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| Contact Us | ||
| Telephone - for orders or questions - 1-800-762-5940 or 1-207-363-6800 Email - betsey@rockymountainquilts.com Shipping UPS/FedEx address - 130 York Street York Village, Maine 03909 |
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