Some Vintage Quilts

My bobbin lace teacher shared 2 quilts with us that she unearthed while cleaning out her dad's home. She found a total of 8 but these 2 were the oldest. One is a Civil War quilt, 1860s, I believe and the other is a WW II quilt. The Civil War Quilt has a note stitched on it by the quilter and there are initials in the center of the quilt---maybe of the person who received it as a gift. I love the WWII quilt with all the woolen patches. Here are some pictures. Click on the picture for a close-up view.

Initials embroidered in center of Civil War Quilt

Civil War Quilt around 1865

label stitched on by quilter

 

patches stitched on top layer

back of quilt appears to be linen--batting coming through where linen has worn away

more back views

Karen showing her WWII quilt

woolen patches

back of WWII quilt---feedsack