Antique Pennsylvania Quilting Template, Professionally Framed, with Nice Hand-stitched Mend antique ships clearly drawn by her skates

clearly drawn by her skates many times over

much lovelier than photos convey

Today it stands

This fabulous thing

Antique Pennsylvania Quilting Template, Professionally Framed, with Nice Hand-stitched Mend antique ships clearly drawn by her skates(Forgive my poor photos.) Another one found in Lancaster Country, and very much of the place. I've long been admiring old hand cut quilting templates but have waited for just the right one to emerge, which to my eye this one is! Cut of pale blue cardboard, even better for its hand stitched mend, with lovely four sided form and eight point star cut out of the center. Strongly graphic but also very folky and tender feeling, well used and perfectly aged,