John Sauls has been entertaining us at the QuiltHistorySouth Facebook
group with pictures of quilts that have passed through his hands over the years.
For quite a while he's bought and sold quilts out of Tyler, Texas
so many of his quilts have a Southern flair.
This star is pieced of fair ribbons
Some he likes so much he has kept them (many dealers
have a collection of absolute favorites)
like this one of early blocks probably set a little later.
But most of them over the years---they come: they go.
Buying in Texas, he's seen many examples of Southern favorites...
Seven Sisters
Princess Feather or Watermelon?
He's seen many Whig's Defeat designs
Perhaps you recall his booths at shows
or when he had the store in Tyler.
A block from a late-19th-century sampler
The picture he took is date-stamped 1992
So you can see his inventory pictures stretch back
a few decades.
A sampler way west of Baltimore....
Texas mule
He's fond of alphabet quilts...
Top left side: an early bird.
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And of course he's seen some that are Southern quirky.
Like these wedding ring offspring.
Quite a few stars
22 quilts in this post---all sold.
I have copied 125 pictures to my John Sauls file. We are grateful to dealers who take the time to post their inventory current or past.
His ebay store:
QuiltHistorySouth page
Ask to join.
Wow! Gorgeous quilts. I'll take one of each!
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ReplyDeleteAbsolutely loved this post! Simply wonderful ❤ thank you Barbara
ReplyDeleteI own a 1850's Hexagon Memory Quilt out of Halifax, Vermont. With the History I have done on it I believe it to be an Abolitionist Fundraising Quilt. I had the quilt appraised by someone from the American Quilters Society years ago and they told me that the value of the Quilt along was 3-4k. With the Historical significance could be much much more. It has 80 Hexagons with well wishes. I found a book of the History of Vermont and has an influential Vermont family name all over it. Their father was a white indentured servant in the 1700's. looking to talk to someone that knows Quilt History. Please email me. Thank you. John.
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