Cathedral Window Quilt, circa late 1940s-1950s, handmade quilt, vintage quilt; cottagecore; 66" by 83"

The first documented Cathedral Window Quilt in the U.S. was at the 1933 World's Fair and its appeal to crafters was that it could be made without batting or quilting. But it is still a lot of work - each individual "window" needs to be hand-sewn -- such that many crafters start out to make a queen-size Cathedral Quilt and end up with a pillow covering.

This Cathedral Window Quilt was made sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, using as its main fabric the type of off-white muslin that often lined feedsacks. Each of the more than 1,000 "windows" is about 1 1/4 inch and they have all been hand-stitched, then hand-stitched together.

The back is the reverse side of the "windows" - which is the same off-white muslin used on the front. There is no batting.

The overall effect of this quilt is beautiful. The quilt is in excellent condition with the only condition issue noted being some tan marks on the muslin, which are tiny (1/8 of an inch or less) on the front, and larger on the back (where they do not show through to the front).

It is clean and comes from a smoke-free and pet-free home. It measures 66 inches by 83 inches. Shown on a queen-size bed.