Vintage Aircraft Quilt: Hand-Stitched 1920s Child's Quilt (53x72 inches)

Aircraft Quilts became popular after Charles Lindberg flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927. Aircraft Quilts started to be made in pink in 1928 after Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928 and really boomed after Earhart made her own solo flight in 1932.

The maker of this child-size Aircraft Quilt was an expert quilter -- the hand-quilting is superb. The quilt is quilted in tiny stitches in outlines of the patchwork, feather quilting, diamonds and, most notably, Eagles, that are so detailed they are practically stippled. See photos.

The back is white cotton and the cotton batting is very lightweight. Instead of binding, the quilter has inserted pink and white triangles around all four sides to make a standalone sawtooth border that has some damage, including seam separations, fabric loss to several of the "sawtooths" and fraying in several areas.

The quilt is in good vintage condition with the sawtooth binding issues described above, some age-related fading of the pink fabric as can be seen in the photos and two repairs to the white area that are shown in the photos but blend with the rest of the front. Finally, on the right side of the quilt there are several dark stains, the worst of which is shown in the photos.

The quilt measures 53 inches by 72 inches and comes from a smoke-free and pet-free home. Shown on a queen-size bed.