Beautiful Reversible Antique Quilt ~ Patchwork & Bars From the 1860's, this hand pieced quilt is reversible. A Diamond in Square with corner patches on one side, and a Bars on the other. The 42 blocks on the front are made with many madder brown prints and other brown cotton prints from the period, a couple blocks with brilliant blue prints from the 1840's, and shirting fabrics with a madder print for the alternating blocks, and pieced madder browns (including paisley prints) on the back. It has a thin cotton batting and a hand applied madder print binding. Hand quilted with large X's on the pieced blocks and angle quilting on the alternating blocks at 6 stitches per inch. Measuring 87" x 77"