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Sweet early blue center doll quilt appears to be made by young girl using scraps. Measures 14 inches wide by 18 inches long. Light all over soiling from age and use. Tied with thin string and edges bound with machine stitch. Price 38.00
Closer Photo of Doll Quilt
Plain Muslin Backing
Close View Of Center Square
Inspired by my nubian goat "Martha" here at my farm...sewn using early brown velvet and brown calico...very aged and with the sweetest face. "Martha" stands nine inches tall and is seven inches long. PRICE $ 87.00
"Martha" wears a collar with tiny rusty bell and has tiny jet black bead eyes.
"Martha" stands tall and regal!
"Martha" has tiny broan calico piece atop her head. PRICE $87.00 shipping incl.
Ladies Brown Calico Wrapper . Circa 1880-1889. Very nice antique condition. No holes or fading.
Simple blue and white ladies every day bodice from the late nineteenth century. Bodice has patches and repairs to sleeves. No gross stains. See close photos for true color. Machine sewn. Button closure all buttons present. Price $75.00
Back View
Detail of bodice collar stitching.
Repairs to both sleeves.
Detail of Bodice Back
Ladies Antique Brown Sprig Calico Bodice. Lovely reddish brown background, gathered pointed bodice. Piping at shoulders, nec, waist. Hand sewn. Good overall condition. Gorgeous early cloth. Price $125.00
Back View Of Bodice...Old repair center back. See Next Photo
Close up of early repair center back near neckline.
Detail of top sleeve...tiny ruffle!
Antique Early Crib Size Quilt. contains several early roller printed calico cottons. Very good antique condition. Little to no splitting or deterioration of cloth. Measures 31 inches wide and 40 inches long. Circa 1860-1870. Price $ 155.00
Closer View Of Quilt. Simple four patch with alternating squares of red and black circles. Price $155.00
Phots shows the backing fabric that is a tiny narrow stripe. No stains on backing. Price $155.00
Close up photo of this early crib quilt. Many lovely brown and red calico cottons. Quilt Price $155.00
Elephant is hand sewn from 19th century walnut dyed muslin and filled with early fabric scraps.
First robin of spring is hand sewn from 19th century gray suiting and early faded red wool.
An early rusty square nail is Robin's beak. Her eyes are stitched with an early glass bead added.
I used an old jar with an old tomato seed label to create Elsie Ann Loves "Mata's". She sits on top of the jar which is filled with thistle.
I found this antique straw stuffed tomato with it's original old pins at the Music Valley Show here in Nashville.
"Simply Lila" is a simple Rag-Doll hand sewn from 19th century walnut dyed muslin and filled with early fabric scraps.
"Annie's Playtime" was inspired by a well loved antique straw filled Bunny and some well used old tin dolly pot & cups. I used a cylinder shaped box and covered it in a 19th century double pink calico with a tiny heart design.
The inside of the box is lined with a calico stock paper, that is where Annie keeps her tin cups and pot. I added a quilt piece to the top of the box and stitched "x's" around it. "Annie" is naively cross stitched.
A boy doll with sketched pencil face, silk velvet cap, early wool "knickers", a blue homespun shirt, a neckerchief and early socks.
A "Kitty" sewn from early faded black wool.
"Sarah June" is a simple Black Folk Art cabin doll. She is filled with early fabric scraps and batting.
Sarah June measures 10 inches tall.
I used a tall oval box and covered it in 19th century quilt fabrics in blue calicoes & blue gingham check.
I attached to the top of the box an antique straw stuffed lamb with glass eyes, by hand stitching.
"A SPARROW'S NEST"
The Sparrow is hand sewn from 2 19th century brown cottons, filled with early rags & batting.
"BLUEBIRD & BIRDSEED DITTY"
A gingham patch is sewn to the front of the bag and "BIRDSEED" is naively cross stitched. The bag is filled with buckwheat hulls.
This simple rag doll is hand sewn from early cotton cloth, filled with early rags & batting.
Her legs are sewn from a faded 19th century mustard ticking.
Early Tennessee Basket. I repaired this very old buttocks basket with antique cadet blue calico. Large size 14" tall w/o handle. Circum. 40 " around. Opening 10" side to side. Beautiful Bundle of Sweet huck is included! PRICE $ 95.00 USA shipping included.
Basket has old attice surface...strong unbroken thick handle.
Calico repair to basket bottom also...basket is very strong and usable! Basket has large square nails.
Bottom View OF Basket.
"ORIGINAL BROWN PAINT BOOT JACK WITH SAMPLER"
"BLUEBIRD WITH STRAWBERRY BOX"
The inside is covered in a plaid stock paper.
The top of the box is a very early homespun wool which is stitched with tiny "x's", it has a bit of early batting to fill it.
Hanging from an old button are 2 naive strawberries, hand sewn from early faded red cotton with early muslin leaves, the seeds are stitched using early darning thread.
A lovely and fat Bluebird sits on the top of top of the box, she is stitched in place. Bluebird is hand sewn from an early faded blue quilted bonnet piece and is filled with early rags & batting. Her beak is an old square nail, her eyes are stitched with an early glass jet bead added.
"FOLK ART BUNNY"
Tied around Bunny's neck is some twill with a piece of early floral calico tied to it.
Bunny measures 7-1/2 inches long and stands 6-1/4 inches tall. SIGNED & DATED! PRICE; $98.00 U.S.A. Shipping included.
"CLOTHESPIN DOLL with DITTY BAG in RED"
I wrapped & stitched early walnut dyed muslin around an old clothespin to create Dolly's head & arms.
"CLOTHESPIN DOLL with DITTY BAG in BLUE"
This sweet little dolly is constructed over an old clothespin. She measures 4-3/4 inches tall.
"SEPIA STRAWBERRIES IN EARLY BASKET"
I stitched 3 strawberries in slightly different proportions from early walnut dyed muslin, using this cloth to create the sepia tone. I added some early brown silk velvet for leaves and early glass jet beads for the seeds. They are filled with 19th C. batting & scented Buck wheat hulls.
"TINY DOLL in DITTY BAG"
This tiny rag doll measures 3-3/4 inches tall. She is hand sewn from early homespun with an over stitched face of early cotton.
Her face is penciled, her hair is early stocking and black button thread.
'EGG SHAPED PIN KEEP WITH OLD THIMBLE"
Hanging from an early painted button is a tiny "Ditty Bag" hand sewn from an early madder calico. The egg measures 5-1/2 inches tall.
"JELLY TIN DOLL"
I used an old blue jelly tin with a sweet handle and some lovely graphics.
Jelly doll measures 11 inches tall. Signed, Dated & One Of A Kind!
"Dixie" is a sweet doll done in my impression of "Beecher Baby" style.
Her head is triple needle sculpted for depth. Her eyes are stitched with early fabric and 1800's black shoe buttons. Her mouth is early faded red cotton separately applied.
Dixie has hand sewn leather boots and early black socks. She measures 15 inches tall.
SIGNED & DATED OLDE RAGGS U.S.A. One Of A Kind. SOLD!
Using an old straw stuffed doll found in pieces, I created "Sweepin' Away The Cobwebs".
She wears a 19th century calico blue bonnet lined with the original belt from the doll dress. Her face is stitched with a pinch of a nose.
Her hair is an early wool challis. Dolly measures 14-3/4 inches tall to her longest leg.
Beautiful Ladies Brown Paisley Wrapper...Pristine Condition! Circa 1885-1890
Dark Chocolate Brown Background with paisley pattern in ecru thread...no tear or holes...excellent antique condition! PRICE $175.00 shipping included.
Cotton Sateen...very soft sheen but not shiney...very full...approx. 130" sweep
All original black jet buttons with stars
Tiny area of discoloration just below the waist at back approx 1" by 1" area.
Ella is a large cloth doll. She is handstitched using a very aged antique muslin cotton cloth.She has a penciled face. Ella is 17.5" tall.
Ella is wearing an antique doll dress....it is a tiny scale sprig muslin floral..dress is 20"long from collar to hem. Dress is very full; note the tight gathered bodice. Doll is wearing an antique underskirt as well. PRICE $175.00 usa shipping incl.
Ella ~ Back View Dress is very long and full. She wears a very aged blue calico bonnet.
Dress is tiny scale sprig muslin...very aged now flowers appear gray but this was probably originally a purple floral that was a fugitive dye.
Close of this beautiful muslin dress.
Ella...with just her underskirt and bonnet. Underskirt is antique the bonnet was made by me. Ella is one of a kind. Signed and dated. PRICE$ 175.00 USA Shipping incl.
"FOLK ART DONKEY"
Donkey's mane and the bottom portion of his donkey tail is the wool from an old hooked rug. His 'neckerchief is a 19th c. brown window pane homespun.
Donkey's ears are extra large & "Folky"! His eyes are stitched with an early black glass bead added. Donkey is One Of A Kind, Signed and Dated! PRICE: $125.00 USA Shipping Included.
A tiny impressionistic "BEECHER BABY" Is hand sewn from an early black silk cotton blend cloth.
She measures 7-1/4 inches tall.
She wears an apron with a pocket hand sewn from a 19th c. faded blue window pane check homespun. In the pocket of her apron is an early blue checked homespun scrap.
Her full gathered, hand sewn sun bonnet is also sewn from the 19th c. faded blue window pane homespun.
Her head is double needle sculpted with homespun scrap eyes and an early black glass bead. Her lips are stitched from a faded red over-dyed floss.
"COLONIAL PIN KEEP DOLL"
The bottom of her gown is an early blue star quilt, it is filled with quilt rags & lavender.
The next portion of her gown is hand sewn from 2 different 19th c. blue calicoes.
Her bodice matches one of the early blue calicoes of her skirt. A 19th c. very faded blue wool challis is gathered for modesty.
An early blue checked homespun is used to stitch her apron and attached needle case. Her needle case is attached to the apron as if to be a pocket. Several old needles are included.
"EARLY WOOL RABBIT"
Using an old lamb for inspiration, I created this "Rabbit". I shortened the legs, added a "puff" tail and rabbit ears.
The Rabbit is hand sewn from a 19th C. woolen blanket. The ears are lined with early cotton cloth, the eyes are 19th C. tiny glass beads and the nose is stitched with a tiny piece of early silk velvet.
An Early Calico in faded bittersweet is tied around Rabbit's neck. A tiny rusty bell is added. Rabbit measures 6-3/4 inches long and stands 4-1/2 inches tall. Signed & Dated!
"HAND ME DOWN KITTEN WITH BALL"
"KITTEN" is done in the early style of cloth toys. She is hand sewn from very worn 19th c. homespun with a tiny faded stripe.
Kitten's eyes are early brown shoe buttons, her nose is a bit of early brown velvet. She wears a neutral brown calico around her neck.
'MARGARET OF THE PRAIRIE"
Margaret is done in the style of early Prairie Dolls. She measures 11-1/4 inches tall to her longest leg, she may also sit.
Her head is very stocking over layers of early cotton to form dimension by needle sculpting.
"3 BLUE CALICO EGGS"
I hand stitched 3 eggs in 3 different 19th Century blue calicoes. They are the size of REAL eggs, measuring approx 2-1/2 inches. They are filled with early batting & scented Buckwheat hulls.
"TURKEY WORK AND ACUTREMENTS"
Over time I have gathered some things that I loved and was finally able to put them together with a little something from my own hands.
This is a wonderful embroidery hoop! It measures 9-1/4 inches by 5-1/8 inches.
This is a lovely antique needle case hand sewn from faded red gingham. Inside the needle case is some old wool to hold the needles.
This a WONDERFUL basket with painted egg. I used an artisan made buttocks basket which I painted & aged in oxblood & drab gray.
I used an original paint technique for the gray color. The blue designs are hand painted and taken from original 19th century crock designs. I stitched some blue and faded 19th century clarets together and tied them to the basket handle.
Rag Ball from scraps saved and rolled by me.....PRICE $74.00 (ALL) USA shipping Incl.
Eleven Rag Balls made of 19c calico...two blue calico, two red, one black and red,one claret, one madder brown, three homespun, one homespun flannel. All Solid. PRICE $74.00 USA shipping incl.
Circa 1870-1880 Calico Quilt Brown, Bittersweet & Indigo Price $125.00
View Front
Close Up Of calico Star
View of Brown Calico On Back
Repair located on left side of quilt at the very edge.
Large Old Antique Box .....I coveredd this great antique box with this antique wallpaper...great look....very pretty. Next, I added fifteen early quilt pieces from the same quilt in pink and early madder browns...Please view all photos's! Approx 9" x 5" x 3" PRICE $49.00 shipping included
"WEE TINY DOLL SHOE PIN KEEP"
One lonely old oil cloth doll shoe is used to make this "wee" sized pin keep.
A Black Folk Art Rag Doll is hand sewn from an early black wool flannel. She has a pinched nose, stitched eyes and her mouth is early faded red wool separately applied in 2 parts.
From a bittersweet floral 1800's calico is a hand sewn apron. A heart is sewn as her pocket, "MAMA" is naively stitched. An early gingham is nestled in the pocket.
Mama's Girl measures 9-3/4 inches tall. SIGNED, DATED and ONE OF A KIND!
'WEE BROWN WOOL KITTY"
An old light brown wool is used for Kitty's "spots".
Using early brown velvet I hand stitched a very sweet small cat.
A tiny velvet kitty is hand sewn from early light brown velvet.
"BLACK FOLK ART AMERICAN RAG DOLL NEEDLE CASE"
The needle case is entirely hand sewn and is double sided. All 19th C. fabrics are used.
Rag Doll's face is filled with batting for dimension. She has a needle sculpted nose, stitched eyes and separately applied lips. Her hair is ringlets of raw wool.
This case ties together with an early red, white & blue plaid homespun.
"EARLY GRAIN MEASURE PIN KEEP WITH DOLL SHOE"
This antique campaign bunting is a combination of a deep cranberry red and the blue has faded to a drab gray. I lined the bunting with early cotton before covering the grain measure.
I had a lonely "orphan" doll shoe that I re purposed as a needle sharp, it is also filled with batting & Buck Wheat hulls.
"HAND MADE PEG RACK"
The peg rack hangs from old bent rusty nails, it really makes a great display! It measures 24-1/4 inches long and is about 4 inches wide. One Of A Kind, signed and Dated. PRICE: $68.00 incl. USA shipping.
His eyes are early faceted black glass beads. There is a bit of stitching to the nose and his ears are separately applied. An early piece of faded blue homespun is stitched around his neck and a rusty Liberty bell dangles from it.
Lamb is SIGNED, DATED and ONE OF A KIND.
"FRED"
Fred lives down the street, but he loves to come visit at our home! He is a "Tuxedo" cat and is very large.
"BLACK FOLK ART SEWING HELPER"
"PEANUT BABIES"
These are 5 little stump rag doll babies measuring approx. 2-1/2 inches tall. They all have stitched faces & pinched noses.
"HORSE NEEDLE CASE & ORNAMENT"
"BLUEBIRD NEEDLE CASE & ORNAMENT"
"GOVERNMENT MULE"
When the Slaves were given their freedom after the Civil War, they were supposedly given 40 acres of land and the loan of an old Mule.
Mule has stitched eyes with an added early glass bead, a little bit of early wool is his nose. An 1800's star calico wraps around his neck with a rusty "Liberty" bell dangling from it.
Samuel is hand sewn from early drab twill cotton. He is filled with early rag scraps. He carries a Patriotic ball hand sewn from early red ticking and blue star calico.
He has old leather "paw" pads and leather shoestring tail. He measures 4-3/4 inches tall. Signed & Dated!
"PRAIRIE DOLL NEEDLE CASE & ORNAMENT"
Bluebird is hand sewn from 19th C. faded blue homespun. She is filled with early quilt scraps. Her under belly is a wonderful faded blue calico.
Around her neck is a hand sewn heart stitched from 19th C. faded red & blue floral calico.
Her beak is an early rusty tack.
Georgia Grace is a lovely Black Folk Art Doll in "Heritage Manner". She is hand sewn and filled with early batting and fabric scraps.
Georgia Grace has needle sculpted fingers, toes and sweet nose. Her lips are separately applied, painted & aged. Her eyes are stitched on homespun with early black shoe buttons.
She wears an old doll underskirt which fit her perfectly!
Five berries sit in a tiny basket painted & aged in drab brown. Georgia Grace measures 19 inches tall. SIGNED & DATED OLDE RAGGS U.S.A. One Of A Kind. PRICE: $625.00 USA SHIPPING INCLUDED!
This was playtime for Bobbette & Me. WE LOVED Bobbettes little goat named Rachel eating Georgia Grace's strawberries!!
"BLACK FOLK ART CLOTHESPIN DOLL"
Her eyes & mouth are stitched and her nose is needle sculpted. Her hair is raw wool and her head rag is an early turkey red & black calico.
She wears an early black & turkey red calico with a horse shoe design as her dress.
Her apron is a 19th c. red checked homespun with a tiny red gingham and red floral calico tucked into her apron strings.
Dolly "resides" in a hand sewn ditty bag in an early floral turkey red & black calico. The ditty bag measures 5-1/2 inches tall and 4 inches wide. Dolly measures 5 inches tall. SIGNED & DATED! PRICE: $79.00 USA Shipping Included.
"PARADE DITTY BAG"
I used an antique campaign bunting to hand stitch this parade bag.
The Parade bag measures 10 inches wide at the bottom and is 12 inches tall. These buntings are vegetable dyed and the colors have a tendency to run, that is just how it is. Signed, Dated and ONE OF A KIND! PRICE: $49.00 USA shipping included.
"CENTENNIAL HOOKED MAT"
I naively hooked this "Centennial" 1776 hooked mat using all hand cut antique wools in robin's egg blue, browns & cream.
Signed, Dated and OOAK! PRICE: $89.00 USA shipping included.
"EARLY SAWDUST DOLL"
This early sawdust filled doll was extremely fragile and had to be totally repaired, ready to be loved & cherished for another 150 years!
As I worked I saved all of the sawdust that had fallen from her tattered body. I stitched a homespun piece, filled it with the early sawdust and it sits inside a 19th C. calico ditty bag tied to her waist.
Her face is stitched & sculpted. Her hair is separately sewn on ringlets. Dolly has a necklace of tiny early jet beads.
She wears a blouse sewn from a 19th C. calico in butterscotch & brown. Her full apron is an early butterscotch homespun. Dolly measures 9-1/2 inches tall to her longest leg. Signed, Dated and One Of A Kind. PRICE: $162.00 USA SHIPPING INCLUDED.
"OLD TINY WHISK BROOM & DITTY BAG"
The ditty bag hangs from a 19th C. faded blue calico strip. Very sweet! Ditty is signed & dated! This is a One Of A Kind piece! PRICE: $59.00 USA shipping included!
I found this Birch branch in the perfect shape & size for a hanger. It measures 13-1/4 inches long.
I added an early bone button to one side, then wrapped heavy rusty wire around the center and straight up to a curve. A GREAT Primitive hanger! Signed, Dated and one of a kind! PRICE: $22.00 USA shipping included!
Rusty is hand sewn from 19th century rust colored silk velvet. He is filled with early batting and fabric scraps.
Rusty's nose, inner ears and all 4 hooves have old black leather stitched to them.
On his work worn back, Rusty carries a hand sewn pillow done in an 1800's paisley calico. The filled with scented buck wheat hulls. He also carries 2 rolls of old straw.
Rusty's eyes are plainly stitched.
He measures 9 inches long and 9 inches tall. SIGNED & DATED: OLDE RAGGS U.S.A. One Of A Kind! PRICE: $210.00 USA shipping included. SOLD!
"THOMAS & BOO"
Thomas & Boo are on their way for a picnic in the woods. Thomas is hand sewn and wears 19th C. denim coveralls. His shirt is an early suiting, his handsome hat is early cotton. He has socks & leather boots which are hand sewn and have a big hole in the bottom filled with 1800's paper.
Thomas stands 9 inches tall.
Boo is hand sewn from 19th C. brown cotton. His a glass bead nose and sits very nicely for Thomas. Boo measures 3-1/2 inches long and stands 2-1/2 inches tall.
They are signed, dated and One Of A Kind! PRICE: $192.00 USA shipping is included.