Vintage Hand-Quilted Star of Bethlehem / Six-Pointed Star Patchwork Quilt (83" x 90")

An exceptional piece of mid-century American textile artistry, featuring a highly complex Six-Pointed Star / Star of Bethlehem patchwork pattern. This heirloom quilt features beautiful hand-piecing and master-level hand-quilting, showcasing an extensive variety of authentic vintage calico, gingham, and novelty printed cotton fabrics against a crisp white field.
Design & Construction Details
Pattern Design: A striking geometric layout composed of large 6-pointed stars. Each star is built from six diamond panels surrounding a central hexagon core. The stars feature a rich variety of fabrics including pink-and-white country gingham, cheerful yellow daisy prints, abstract blue vines, and retro geometric grids.
Master Hand-Quilting: The white cotton background spaces are heavily and intricately hand-quilted. Features parallel chevron diagonal lines tracking the angles of the star points and dense straight-line framing along the borders, creating beautiful textured relief across the blanket. Each individual patch within the stars is meticulously outlined with hand-guided running stitches.
Reverse Side: Backed with a clean, continuous, plain white muslin panel, which visually highlights the texture and complexity of the hand-stitched quilting patterns. Finished with a clean, hand-turned mitered edge hem.
Dimensions
Width: Measures approximately 83 inches (extending cleanly to the 6-foot, 11-inch mark on the tape layout).
Length: Measures approximately 90 inches (verified directly against the 7.5-foot tape measure profile).
Condition Report
Overall Condition: Excellent vintage condition. Unlike many quilts of this era, the front patchwork faces are entirely complete and free of loose seams, fraying patches, or exposed batting. The fabric colors remain crisp, clear, and uniform.
Cleanliness: The white background fields and the reverse white muslin backing are exceptionally clean, free of storage yellowing, heavy aging stains, or odors. The hand-quilting threads are fully intact across the entire surface.