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Buy local Amish-made Handmade Quilts & Crafts For Sale in Lancaster County, PA. Enjoy a homemade and handmade heirloom and pass it on to your grandchildren.

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"For the non- quilters, there are certain things that as a seasoned quilter I have learned at quilt shows & sales. 1. Not all Quilts are as handmade as you may be led to believe they are. 2. Check around the binding for signs of a label being cut out. There are..."

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19th-century American Amish women made their quilts simple and “plain,” typically from the same wool and cotton fabrics they used to make shirts, dresses, pants, and coats for their own families. The bold colors and abstract,

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I showed you a companion quilt to this one a while back. I finally was able to take a photo of this one for you. The difference between them is I took everything that included gold and fall colors and used them in this one. The other quilt uses blues, purples, reds etc. This quilt is just slightly smaller than the other. This one is called Amish Shadows 2. It is 46 x 56 inches. It is impressive hung on a wall. By using so many different colors in a quilt it makes it adaptable to any decor…

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a purple and green quilt with vertical lines on it's center, in front of a white wall

This Split Bars quilt is an example of the type of centrally focused pattern most favored by the Lancaster County Amish, and it is clear how it may have "grown" out of simpler early patterns like the Center Square and Bars (1973

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a purple and blue quilt with squares on it

Amish quilts captured the interest of New York art dealers and collectors in the early 1970s because of their similarities to modern abstract painting. Soon, they were adorning the interiors of urban lofts and spread across the pages of home decorating magazines. Classic Amish styles are among the most recognizable and copied of American quilt styles. Women in Amish

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a woman sitting at a sewing machine in front of a quilt

The Amish are part of a distinct religious community that follows a way of life far different from that of many contemporary people. Because most people do not understand their beliefs, which are reflected in their ways of life, the Amish are often viewed as less intelligent or strange. Keep…

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