The quilt was much used and washed by previous owners, but we found no rips or bad seams, or stains, or any other physical damaged. The binding shows wear, but it is still in place. There is visible sweat stains on the upper edge of the backing, shown on pic # 22: those stains do NOT affect the patchwork side.
That type of stain can be washed off using regular household products, like OxiClean, for example, but that area of the quilt will remain probably with a darker tone of white, even after the wash.
The quilt has no odors.
Please notice on pics # 1, 2 and 3, that the yellow floral rectangular piece that covers side to side the drop at the feet of the bed, is an addition, it is NOT part of the original quilt, which is much older. The backing under that addition is shown, compared to the other, vintage backing, on pic # 3. The addition can be removed by the next owners, we hope, without damaging the old quilt.
It seems to top of the quilt was placed above an existing, older quilt, which had Nine Patch blocks as connecting squares. The inside of the blocks is some kind of embroidery, probably flowers.
The existence of that older quilt is visible on the current top because some fabrics are thin and you can see the pattern under them: check pics # 6 and 7. The pattern is also visible on the backing, see pics # 23 from a distance (you see the connecting squares and the dark sashing strips) and 24, where the embroidery is visible.
That means the backing of the "Make Do" quilt is the actually the backing of the older "mystery" quilt.
But the current patchwork top can not be separated easily from the old quilt, because there is quilting all over it.
This unusual piece measures 92" by 72" across; the 92" length includes the yellow addition.
It weighs 5 lb. unboxed. The bed is a queen, 80" by 60".
The piecing was done by machine, the quilting by hand.
The fabrics used are some feed sacks (just a few, 3 ~ 4) and other cottons, possibly from the 70s.
We combine shipping.