Bear Paw Friendship Quilt quilting and the quilt is thin

and the quilt is thin and lightweight

A great balance of movement  and stability

Unidentified Quilt MakerCirca 193060 x 76 inchesOrigin Unknown

The quilt offered here looks like a slightly later

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Bear Paw Friendship Quilt quilting and the quilt is thinBear Paw Friendship Quilt Unidentified Quilt MakerCirca 188092 x 92 inchesOrigin: Likely Pennsylvania It's been fun for lovers of quilt history to find regional "fads" for certain designs, sometimes limited to a very limited geographic area. This quilt is related to a trend we have identified mid 19th century in Lehigh County (and neighboring counties) in Southeastern Pennsylvania. See my last two photos here for representative examples block of that