A cutter quilt is a quilt that has damaged areas (holes, fabric deteoriation, stains and wear) that can be “cut” and the fabric used for crafting.

A quilt top is the “top” area of the quilt without batting or a backing. Quilt tops have been pieced (either by hand or machine) and are the “beginning” of a quilt and the pattern that you see on top.

A “quilt” is a top piece of fabric (usually with a pattern) and backing of fabric with a batting in the middle. Some are hand stitched. Others are machine stitched and some are hand “tied” where stitches are pulled through and “tied” on the other side. They are also called “tacked” quilts.

A “Make Do” quilt. In this area, I find a lot of what I call “Make -Do” quilts. These were the one’s that truly “made do” on what they had to use Some of the old crafters have used old muslin feed and flour sacks, sheets or whatever they could for the backing . The pretty printed cotton feed sacks for the blocks. Salvaged pieces of dresses or old suits for the some of the pieces. They even used “strings” or strips of fabric (because that’s all they had) to piece a top. Some have taken a worn out quilt and used it for the “batting” Remember they made these for warmth usually. They “recycled” long before it was “the green thing” to do. But they did it out of necessity. These old quilts are really a important par of rural America.

A “cutter quilt piece”. Sometimes I come across an old quilt that there are only parts of the quilt worth using. I try NOT to EVER cut a quilt even when they are worn…but sometimes you have to. When I do, I sell “sections” or “ pieces”. These are big enough for ornaments, hearts or some small projects that you might not need a whole cutter quilt for, but just a small amount of fabric.

Cutter Bedspread. LOTS of people use vintage chenille and the old cotton that bedspreads were made out of for the fabric. I come across a LOT of bedspreads that have a hole or two but still have lots of fabric left to them. If I say “cutter” that usually means that the damage is too major to save the piece as a bedspread and would need to be used for crafting or for the fabric use.

Feather pillows & feather beds. I find SOOO many vintage feather pillows and beds and most of the pillows and the beds I sell ARE vintage unless otherwise stated. I DO NOT dump feathers…NO EXCEPTIONS…sorry. Most of the time I don’t know what kind of feathers are used. These are old pillows that were probably made on the farm. And it probably depends on what kind of feathered friends that they had access to determined what kind of feathers were in the pillows. If they are heavy pillows, I try to put that in my description. If they are filled with what I consider “down” (a lighter fluffier pillow) I also state that. I do not wash feather pillows or beds. I DO NOT recommend putting PILLOWS in a washing machine though. It will ruin them. They can be dried cleaned or the feathers removed and the ticking laundered and then the feathers put back in. This is the way my mother used to do it every year. It‘s a messy job but it will work.

Like I said before, my items are VINTAGE which means they sometimes have that “old” smell to them. I try to do my own “sniff test” on items when I list and let you know if there are odors. When weather permits, I try to put all quilts on the line and let them “air out”. A lot of these old quilts and linens have been stored for years in either an attic, trunk, closet or barn so they do have an old musty smell to them but a little sunshine and fresh air goes a LONG way to help them out. In the summer months, I try to launder all my tablecloths, pillowcases and other linens. If I haven’t, I usually try to state that in my description.

The shipping prices that I state in my eBay ad is for US customers only. I gladly ship to INTERNATIONAL buyers, but shipping cost will be different. I can ship items weighing less than four pounds First Class. Anything over has to be sent Priority Airmail. I will send an invoice with the adjusted shipping price and will be glad to give you a quote on an item if you see something you are interested in.