Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
Vintage Log Cabin Stitched Geometric Floral Quilt Blanket Bedspread 87"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand stitched quilt, blanket, comforter, bedspread featuring the traditional Log Cabin geometric design with squares, crosses and floral motifs. Full to queen size.
The Log ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$238 Sale Price
30% Off
19Thc Pennsylvania Tulips Applique Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Pennsylvania applique quilt from Lancaster County,Pennsylvania in fine condition.This amazing applique quilt comes from a very special folk art & quilt collection. The double tulips applique is quite unique and found in Pennsylvania folk art...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
Amish Postage Stamp Chain Doll Quilt
By Amish Quilts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amish doll quilt from Holmes County ,Ohio in a mini postage stamp chain pattern.Fine quilting and piecing. These original doll quilts are quite rare and very hard to find.This came f...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Turkish Hand Block Printed Quilt, yorgan, Turkey, Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
Anatolian block printed quilts are traditional textiles originating from Anatolia, a region located in present-day Turkey. They are made by hand an...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Amish Quilt ( 3
7
x 3
9
- 109 x 114 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Amish Quilt ( 3' 7'' x 3' 9'' - 109 x 114 )
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
19Thc Postage Stamp Chain Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 20thc blue postage stamp chain quilt is in great condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20Thc Blue
White Postage Stamp Quilt Chain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blue and White Postage stamp Irish chain quilt with blue calico fabric.
White binding with blue calico border.
Mint condition. Found in Pennsylvania .
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Crazy Quilt, Dated, 1909-1910
Located in Istanbul, TR
It has wool, silk velvet and cotton patches, lined with a printed paisley design fabric probably from Manchester.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Amish All Wool Lancaster Co. Pa Diamond in A Square Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing rare Amish all wool Lancaster County,Pennsylvania Diamond in a square quilt comes from a thirty year old private quilt collection.The condition is very mint with no moth...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th Century Extra Large Multi Color Granny Square Crocheted Blanket
Located in Cordova, SC
This is the largest blanket in this style and medium that I’ve personally ever seen. It measures roughly 107.5 inches wide. Not only is it big enough to fit on the typical king size ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Yarn
Early 20th Century American Amish Quilt ( 6
x 6
6" - 183 x 198 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Amish Quilt ( 6' x 6'6" - 183 x 198 )
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
1930s Red, White and Blue Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s red, white and blue doll quilt in mint condition and wonderful geometries.
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$379 Sale Price
77% Off
Antique Hand Stitched Rose of Sharon Quilt Bedspread Pink Green
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique hand stitched quilt or bedspread with pink and green border and a Rose of Sharon type floral motif. Measures: 74 x 78.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$245 Sale Price
38% Off
Antique Wool Amish Diamond in A Square Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Wool Lancaster County,Pennsylvania diamond in a square quilt in very good condition.Center diamond is in a slate grey.Borders are in a purple with green corner blocks.The cente...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
$4,796 Sale Price
20% Off
Pennsylvania Dated 1845 Woven Jacquard Coverlet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed and dated :
Made By Samuel Dornbach Sugarloaf County,Pennsylvania 1845 coverlet hand woven and in fine condition.The fringe is full length and unworn.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Southwest Wool Saddle Blanket in Geometric Orange, Brown, Blue and Cream
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An antique hand-woven rectangular wool saddle blanket. This piece was once used on a ranch for placement under a saddle. (We've been told that due to its size, it may have been for a...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
$337 Sale Price
25% Off
Green Satin Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Green satin log cabin quilt in pristine condition. The backing is in a baby blue shambrae cotton fabric.
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton, Satin
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Moroccan Vintage Flat-Weave Brown Tribal Organic Textile
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1960s Vintage Moroccan rug flat-weave tribal brown Kilim or blanket.Large size blanket vintage Moroccan rug, handwoven by Berber women in Morocco for t...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
1940s Cotton Mariners Compass Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing Mariners compass crib quilt was found in Ohio and is in pristine condition. The postage stamp chain pattern along with the floating stars throughout is quite unusual. T...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Hand Block Printed and Painted Quilt from Anatolia, Turkey
Located in Istanbul, TR
Anatolian block prints and not as common as one would think and finding them with a pattern like this and condition is rare, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
20Thc Amish Fan Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1940's Amish fan doll quilt in fantastic condition with little ties.Found in Ohio.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Turkish Hand Block Printed Quilt, yorgan, Turkey, Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
Anatolian block printed quilts are traditional textiles originating from Anatolia, a region located in present-day Turkey. They are made by hand an...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
Antique Block Printed Quilt Top, Uzbekistan, Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
These quilt tops are supposed to be from Tashkent of Uzbekistan and mostly used for the purpose along with as lining for a group of chapans from the area.
This is for sure is a prod...
Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Nine Patch Stitched Scalloped Geometric Quilt Blanket Bedspread 91"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand stitched quilt, blanket or bedspread featuring the Glorified or Improved Nine Patch geometric scalloped design with circles, squares ...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$409 Sale Price
30% Off
Nazmiyal Collection Antique Scandinavian Textile 4 ft 5 in x 6 ft
Located in New York, NY
Charming Antique Scandinavian Star Motif Folk Bed Cover Textile, Origin: Scandinavia, Circa Date: 1843
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
19Thc Mini Postage Stamp Chain Mounted Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine tiny pieced 19thc postage stamp chain crib quilt on indigo blue calico ground and pink calico blocks with white calico blocks is in fine condition.This Pennsylvania beauty is a real gem for a quilt collector or folk art collection. It is sew on...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Block Printed Anatolian Quilt, Early 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
Hand block printing is one of the land marks of Western Anatolian material culture. These quilts have been used either as prayer mats of wall hangings.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
20thc Rare Flag Quilt W/ Star Corner Blocks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing flag quilt with 48 hand quilted stars is in amazing condition. It is a one of a kind flag quilt. We sold this quilt over 21 years ago and got it back from the original b...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Handmade Baby Blue 1960s Throw Wool Cotton Blanket Sofa Bed Armchair
Located in London, GB
A large, baby blue blanket – that could be used as a throw, comforter, or piece of decorative wall art. This woven coverlet is made from a soft cotton and wool mix, and fits easily o...
Category
1960s Greek Vintage Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Yarn
20th Century P.A. Mennonite Geometric Mounted Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s Pennsylvania Mennonite geometric rug with diamond design center. Rug is mounted on black linen. Wood frame.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Twentieth Century Folk Art Framed Velvet Quilt Chess / Checker Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique Folk Art chess / checker board composed of a handmade, burgundy velvet quilt with beige, white and gold stitched accents, all housed within a glass-fronted oak frame (ca. 1910...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Velvet, Glass, Oak
Vintage Egyptian Matelasse Quilted Coverlet or Throw in Blue and Yellow
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A bright colorful Matelasse Egyptian coverlet or throw. This piece has an interesting story. In the 1960s, an Oklahoma man who was an oil and gas engineer for Phillips Petroleum was ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Fabric
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Phulkari Bawan Bagh Wedding Shawl, Silk Embroidery on Cotton, Punjab India
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A rare pattern embroidered in silk on a hand loomed cotton background.
Punjab is known for its Phulkaris. The embroidery is done with floss silk thread on coarse handwoven cotton fab...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Rare Tuareg Nomadic Boots
Located in Antwerp, BE
Tuareg nomadic people leather boots.
Category
19th Century Nigerien Antique Folk Art Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Leather
$1,434 / set
Folk Art quilts and blankets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art quilts and blankets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage quilts and blankets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, folk art, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, cotton and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art quilts and blankets made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original quilts and blankets, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, and Rajhastani. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for quilts and blankets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $235 and tops out at $7,600 while the average work can sell for $850.
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