Chapter TWO of our holiday flea markets launches online this Saturday November 8th at 10am CST! Our petite holiday shop collection is live!
Vintage Red and Ivory Quilt
Vintage Red and Ivory Quilt
$280.00
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There is a special rhythm to a Rob Peter to Pay Paul quilt. It’s a pattern rooted in give-and-take, in borrowing curves from one block to complete the next. A study in balance, in generosity, in the way beauty can be made when each piece offers something of itself to the whole.
This antique variation, stitched in jubilant red and winter white, carries the spirit of old-world holiday linens and heirloom church banners. Curved seams meet with quiet precision, forming interlocking rings that feel like wreaths, snow petals, and Christmas ribbons in motion. It’s bold yet tender...geometric, but softened by hand quilting and time.
Once considered a mark of skill, this pattern asked its maker to move slowly, to coax gentle curves, to be exacting without losing warmth. Red-and-white quilts like this one were often saved for the most special moments: winter parlors dressed for guests, Christmas beds turned down with care, treasured family gatherings where memory lived in fabric.
There’s meaning in a quilt like this. In the way tradition moves forward, stitch by stitch. In the way red wakes a room without needing a single twinkle light. In the way hands long gone left behind beauty made to last.
Layer it across a sofa. Hang it like art. Fold it at the foot of a bed. Let it become part of your winter ritual, something cherished, brought out with ceremony, and passed on with love.
Dimensions | 93" x 62.5" (twin)
Helpful Notes:
- Each piece in our flea market collection carries with it a story—crafted and lived through the hands of time. You may notice the gentle marks of its journey, whether in the form of a tiny chip, a well-worn edge, or a delicate scratch.
- All flea items are final sale.