Online Quilt Auction
11 AM – September 26, 2026
Limited-Time Opportunity
September Auction
More than 240 Lots of Antique & Vintage Quilts, Textiles & Feedsacks
Don’t miss your chance to bid on our most wide-ranging sale to date!
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A Rare Opportunity for Collectors!
Why This Auction Is Truly Special
Early 19th Century Quilts
Opportunities for collectors, quilt historians, textile enthusiasts, designers, makers and anyone who appreciates America's textile heritage.
Quilt History Library
Collection of state quilt documentation books, along with a fascinating selection of vintage quilt, sewing, needlework and lace ephemera.
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Every lot starts at just $10 with no hidden reserves, including rare quilts
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About the Auction – Full Press Release
Join Dana Auctions for our final quilt auction of the year, featuring an exceptional and
wonderfully varied selection of antique and vintage quilts, quilt tops, blocks, historic textiles,
feedsacks, fabrics, quilt documentation books, patterns, ephemera and more.
From early 19th-century quilts and an important 18th-century American-themed printed textile
to colorful Depression-era feedsacks and groups of antique quilt blocks, this auction offers
opportunities for collectors, quilt historians, textile enthusiasts, designers, makers and anyone
who appreciates America's textile heritage.
Collections represented in the auction include a feedsack and feedsack quilt collection from
Arkansas, antique textiles from the Wheeler Brothers General Store, quilts from a Northern
Kentucky estate, and the quilt and research collection of Christina Suzanne Cawley of West
Virginia. Cawley was an accomplished quilter, quilt collector and historian who shared her
knowledge with local groups and was a member of Creative Needles and Schoolhouse Quilters.
The auction also includes part of her Quilt History Library and collection of state quilt
documentation books, along with a fascinating selection of vintage quilt, sewing, needlework
and lace ephemera.
Featured Highlights
Lot 1 — c1856 Monmouth County, New Jersey Friendship Quilt Top
A remarkable signed and dated New Jersey textile combining red and green appliqué with
beautiful broderie perse chintz. The 36-block quilt top includes Turkey red, madder prints,
chrome orange and green calicos, along with names connected to the Burtis, Shinn and
Barcalow families. A wonderful piece of New Jersey quilt and social history.
Lot 11 — c1785 The Apotheosis of Franklin and Washington Printed Textile
An extraordinary early copperplate-printed cotton made in England for the American market.
The elaborate patriotic design celebrates George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Liberty,
American Independence and the new nation, with imagery including the Liberty Tree, Stamp
Act, thirteen stars and a map of the Atlantic coast. An especially timely piece of early Americana
as the nation commemorates its 250th anniversary.
Lot 39 — c1840 Mariner's Compass Quilt
A striking early Mariner's Compass quilt featuring chintz, Prussian blue, early pink, fugitive
purple and other period fabrics. Hand pieced, appliquéd, reverse appliquéd and hand quilted,
the quilt also displays an impressive variety of quilting motifs throughout its sashing.
Lot 42 — c1940 Amish Sunshine and Shadows Quilt
A visually powerful Amish quilt composed of small squares carefully arranged to create the
radiating Sunshine and Shadows design. A broad purple wool border with blue cornerstones
provides a dramatic frame for the graphic center. Machine pieced and hand quilted.
Lot 53 — c1855 Hempfield Railroad Coverlet
An unusual mid-19th-century coverlet with a connection to the railroad era, adding another
dimension of American textile and material history to this diverse auction.
More Than 240 Lots to Explore
Collectors will find treasures throughout the catalog, including 19th-century appliqué and
pieced quilts, vintage quilts, quilt tops, hundreds of antique and vintage quilt blocks, early
printed fabrics, fabric yardage and scraps, advertising feedsacks, colorful printed feedsacks,
coverlets, quilt documentation books, vintage pattern books and rare quilt, sewing,
needlework and lace ephemera.
The feedsack collection alone offers numerous groups of complete and partial printed sacks in
florals, novelty prints, ginghams and other patterns, as well as vintage advertising and flour
sacks.
Researchers and quilt historians will want to explore the extensive groups of state and regional
quilt documentation books, covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Kentucky,
West Virginia, Virginia, New England, the Midwest, the South, the West and more.
Whether you’re an experienced collector looking for an important early quilt or a maker
Why This Auction Is Truly Special
"Dana is the best!"
"Over the past several years I have purchased items from a variety of auctioneers. I can say this unequivocally Dana is the best! NO ONE compares to the detail and accuracy of her descriptions! Everything is easy and fair from signing up through delivery of the item(s). Her care also comes through in email and phone conversations."
- Sam Sham
"Well done all the way around"
"Have bid and won items on several of Dana Auctions. Descriptions are spot on and the shipping is fair! Love how the staff will show the pcs so internet bidders can see first hand. My purchases have been carefully packed . I especially enjoyed seeing Dana last night on the Antiques Roadshow as a quilt expert!"
- Susan Jewett
"I highly recommend doing business with Dana!"
"I really like adding to my collection through Dana Auctions. Quilt photos and descriptions are always very accurate so there are never any surprises, and the auctions move quickly to keep it interesting. Shipping is extremely prompt and quilts are always packaged well to avoid damage during shipping."
- Dana Doerfler
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Online Auction | September 26th - 11 AM
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