Quilt Top Nine Patch On Point Vintage Time Span Indigo Shirting Woven Plaids

Description

Here is a vintage quilt top in the Nine Patch or Checkerboard pattern, #1601a in the Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns by Barbara Brackman.  This pattern is categorized as an Equal Nine Patch using squares.  It was so named by the Ohio Farmer in 1896.
The majority of the top is machine pieced.  When a patch within a block is seamed, it is sometimes hand sewn.  Each block measures approximately 9" square and is set on point with alternating squares in a small print fabric.    The block fabrics are from a time span, 1880 - 1935 including indigo, shirting and woven plaids.
Size is approximately 64" x 76", the top is generally clean, with a few spots, the largest being shown in the last photo.
Item does not include any backing fabric, binding or batting for the top.
When working with vintage fabric, blocks, tops or quilts, prior quilting and piecing experience is helpful. Pieces were not rotary cut and cutting templates and patterns may not have been square. Pieced items may not be flat. Vintage items may have a musty or storage odor.