Handmade High Waist Quilt Topper Shorts- 50s Grandmother's Flower Garden

Handmade High Waist Quilt Topper Shorts- 50s Grandmother's Flower Garden

These pants are made from a vintage quilt topper. When it was found, one entire side as stained, so why no use the good parts to make shorts :) There is no batting or back layer, so I would say this is a light weight quilt. This piece is all hand stitched and judging by the style and fabric, I would say this is from the 1940s-1950s. I shortened my palazzo pant pattern to make these into kind of a 1950s boxer short look.

Color Scheme: Ivory with multicolored hexagon accents

Approx Age: This quilt was probably made in the 1940s-1950s, handmade recently

Fabric: no tags, but I would say its cotton, there are possibly some flour sack pieces

Condition: Very Good wearable condition, no holes or stains noted, the elastic is new and super stretchy, please note in the photos, there are a couple of light discolorations that add to the lovliness of the piece

Waist: stretches 26 inches to 34 inches around

Rise:  14 inches from base of crotch to top of pants

Inseam: 6.5 inches from base of crotch to end of pants

Hips: up to 46 inches around

Thigh: 28 inches around

Total Length: 19.5  inches from top to bottom