The Art of Quilting In America 1700s - Present
Dec 13, 2015
The Art of QuiltingIn America
1700s - Present
Ohio Star Sampler
date unknown, patchwork, 34” x 47”
Trip Around the World Pieced Quiltc.1930, made by Jewel Willoughby, cotton, 85” x 70”, Collection of Deborah Harding, New York
Tumbling Blocksc. 1870-1890, from the E. G. Laythrop family, silks, velvets, and ribbons pieced,34-1/2” x 43”, Collection of Paul Pilgrim and Gerald Roy
Burgoyne Surrounded1989, made by Nancy J. Martin, pieced cottons, 69” x 85”,
Collection of That Patchwork Place, Inc.
Schoolhouse Pieced Quilt1870, patchwork, artist and dimensions unknown
Log Cabin Block
X’s - Barn Raising Design Variation1977, designed by Carol Anne Wien, quilted by Mrs. R. L. Smith,
dimensions unknown
Diamond in a Square Amish Pieced Quiltc. 1920, Lancaster County, PA, wool, 80” x 80”, Collection of Bettie Mintz
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Quilt
early 20th century, machine pieced and hand quilted cotton fabric, 89” x 80”
Double Wedding Ring Pieced Quiltc. 1945-55, cotton, 80” x 83”, Collection Dr. Robert Bishop
Appliqué Bible Quiltc.1891-5, by Harriet Powers, appliquéd and pieced cotton, 105” x 69”,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Crazy Quilt1962-68, by Margaret Feary, embroidered silk, dimensions unknown
Photograph of the AIDS Memorial QuiltCourtesy of the NAMES Project Foundation: Marcel Miranda II, photographer
current size 14 acres
Zig-Zag Log Cabin1995, by Carol Hemphill Green, hand-dyed cottons, machine pieced
and hand quilted, 72” x 72”, Collection of John Walsh III
Night-Time Blues1987, by Deirdre Amsden, cotton and cotton blends, machine pieced and handquilted,
68-1/2” x 85”, Collection of Martin Hildyard