Another "Crazy Quilt," this one marked "To Adah, Dec 25 1896, from Josie:"
A Friendship Quilt from the town of Pierrepont, around 1888. Each of the white triangles had a signature:
Another Friendship Quilt, this one thought to have been a fundraising project for the Presbyterian Church of Canton:
A closer look revealed a signature in each of the white triangles. I had trouble reading the first word in most of them, but came to realize it was usually either Miss or Mrs:
A Rail Fence Quilt, made by Roxanna Swinning of Morristown:
A Floral Wreath Applique, made by Almena Estes of Canton about 1860:
A Six-Pointed Rolling Star Quilt made in patriotic colors from the Gibson family home in West Stockholm:
A Hexagon Baby Quilt made in various tan and pink calicos, typical fabrics of the 1860s-1890:
The lighting made it difficult to photograph, but I wanted to include this one. It was called "Grandmother's Flower Garden" and was hand stitched by either Beatrice Soule McVey or her mother, Emma Clousen Soule of Richville:
And here's a close-up, showing the intricacy of the pattern and the hand stitching. I was continually amazed by the time and effort involved in these quilts. And once again, it was easy to see why they were kept as family heirlooms for over a hundred years:
A Double Irish Chain Quilt from the Gibson family home in West Stockholm. But now that I had become such an admirer of these nineteenth century quilts, I was having a ball examining them and reading the attached descriptions. And there were still more to photograph and present to you, so I'll post Part 3 tomorrow:
I think I might be interested in quilts now, too. Thanks! That was very interesting!
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