Nineteenth Century Quilts Of St. Lawrence County - Part 2

Surely I'd never been interested in quilts before, but I was now. So here's Part 2 of the nineteenth century quilts at the Silas Wright House, beginning with this masterpiece, made by Catherine Keys of Black Lake. It was marked February 1888, a crazy quilt:

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: