QUILT INDEX RECORD
52-152-564
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Quilt Alliance
Who documented this quilt?
Quilt Alliance; Inspired By
Quilt Alliance Inventory Number:
86
Quilt Title:
Echoing Footsteps of Ancestors
Width:
16 inches
Length:
16 inches
Time period:
2000-2025
Date:
June 1, 2014
Materials:
Cotton, 100 wt silk and polyester thread, machine pieced, machine quilted, fused raw-edge applique
Quiltmaker:
Henyon, Susan Buckwalter
City:
Upper Marlboro
State:
Maryland
Artist's Statement:
I've long had a fascination with Amish quilts, especially after visiting the Lancaster Quilt Museum in Pennsylvania, then finding my maiden name on a street sign in Intercourse, PA. I've quilting ancestors on the maternal and paternal sides of my family. Looking through the Quilt Index, I found an 1835 quilt named "Bars" for inspiration. Ancestors' thoughts echo and pave the way. Andree helped me draft the design, offered suggestions and encouragement, a great collaboration!
Inspiration quilt:
Maker not recorded. Bars. 1835c. From New England Quilt Museum Permanent Collection.
Cite this Quilt
Henyon, Susan Buckwalte. Echoing Footsteps of Ancestors. June 1, 2014. From Quilt Alliance, Quilt Alliance; Inspired By. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=52-152-564. Accessed: 03/28/24